NDIS SERVICES & SUPPORT
Home, Social and Community Support
Daily living assistance and community activities
Helping you at home and within the community
A wide range of services are available to you to support you at home and to engage in community activities. These services are designed to help you be as independent as possible at home and to make the most of opportunities to improve your health and wellbeing in the community.
What is Home Support?
Home support services focus on assisting with and/or supervising personal tasks of daily life to enable the participant to live as autonomously as possible. Support workers can be involved during this service such as providing domestic assistance.
What is Social Community Support?
Community support covers services such as assisting participants to participate actively in community, social and civic activities; includes supporting participants during these activities and developing participants’ ability to partake in these activities.
Seamless coordination of Allied Health Services
We will work alongside our Nurses to ensure quality health services by working with our primary healthcare and other external providers.
Assisting with and/or supervising complex personal tasks of daily life to enable the participant to live as autonomously as possible.
Assisting with and/or supervising personal tasks of daily life to enable the participant to live as autonomously as possible. Support workers can be involved during this service such as providing domestic assistance.
This service allows assistance with travel and transport arrangements to participants.
These services focus on training and development activities undertaken by the participant or their carer to increase their ability to live as autonomously as possible.
Assisting participants to participate actively in community, social and civic activities; includes supporting participants during these activities and developing participants’ ability to partake in these activities.
Assisting participants to participate in group-based community, social, and recreational activities. To promote skill development, social inclusion, and community engagement.
How much does it cost?
Important information
Our services provided and charges are in accordance with the current NDIS pricing arrangements and price limits. Australian Family Support charges an establishment fee, in line with NDIS guidelines, for all new participants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about NDIS Home, Social and Community Support services. If you have other questions, please contact us. We are here to assist.
Yes, the NDIS allows you to choose your own service providers and manage your own supports
Services include bathing, hygiene and grooming, domestic assistance, community access, help with impairments or continence, day/ overnight respite, changes to your home, social support to attend to your recreational activities and supports for you to stay independent.
Home care support refers to services that help individuals with daily tasks and activities in their own home.
You will need to have an NDIS plan in place and request Assistance with personal domestic activities/ daily personal activities as part of your plan. This would usually be under Core Supports.
You will need to have an NDIS plan in place and request Assistance with Social and Community Participation as part of your plan. This would usually be under Core Supports.
What does Assistance with Social and Community Participation cover?
This service covers basically everything considered to be reasonable and necessary and relate to your NDIS goals. For example, learning a new hobby or attending activities that you enjoy.
It covers basically everything as long as they are considered to be reasonable and necessary and relate to your NDIS goals. For example, learning a new hobbies or even attend activities that you like.
Yes, home care support may include assistance with gardening and yard work.