NDIS Individual Living Options - Host Families, Live in Support & More
Date and time
Location
The Canopy
107 Northlakes Dr Cameron Park, NSW 2285 AustraliaDescription
The NDIS is providing increased funding options to support people with a disability to live more inclusively - in a regular house, on a regular street, in a welcoming community.
The new NDIS Individual Living Options (ILOs) provide a range of exciting options, including:
1) Host Arrangements
Host Families or Individuals - living with a non-related supportive family or person, sharing their lives and providing some support. In return, the host receives an agreed reimbursement payment, as well as board and lodging from the DSP to cover day to day costs.
2) Co-resident
Live in Support Workers – a participant lives in their own home with a person who agrees to provide a level of support and companionship. In return they receive reduced rent and/or a payment.
3) Living Together
A participant lives in their own home with a person (or more than one person) who they have chosen via their existing relationships (intimate, family or friendship). This can include other people with a disability. A flexible package can allow for sharing of supports where required, or in some cases payments for some supports.
4) Living Alone
Living Alone, with Flexibility - a participant lives in their own home, with various stand by, drop in and informal supports.
Further, the NDIS is providing for more flexibility around Supported Independent Living (SILs) options, namely a more client directed approach with more choice and control in supports.
This NDIS participant and family information evening aims to give an introduction to ILOs and client directed SIL options:
How do these supports work?
Are these supports relevant to my situation?
What are the steps to put in place?
Join us for a interesting and engaging evening!
Organised by
My Supports is a fully registered and audited NDIS Service Provider supporting over 1,600 clients in five states – NSW, VIC, QLD, WA & SA. My Supports is one of the most successful new providers in the NDIS.
My Supports is different to many other providers in 3 ways:
(1) We are a Disabled People Organisation / Families Organisation (DPO/FO) – we bring the lived experience of disability into services:
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NDIA Definition DPO/FOs "Organisations that are led and controlled by people with a disability or their families with a minimum membership of 50% of people with a disability or their families making up the board, staff, volunteers and members.".
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We believe the NDIS marketplace will be more diverse and end-user focused if people with a disability and their families are helping shape services.
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My Supports is co-founder of the DPO/FO NDIS Provider Working Group, a group of like-minded NDIS providers who are working for a greater role of people with a disability and families in shaping NDIS marketplace
(2) We work via small, local Neighbourhood Teams
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Support via local people bringing local connections and contacts
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Flexible, local, your choice of support worker – but with full safeguarding and supervision
(3) Innovation – we are pioneering in-community living options (SIL & ILOs) as an alternative to support in an institutional environment
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NDIS funded person-centred Supported Independent Living (SIL) – group/shared home support options delivered in a person centred way via our Neighbourhood Teams
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NDIS Independent Living Options (ILO) – Host Families, Live In Support Workers, Drop-In Support Workers and Living-Together options
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Support via teams to live in-community for all abilities, especially people with complex and high needs