Resources

This 2002 Medical Journal of Australia article provides an overview of rehabilitation and older people providing guidance for practice essentials.

A webinar of the Australian Association of Gerontology reablement approaches panel discussion.

This document outlines the concept of wellness and reablement for Commonwealth Home Support Programme support workers. It identifies eight underlying elements - or key principles - of wellness and reablement, including how these can be applied to an overall service delivery approach with their clients.

This practical guide is for all Commonwealth Home Support Programme organisations to support their intake processes, develop care plans, and deliver support focussing on client strengths to continue living at home as independently as they can.

This report presents information on Australians’ physical and sedentary activity participation rates against Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines. 

This checklist is a guide for organisations in evaluating how they applied the principles of wellness and reablement.

Outlines a whole-of-person approach across three key areas of wellness: mind, body, and social connectedness. Includes sample questions to gain an understanding of what is important to the client, so that with the information in the assessment, an individualised care plan can be developed.

The good practice guide supports wellness, reablement and restorative care approaches in home care services, provides information about what good practice looks like in home care, and discusses how workers can successfully adopt recommended approaches.

This is a comprehensive set of home care resources on wellness and reablement that includes videos, articles, toolkits, and professional development courses.

This video shares Marj’s experience of rehabilitation following a fractured knee.