NDIS
Aged Care Project
The Summer Foundation has been funded to work with the aged care sector across Australia to improve outcomes for NDIS participants.
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HOUSING
Tenancy Matching Project
The Summer Foundation’s Tenancy Matching Service (TMS) launched in 2017 to help SDA providers identify potential tenants.
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Separating Housing and Support Toolkit
This toolkit helps organisations separate their housing and support options by providing information and understanding as to why separation is important.
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The Housing Hub
A new website launched in 2017 which connects people with disability to accessible housing vacancies and provides a library of resources to help NDIS participants achieve greater independence. Visit thehousinghub.org.au
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Get Building SDA
The Get Building SDA initiative aims to provide information, connections and resources to get Australia building quality housing for people with disability.
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Rapid Interim Housing
This project seeks to addresses the gap between leaving hospital or rehab and finding appropriate permanent housing.
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SDA in Tasmania
The Summer Foundation has been contracted by the Tasmanian Government to review the SDA market in the state.
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COMMUNITY AND PRIMARY HEALTH
Participant Led Videos
We are developing a series of videos featuring people with disabilities, to help train health care and support workers about the complex needs of people with disability.
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PATHWAYS HOME
Redesigning the hospital–NDIS pathway
The Summer Foundation, with two regional hospitals and the NDIS, is testing new hospital discharge approaches to improve the pathways back to the community.
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NDIS readiness for hospitals
We are working with NDIS participants and hospital discharge professionals to better understand what happens when people’s needs suddenly change and develop a rapid response practice model.
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Hospital discharge readiness
We are drawing on case studies, research and experience to promote good practice around the long-term care and discharge of people with complex support needs and share knowledge to local health networks to build capacity.
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