Restorative Care Clinical Guidelines

Restorative care is usually directed by allied health professionals, however, carers, family and other individuals are often included to support this approach in the community.

Restorative Care Definition

The Support at Home Restorative Care Pathway is a person centred, goal-oriented approach that empowers individuals to regain functional independence. This is achieved by enhancing a person’s autonomy through a range of intensive allied health interventions which are time limited . It involves collaborative, multidisciplinary support that focuses on ‘doing with’ rather than ‘doing for’. Through early intervention, the restorative care approach aims to develop skills and capabilities to promote self-reliance.

Restorative care guidelines are essential for enhancing the Support at Home Program, empowering individuals to regain independence and improve their quality of life. By promoting evidence-based practices, these guidelines will support the delivery of personalised and effective care and enable older people to enjoy living at home for longer.

– Dr Claire Gough

Project Details

The Caring Future Institute, Flinders University, has been commissioned by the Department of Health and Aged Care to develop the Restorative Care Clinical Guidelines.

Facts

The purpose of restorative care is support individuals to regain function and enable them to live independently in their own homes for as long as possible.
Restorative care is usually directed by allied health professionals, however, carers, family and other individuals are often included to support this approach in the community.

Goal

To develop Restorative Care Clinical Guidelines for the Support at Home Program.

Aim

This project aims to develop evidence-based clinical guidelines to ensure the Support at Home Program:

Improves functional care outcomes for older people
Supports carers and professionals to deliver personalized restorative care interventions
Facilitates consistent care delivery

This project aims to identify triggers to determine individuals that might benefit most from the Restorative Care Pathway

Consultation

The Plug-in is COTA SA’s specialist insight and engagement consultancy. The Plug-in has partnered with Flinders University to deliver consumer and stakeholder engagement to ensure the guidelines are informed by older people and their carers/family members and health professionals in the aged care sector.

Consultation has taken place with allied health professionals, consumers and IAT Assessors to inform the development of the clinical guidelines.