Independent Living Trials (ILTs)

Independent Living Trials are a crucial step in a client’s rehabilitation journey - and done properly, can enable a client to make their way towards independence. With the client at the heart of everything, it brings together the family, the rehabilitation team, lawyers and insurers to work together to achieve the outcome everyone wants. 

But while a successful ILT can be hugely positive, if it fails, this can be a significant setback in a client’s recovery pathway. It’s vital that everything is in place to ensure the client is given the best chance of success. 

An ILT is about so much more than moving a person into their own property - it is a chance to evaluate their capabilities, establish their needs and determine next steps.

It is also very important for the client to learn about the progress they have made, and to see where they may need support going forward in achieving independence.

Getting it right is absolutely critical for the client - we want it to be empowering, not disillusioning, and to show them how far they have come.

Funding may not allow more than one attempt an at ILT, so getting it right first time is really important.

Teamwork and close collaboration are central to the success of an ILT - this can be the client’s chance to really achieve their ambition so we must all do everything we can to make this happen.

At Rehabilitate Therapy, we have decades of experience of running ILTs which enable clients to thrive.