Real Reablement from aged care
Watch real aged care professionals reflect on their reablement experiences. See the strategies they’ve used and the challenges they’ve worked through. Take away ideas to support your client’s independence.
There are plenty of wellness and reablement ideas out there. But putting these ideas into practice can feel difficult.
How do you know when reablement is an option? When’s the right time to suggest it? Hearing from people in similar roles, facing similar challenges, can bring reassurance.
These short live action videos feature practising aged care professionals, each reflecting on their reablement experience. You’ll hear from support workers, care coordinators, allied health managers, executive leaders, and more.
They’ll give you ideas, confidence, and clarity to apply reablement in your own work.
Identifying reablement
Sometimes, stepping back is the right support. In this video, we hear from Corina Dutlow, the Chief Executive Officer at Australian-Filipino Community Services.
Corina shares helpful insights on knowing when to introduce reablement opportunities. She explains how these opportunities, no matter how small, can help older people stay confident and capable.
Related information from Keep Able here: 5 Reablement Strategies for Aged Care Success
Domestic assistance with reablement
Come along for a day in the life of Nenita. Nenita is a support worker from Australian-Filipino Community Services. She provides domestic assistance with a reablement focus.
Rather than doing everything for the client, Nenita supports her to participate in activities of daily living. As you’ll see, this approach creates meaningful opportunities for independence.
Assisted shopping with reablement
Join Nenita, a support worker from Australian-Filipino Community Services, and her client at the shops. You’ll see how everyday tasks like grocery shopping are more than chores.
They’re opportunities to move the body, engage the mind, and connect with others. With just the right support, Nenita keeps her client shopping.
Supporting cultural and language needs through reablement
When you feel disconnected from your background, you can feel disconnected from yourself. In this video, Corina Dutlow, Chief Executive Officer at Australian-Filipino Community Services, shares why culture and language matter.
She shows how care that honours an older person’s identity can feel more meaningful and enrich their wellbeing.
Reablement through home maintenance
Staying active in everyday tasks supports independence. That’s the idea at the heart of reablement.
Watch as a support worker from Australian-Filipino Community Services (AFCS) puts this idea into practice. He works alongside the client to complete gardening tasks together, building her skills and appetite for daily life.
Related information from Keep Able here: Low-Risk AT for Gardening: Promoting Independence for Seniors
Gardening with low vision
Erin Alexias, Allied Health Manager at Feros Care, shares an inspiring client story. As the client’s eyesight began to fade, so too did her confidence in the garden, a long-time source of pride and identity.
See how Erin used reablement to help her stay connected to what mattered most.
Related information from Keep Able here: Low-Risk AT for Gardening: Promoting Independence for Seniors
Physio support for mobility
Erin Alexias is the Allied Health Manager for Feros Care. Here, she reflects on the physiotherapy support she provided to a past client.
Through this story, Erin shows how important mobility is to living independently. With simple, personalised exercises, older people can build their capacity to keep doing what they love.
The importance of social support
Connecting with others helps us feel seen and valued. This video looks at just that, the importance of social support for wellbeing in older age.
See how personal care can help older people stay connected with their chosen communities. When delivered with a reablement focus, it can empower, not replace, independence.
Related information from Keep Able here: The health and wellbeing benefits of going to a Cafe
Personal care with social benefits
This video spotlights some of the amazing work happening at Australian-Filipino Community Services (AFCS) in Melbourne. Clients receive personal care with a difference.
They’re welcomed into a safe space filled with community, conversation, and culture. This kind of support not only helps them look good, but also feel empowered to stay independent.
Related information from Keep Able here: Low risk at for dressing
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