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Definition in Statutory Guidance

of

Reablement

from

Care and Support Statutory Guidance, chapter 2

GOV.UK

(From Care and Support Statutory Guidance, para 2.12) Services to help people live independently which are provided in the person's own home by a team of mainly care and support professionals.

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Definition

of

Reablement

from

Digitising Social Care Glossary, v0.0.3

Digitising Social Care

A service for people with poor physical or mental health to help them accommodate their illness by learning or re-learning the skills necessary for daily living

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Definition

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Reablement

from

NICE Guideline NG74 - Intermediate care including reablement

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Assessment and interventions provided to people in their home (or care home) aiming to help them recover skills and confidence and maximise their independence. For most people interventions last up to 6 weeks. Reablement is delivered by a multidisciplinary team but most commonly by social care practitioners.

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Definition

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Reablement

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NHS England Intermediate Care Programme (based on NICE NG74)

NHS England

What and where? - Community-based services that provide assessment and interventions to people in their own homes (or care homes).

Why? - Aims to help people recover skills and confidence and maximise independence.

Who? - Delivered by multidisciplinary teams but most commonly by social care practitioners.

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Definition

of

Reablement

from

NE Lincolnshire Council: Social Care Handbook

Focus Adult Social Work

Helping people to regain the ability and confidence to do some or all of the things they used to, such as cooking for themselves, bathing without help or getting to the shops.

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Plain English definition

of

Reablement

from

Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) Jargon Buster

Think Local Act Personal

A way of helping you remain independent, by giving you the opportunity to relearn or regain some of the skills for daily living that may have been lost as a result of illness, accident or disability. It is similar to rehabilitation, which helps people recover from physical or mental illness. Your council may offer a reablement service for a limited period in your own home that includes personal care, help with activities of daily living, and practical tasks around the home.

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Data descriptor

of

Reablement

from

ASC Collections Data Dictionary (Beta v1.3)

NHS Digital

A service for people with poor physical or mental health to help them accommodate their illness by learning or re-learning the skills necessary for daily living

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Reablement

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LA stakeholder

Discussion

There was a discussion we all had to have internally around what we are defining as reablement services for the purposes of reporting. What is in scope for that. There is a quite a good definition for reablement but still areas that are open to interpretation. (Local authority stakeholder)

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