Table 3.

Factors contributing to the success of reablement

Organization	Strong and shared vision of the service
	Thorough and consistent recording system
Service users	User characteristics: greatest benefit for those recovering from falls or fractures; benefit may be less for those likely to need ongoing support such as people with dementia or mental health problems
	Expectations of service users and carers (reablement worked better for newly referred people)
Staff	Staff commitment, attitude and skills
	Training on the principles of delivering a reablement service (e.g., learning to “stand back”)
	Professionals not necessarily full-time members of the team but frontline workers need access to specialist skills
Intervention	Although regaining physical ability is central, addressing psychological support as well as social needs is also vitally important
	Access to equipment
	Flexible and prompt intervention
	Goal-oriented intervention: goals are established with the user and informal carers, broken down into achievable targets
Program evaluation	Less focus on time and tasks; instead, reablement should be evaluated on the basis of the outcomes that the service will support the individual to achieve