Preventative Services: Reablement Therapy - WNC

West Northamptonshire Council's Reablement Therapy Service is for adults who want to optimise their functional independence in completing daily activities.

The service will enable you to live your best life with your disability or long-term condition. It aims to reduce barriers and connect you to your local community.

The service provides reablement. This means it teaches people to learn or re-learn the skills needed to engage in everyday activities. 

The Reablement Therapy Service also provides support and advice for people who have a disability or long-term condition.

The team consists of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and therapy assistants.

About the Assessment 

The service offers an assessment to establish your needs (relating to your disability or long-term condition). It looks at the impact your needs have on your daily routines.

During your assessment, information is gathered about:

• what matters most to you
• your strengths (what you can do)
• information about your disability or condition
• the difficulties or challenges you could be facing

The assessment is a two-way open discussion and will cover all relevant areas of your life. The information gathered is used to agree a person-centred and strength-based plan.

Assessments usually take place at home but can also be at work, a day centre, or another residential establishment. They consider your physical, social, and cultural needs (and those of your carer).

Individual Reablement Programmes

Reablement programmes can enable people with a physical disability to regain confidence and develop independence.

These include areas such as mobility and daily living activities (both inside and out in the community).

Benefits from individual reablement programmes

• Reablement can optimise your functional independence and reduce dependence
• Reablement can teach you new techniques to live your best life and overcome physical challenges
• You can access training for activities of daily living in your own home
• You can access training to walk indoors and outdoors and access the local community safely
• You can access equipment, adaptations, and expert advice to support you live your best life
• You can have greater choice regarding the support you receive and how you live
• Reablement support can promote recovery and prevent further deterioration resulting from long-term health challenges

How To Get This Service

You can request an assessment using this online form:

• Make a referral to a Preventative Service (Therapy, Visual Impairment, Assistive Technology)