Reablement in Long-Term Care for Older People

Tine Rostgaard is Professor at the Department of Social Sciences and Business at Roskilde University, Denmark, and at the Department of Social Work at Stockholm University, Sweden.John Parsons is Physiotherapy Programme Lead and Associate Professor at the University of AucklandHanne Tuntland is Professor at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and Associate Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway.

• PART I Reablement in contexts, ideas, and implementation1. Introduction: The concept, rationale, and implications of reablement - Tine Rostgaard, Hanne Tuntland, and John Parsons2. Perspectives on institutional characteristics, model features, and theories of reablement - Hanne Tuntland, John Parsons and Tine Rostgaard3. The ideas of reablement and their travel across time and space - Marte Feiring, Oddvar Førland, Fiona Aspinal and Tine Rostgaard4. Reablement as an evolution in home care: a comparison of implementation across five countries - John Parsons, Elissa Burton, Lea Graff, Silke F. Metzelthin, Hilary O’Connell and Hanne TuntlandPART II Outcomes5. Does reablement improve client-level outcomes of participants? An investigation of the current evidence - Gill Lewin, John Parsons, Hilary O’Connell and Silke Metzelthin6. Examining client-level outcomes and instruments in reablement - Hanne Tuntland, Daniel Doh, Maria Ranner, Susanne Guidetti and Magnus Zingmark 7. Reablement as a cost- effective option from a health economic perspective - Magnus Zingmark, Hanne Tuntland and Elissa Burton PART III Experience8. Reablement and dementia - Miia Rahja and Jette Thuesen9. Better care, better work? Reablement in Danish home care and the implications for care workers - Tine Rostgaard and Lea GraffPART IV Future perspectives10. How can we help? Promoting autonomy-compatible help to reable older adults - Amy Clotworthy and Rudi G.J. Westendorp11. A cross-country reflection on empirical and theoretical learnings, challenges, and the way forward for reablement - John Parsons, Hanne Tuntland, Michelle Nelson, Rudi Westendorp and Tine Rostgaard

“A valuable and timely resource for policy makers and practitioners. Robust cross-country and interdisciplinary research shows how reablement can reduce long-term care costs, improve wellbeing and professionalise care work.” Caroline Glendinning, University of York