As the overwhelming majority of older people prefer to remain in their own homes and
communities, innovative service provision aims to promote independence of older people …

Background Reablement, also known as restorative care, is one possible approach to home‐
care services for older adults at risk of functional decline. Unlike traditional home‐care …

The latest edition builds on the success of previous volumes with the addition of several new
services and some changes requested by readers. Funded by the Department of Health and …

Health and care services have failed to keep up with this dramatic demographic shift. The
NHS has designed hospital medical specialties around single organ diseases. Primary care …

Background There has been an increasing interest in reablement in Norway recently and
many municipalities have implemented this form of rehabilitation despite a lack of robust …

The ageing of the population and the increasing need for long-term care services are global
issues. Some countries have adapted homecare programs by introducing an intervention …

Objective: To determine whether publically funded 'reablement services' have any effect on
patient health or use of services. Design: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials …

Objective To systematically review the impact of reablement, reactivation, rehabilitation, and
restorative (4R) programs for older adults in receipt of home care services. Design …

Background Reablement is an emerging approach in rehabilitation services, but evidence
for its efficacy is rather weak and inconsistent. The purpose of the present study is therefore …

Background The objectives of this study were to determine whether older individuals who
participated in a reablement (restorative) program rather than immediately receiving …