What is an NDIS provider?
Nexus Care Services is a proud NDIS registered provider. NDIS provider is a person, corporation, or organization that provides NDIS-funded assistance to participants. Providers have various levels of experience and skill.
It’s critical to choose the best suppliers to match your requirements. Providers might be major corporations, charities, tiny non-profits, solo proprietors, or any other sort of company.
The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission oversees NDIS certified providers. All providers (registered or unregistered) must follow the NDIS Code of Conduct.
If your NDIS funding is administered by the NDIA, you can only utilize NDIS registered providers to deliver your services.
Participants who self-manage or have a plan manager handle their NDIS plan financing can employ NDIS registered or unregistered providers.
Meeting with an NDIS provider
Here are some things to consider before meeting with a provider for the first time. They may be able to assist you in determining if the provider and the supports and services they offer are appropriate for you.Before your meeting, you may be able to obtain some answers by visiting the provider’s website or speaking with the person who scheduled the appointment for you. You may also inquire with the supplier during the meeting.
You are not required to acquire answers to all of these questions, and you may have more inquiries.
You should write things down so you don’t forget.
- How can this assistance assist you with your disability-related needs?
- If you have already gotten this assistance, do you still require it/is it still beneficial to you?
- Is this help included in your NDIS plan?
- How frequently do you require this assistance? How long will the appointment last?
- What days do you want this assistance?
- What disability experience does the person who will provide you with the service have?
- How much will this assistance cost? (How does this price relate to the NDIS maximum price if self-managed?)
- Are there any additional expenses, such as travel or report writing?
- Can the vendor collaborate with you when you require it?
- How long does the provider anticipate you will require assistance?
- How can you make the most of these resources?
- What should you bring to the session?
- How frequently will the provider check in with you to see if the assistance is beneficial?
- What NDIS experience does the provider/therapist have?
- How do you pay the provider if you are self-managing? Do they send an invoice and receipt?
- Do you need to do anything for your plan manager to pay the provider if your plan is managed?
- What information do you need regarding the assistance?
- How can you switch to a different support or discontinue it when you no longer require it?
Services NDIS can provide
Participants’ plans include funding for ‘reasonable and necessary’ services and supports to help them achieve their goals.
These aids are classified into 15 categories based on their intended use. They are as follows:
- Assistance with Daily Life
- Transport
- Consumables
- Assistance with Social & Community Participation
- Assistive Technology
- Home Modifications
- Coordination of Supports
- Improved Living Arrangements
- Increased Social and Community Participation
- Finding and Keeping a Job
- Improved Relationships
- Improved Health and Wellbeing
- Improved Learning
- Improved Life Choices
- Improved Daily Living
Can I use NDIS funding for Short Term Accommodation/Respite for family vacations or holidays?
Yes, in some circumstances, NDIS funding can be used for Short Term Accommodation/Respite during family vacations or holidays. However, it depends on the specific needs and goals outlined in the participant’s NDIS plan. The NDIS aims to support the individual’s disability-related needs and goals, and if Short Term Accommodation/Respite during vacations aligns with those objectives, it may be considered as a reasonable and necessary support.
It’s essential to work closely with your NDIS support coordinator or local area coordinator to discuss your vacation plans and how they can be accommodated within your plan’s funding. They will assess whether such supports are reasonable and necessary based on your disability-related requirements and the potential benefits of taking a break for both the participant and their carer.
Remember that the NDIS funding is meant to help participants achieve their goals and enhance their independence, so it’s essential to have a clear case for how the vacation or holiday respite will contribute to these objectives. Each case is considered on an individual basis, and the decision will be based on the participant’s specific circumstances and the available funding in their plan.
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That is nearly 300,000 Australians with disabilities who have an individual NDIS plan. More than 150,000 of those participants are receiving assistance for the first time. We’re working to improve the NDIS so that participants can live the lives they want, have more independence, and contribute to a more inclusive Australia. The NDIS is not just for the current participants; it is also for future generations.
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Disability Support
We provide 24 hour support to participants funded under NDIS for core supports and behaviour support.
We provide support and work closely with participants to identify and reach their in-home and out-of-home goals while helping them build daily living skills and capacity. We help participants with daily living tasks, including preparing meals, cleaning, basic personal care, appointments and accessing the community.
- Assist-Personal Activities
- Assist-Travel/Transport
- Daily Tasks/Shared Living
- Innov Community Participation
- Development-Life Skills
- Participate Community
- Group/Centre Activitie
Behaviour Support Plans
Our practitioners review behaviour support plans and design strategies around effective implementation of prescribed plans.
Our staff are trained to deal with complex and challenging behaviours. Our practitioners review behaviour support plans and design strategies around effective implementation of prescribed plans. Nexus Care Services is registered to use regulated restrictive practises when delivering NDIS supports to participants. We are partnered with experienced specialist behaviour support providers who undertake functional behaviour assessments and write support plans that contain regulated restrictive practices for our participants.
Our staff are available to offer 24 hour support to those requiring intense and ongoing support. We also have on-call services for those needing stand by support.
Independent Living
We assist young people transition out of care and into Independent living.
We offer a range of services to support young people in the transition from childhood to adulthood, including supported accommodation and education funded under the NDIS. Our experienced and professional staff can help young people access the funding and services they need to live independently. We can assist with the following:
- Advocacy
- Education
- Skills building
- Support accessing young adult care and
- applicable funding