PodcastThe Reablement Podcast
Discover how reablement transforms lives in aged care through real stories and professional insights. In this podcast series, industry experts, support workers, and people with lived experience share how simple, person-led approaches can help older people in Australia stay independent, active, and connected.
From promoting independence as a carer to applying evidence-based strategies for dementia care, each episode explores how reablement can be woven into everyday practice. Hear from voices across the sector, including Carers WA, FerosCare, BaptistCare, and St John Ambulance, about what reablement looks like in action, the positive outcomes it creates, and how you can make it part of your own care approach.
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'Reablement Conversations' Podcast series with Hilary O'Connell
Listen to our Reablement Conversations podcasts with our very own Principal Advisor of Healthy Ageing and Reablement, Hilary O'Connell, as she chats to people working in aged care. Hear real stories, ideas, and tips on how they use reablement to support older people to live well and stay independent. Listen to any episode using the links below.
Episode 1 -with Alison Vella, Quality and Practice Lead at Aspire4Life, Queensland.
In this episode, Hilary O’Connell has invited Alison Vella to join her to discuss the ‘why’ and ‘what’ of reablement, and what it can look like, including how to encourage clients to implement new habits and ideas to support their long-term independence.
Episode 2 - with Dr Elissa Burton, Associate Professor Enable Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences Curtin University, Perth, WA.
In this episode, Hilary O’Connell and Dr. Elissa Burton, discuss how reablement and restorative short-term care improve clients’ quality of lives.
Episode 3 - with Laura Coleman, Practice Advisor for aged care and dementia at Avivo.
In this episode, Hilary O’Connell and Laura Coleman, discuss what short-term reablement means in practice, and how it can encourage older people to regain and maintain their independence.
Episode 4 - with Angie Slater, Director of Home Care and Retirement Living, Juniper, West Australia.
In this episode, Hillary is joined by Angie Slater, and they discuss how reablement assists older people’s physical, mental, and social health and wellbeing, and how this model is working with each individual client to support their individual goals.
Episode 5 - with Gill Lewin, Member of the Australian Governments Council of Elders and Adjunct Professor at the Enable Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences Curtin University, Perth, WA.
In this episode, Hilary has invited Gill Lewin to discuss the research and evidence behind reablement and short-term restorative care, and how it can help older people increase their quality of life and enable them to live more independent lives.
Episode 6 - with Nicola Seafield. Allied Health and STRC team lead at Mercycare, West Australia.
In this episode, Hilary O’Connell has invited Nicola Seafield to discuss what short-term reablement means in practice, how to implement this model daily, and the positive outcomes it brings in terms of building clients’ confidence and empowering them to change their current circumstances.
Episode 7 - with Professor Peter Gore, Professor of practice in ageing and vitality, Population Health Science Institute at Newcastle University in the UK.
In this episode, Hilary O’Connell has a chat with Professor Peter Gore. Peter’s work involves aged-related functional decline and the malleability of ageing.