NDIS readiness – a toolkit for hospitals

Tags: community, health professional, health system, hospital discharge, NDIS plan, training

Description:

This toolkit includes tailored resources for health practitioners that cover the entire hospital journey for people with disabilities, from admission to discharge back into the community.
 
First published: July 2018
Last updated: June 2023

Collaborative discharge approach – An overview

Tags: CDA, community, complex support, NDIS

Description:

A Collaborative Discharge Approach (CDA) is a process to ensure that people under 65 with disability or complex support needs in hospital can achieve an effective and timely discharge back into the community with National Disability Insurance System (NDIS) supports.
 
This overview provides a snapshot of how health can work with support coordinators to achieve this and includes links to resources that align with specific actions.
 
First published: December 2019
Last updated: May 2023

Kirby’s SDA journey to her new home

Tags: community, disability support, independence, Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)

Description:

Kirby finally has her own space again, making her own choices. See how SDA has helped Kirby’s dream to live independently again in her own home.

I’m a person before a disability – Karen’s Story

Tags: community, disability support

Description:

Karen loves spending time with friends and family, but socialising is complicated when you now live an hour and a half away. Karen is hoping her story can help others.

Life After Discharge – from hospital to home

Tags: community, hospital discharge, occupational therapist

Description:

Donna King is an Occupational Therapist Case Manager. Donna discusses the importantce of communication after discharge and establishing community links.

Chris’s experience with the health system

Tags: community, hospital discharge, support coordinator

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Chris was in hospital and rehab for 3 months. Chris’ explanation of that time was “I felt like a ping pong ball between the hospital and my care coordinator”.

Matthew’s story

Tags: community, support coordinator

Description:

Life can change in an instant. Matthew talks about his journey back into a new life in the community.

Tania’s story

Tags: accessible housing, community

Description:

Tania and her family excitedly moved into their new home and began the journey of rebuilding their family roles.

Greg Brown’s story

Tags: accessible housing, community

Description:

Greg is a typical Aussie bloke who has experienced a lot of life and has a quirky sense of humour to match. After being attacked by a gang on a train, Greg has been slowly gaining his freedom back thanks to extensive therapy and suitable housing.

The Community Integration Questionnaire – Revised (CIQ-R)

Tags: community

Description:

The Community Integration Questionnaire is a tool used by researchers to gather information about how connected people are to their communities.

This paper revises the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ-R), an instrument for assessing outcomes of rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury (TBI), including the goals of people living with the effects of TBI.

The Summer Foundation has produced a video that explains how to use our CIQ-R. You can also download the scoring guidelines.

Please complete this order form if you would like a hard copy of this resource.

Citation:

Callaway, L., Winkler, D., Tippett, A., Migliorini, C., Herd, N., & Willer, B. (2014). The Community Integration Questionnaire – Revised. Summer Foundation.