Table of Contents

PART I Reablement in contexts, ideas, and implementation 1. Introduction: The concept, rationale, and implications of reablement - Tine Rostgaard, Hanne Tuntland, and John Parsons 2. Perspectives on institutional characteristics, model features, and theories of reablement - Hanne Tuntland, John Parsons and Tine Rostgaard 3. The ideas of reablement and their travel across time and space - Marte Feiring, Oddvar Førland, Fiona Aspinal and Tine Rostgaard 4. Reablement as an evolution in home care: a comparison of implementation across five countries - John Parsons, Elissa Burton, Lea Graff, Silke F. Metzelthin, Hilary O’Connell and Hanne Tuntland PART II Outcomes 5. Does reablement improve client-level outcomes of participants? An investigation of the current evidence - Gill Lewin, John Parsons, Hilary O’Connell and Silke Metzelthin 6. Examining client-level outcomes and instruments in reablement - Hanne Tuntland, Daniel Doh, Maria Ranner, Susanne Guidetti and Magnus Zingmark 7. Reablement as a cost- effective option from a health economic perspective - Magnus Zingmark, Hanne Tuntland and Elissa Burton PART III Experience 8. Reablement and dementia - Miia Rahja and Jette Thuesen 9. Better care, better work? Reablement in Danish home care and the implications for care workers - Tine Rostgaard and Lea Graff PART IV Future perspectives 10. How can we help? Promoting autonomy-compatible help to reable older adults - Amy Clotworthy and Rudi G.J. Westendorp 11. A cross-country reflection on empirical and theoretical learnings, challenges, and the way forward for reablement - John Parsons, Hanne Tuntland, Michelle Nelson, Rudi Westendorp and Tine Rostgaard