Home based rehabilitation is an alternative model that aims to improve uptake and access and has been shown to have equivalent clinical outcomes to centre-based programs.The biggest advantage for the patients for home-based treatment is that they feel comfortable in a familiar environment.
A home based program may be best suited for patients who:
Do not live near a centre-based program.
Do not own a car or have difficulty with public transport
Have work commitments that do not allow them to attend a centre-based program
Would prefer not to exercise in a group
Like the flexibility of being able to exercise when it suits them
Are medically unsuitable for a group-based program e.g. immunocompromised