Restorative Care Clinical Guidelines for Support at Home Program

"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

The purpose of restorative care is to 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.

Restorative care programs are usually short-term and less intensive, costly and complex than rehabilitation programs. The focus is to maintain or restore independent function

Goal

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

Aims

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 personalised 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.

Grant Details

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

Chief Investigator: Professor Stacey George

Flinders lead(s): Dr Claire Gough

Commenced 2024

Researchers

From Flinders

Stacey George
Kate Laver
Maddi Chapman
Claire Gough
Heather Block
Xing Lee
Shenelle Fernando
Annabelle Law

Resources

Restorative Care Surveys

The Restorative Care Pathway Clinical Guidelines provide clinical recommendations for the delivery of the Restorative Care Pathway under the Support at Home Program.

The Guidelines were published on the 26^th of May 2025 and can be accessed here.