Wellness and reablement approaches to ageing well
Wellness and reablement are person-centred, holistic approaches to service delivery that build on people’s strengths and goals to promote greater independence and autonomy.
We know that older people want to remain living in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. Research shows that people who keep doing everyday tasks can continue to do the things they enjoy for longer.
By focusing on capacity-building and restoring or maintaining function, wellness and reablement approaches directly contribute to the wellbeing outcomes described in the Aged Care Act and the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards. Achieving these wellbeing outcomes helps older people to live safely, independently, and with a sustained sense of meaning and connection in their own homes and communities.
Aged care providers that embrace wellness and reablement approaches and provide short-term care focused on the individual goals of each client, are helping older people to continue living fulfilling and independent lives so that they have more good days doing the things that matter to them. This approach also expands an organisation’s ability to:
- support more clients
- improve client outcomes
- provide continuity of care to older people as their needs become more complex.
About wellness and reablement in the CHSP
As a CHSP provider, you should embed wellness and reablement approaches in the way you deliver services to older people.
This means:
- moving from ‘doing for’ a person to ‘doing with’ them and not completing tasks they can reasonably do themselves
- building on the tasks and activities a person can do, rather than focusing on what they can’t do
- helping people regain confidence and independence so they can live at home safely for as long as possible without the need for ongoing care or a reduced need for care.
It is a requirement of all CHSP providers to report to us annually about how you are doing this.
Read more about the impacts of embedding wellness and reablement approaches in our Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) Wellness and reablement reports.
Wellness and reablement resources
Guidance on embedding wellness and reablement
The CHSP Program Manual provides information on wellness and reablement, and how it works in practice, including case studies and guidance.
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