ReableDem is a network and evidence-based knowledge base for person-centred reablement in dementia care financed by the JPND Joint EU call. The network consists of 14 members (Silke Metzelthin, Jette Thuesen, Magnus Zingmark, Hanne Tuntland, Christoffer Poulos, Yun-Hee Jeon, Lee-Fay Low, Miia Rahja, Clarissa Giebel, Jacki Pool, Linda Clare, Marjolein de Vugt, Hanne Kaae Kristensen, and Erik Rosendahl) from 6 countries (Australia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and United Kingdom).
It is a one-year project aiming for, among other issues, to exchange most recent evidence regarding reablement for people living with dementia and produce a) a position paper and b) a catalogue of effective reablement models for PLWD that guide reablement research and practice in dementia care. The first face-to-face meeting was held in Copenhagen October 5.-6., 2023.
News
The ReableDem network had its second meeting in Stockholm June 10-13. – 2024. ReableDem is a network and evidence-based knowledge base for person-centred reablement in dementia care. The network consists of 14 members (Silke Metzelthin, Jette Thuesen, Magnus Zingmark, Hanne Tuntland, Christoffer Poulos, Yun-Hee Jeon, Lee-Fay Low, Miia Rahja, Clarissa Giebel, Jacki Pool, Linda Clare, Marjolein de Vugt, Hanne Kaae Kristensen, and Erik Rosendahl) from 6 countries (Australia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and United Kingdom). Activities and publications in the network will continue. You can follow us in LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13052312/.
Publications
In 2025 the members of the ReableDem network published a paper in which they identified negative attitudes that prevent the adoption of reablement for people with dementia and how these can be overcome. Read the paper by clicking on the picture.
The ReableDem network published a position paper in November 2024 in Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare regarding reablement for persons living with dementia. The message is that the potential of reablement in dementia care is increasingly recognized, yet its adoption remains slow and inconsistent. To bridge the gap between evidence and implementation, five key areas need to be addressed. These areas are outlined in the paper. The primary target group for the paper is researchers. Read the paper by clicking on the picture.
The ReableDem network has published a Policy Brief regarding reablement in dementia care. The background is that people with dementia to lesser degree have been offered reablement. The target group for this publication is politicians and decision-makers at various levels nationally and internationally. The policy brief describes how we think the challenges that services for people with dementia face, can be met. We explain what needs to happen in terms of changes in the field, we make four recommendations, and we describe what reablement for people with dementia is and what the research says.
Read the policy brief by clicking on the picture.
The attached catalogue developed by some researchers in the ReableDem network, provides an overview of all tools, interventions and models that currently exist for people living with dementia. The main target group is clinicians. You can view it here by clicking on the picture.
The catalogue has the following content:
- Assessment tools
- Goal-setting tools
- Strategies to support meaningful social and daily activities
- Exercise strategies
- Fall prevention strategies
- Communication strategies
- Compensatory strategies
- Implementation and training tools
- Materials for persons living with dementia and family caregivers