Short-term support
You are the expert on your life and how you want to live.
Reablement is a short-term support service that can help you to
regain your skills or ability to cope with everyday tasks, and help
you live as independently as possible.
You might have lost your confidence or ability to do things for
yourself because of an accident, ill health, a disability or a stay
in hospital.
If you have recently started to find difficulty with everyday
tasks either inside or outside of the home, we can support you to
be able to regain your independence and do things for yourself
again.
We will discuss with you what tasks you need support with. We
will then come up with a plan on how you will get better at doing
these tasks for yourself. We call this your reablement
programme.
Your reablement programme will be tailored to your individual
needs, and the level of support we provide will change depending on
how you progress in meeting your goals.
How long your reablement programme lasts depends on your
individual circumstances and how you progress in meeting your
goals. The longest a programme can usually last is up to six weeks.
After this time your situation will be reviewed.
If you still need ongoing support after reablement, we will
discuss your options with you to find out whether you would qualify
for ongoing support, and how we can help you further.
If reablement is not right for you, we will see if we can put
you in touch with other community organisations, and look at other
ways we can support you to be more independent.
The Reablement booklet is available to download
here (PDF, 958kb) and is a guide to reablement
services.
To find out more about reablement contact our First Response
Team on: 020 7364 5005 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)