Rehabilitation: An Old Concept in a New Policy Context

Abstract

Inadequate Opportunities FOR rehabilitation have resulted in a distorted system of care and public disquiet about the impact on vulnerable older people and their families. Investment in rehabilitation offers a way out of a vicious circle of increasing demands for care and escalating expenditure. The system of health and social care needs to be re‐shaped to enable older people to regain the independence so often impaired after illness or injury. Health and local authorities face a daunting challenge, but the evidence suggests they will make progress if they follow the five‐point plan suggested here.

Citation

Robinson, J. (1998), "Rehabilitation: An Old Concept in a New Policy Context", Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 6 No. 3, pp. 103-106. https://doi.org/10.1108/14769018199800020