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July 2021
Separation of Housing and Support – Policy Position Statement by the Summer Foundation
Description:
The provision of housing and supports must be separated to avoid conflicts of interest. Many participants receive a mixture of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA), Supported Independent Living (SIL), support coordination and other supports from the same provider. This presents an inherent conflict of interest that brings risk to participant safety, compromises housing security and limits or removes a participant’s right to exercise genuine choice and control.
This can result in limitations of a participant’s rights to exercise choice and control, including the inability to raise concerns or change support providers without putting at risk other services and supports they receive.
January 2021
June 2020
NDIS foundations training videos
Tags: health professional, hospital discharge, NDIS, training
Description:
These videos for health services are part of the NDIS Capacity building framework training manual.
- Embedding Practice Change: Health Services and the NDIS
- Introduction to the NDIS (Webinars 1–4)
- NDIS Foundations (Modules 1–3)
- Streamlining Health & NDIS for Better Discharge Outcomes
February 2020
Linda offers her advice on looking for SDA
Tags: accessible housing, NDIS, Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)
Description:
Linda explains clearly the steps involved when looking for SDA.
She highlights the impact on her son, Trevor and herself since
he moved into an SDA apartment.
December 2019
Lisa is moving out of aged care
Tags: accessible housing, NDIS, nursing home, residential aged care (RAC), royal commission, Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)
Description:
Lisa has lived in a nursing home for about 6 years. Her main goal was to get of the nursing home. Lisa shares how it feels to be preparing to move into an SDA apartment.
December 2019
Sam Shares ‘things that helped me move’
Tags: complex support, NDIS, Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)
Description:
Sam has moved from a group home into an SDA apartment. Sam would like to share with others things that helped this move. “We don’t know what we could be, but it is a lot more than they expect.”
October 2019
Introduction to the NDIS for health professionals
Tags: health professional, hospital discharge, NDIS, training
Description:
This is a series of 4 webinars which cover the Introduction to the NDIS for health professionals.
May 2019
Penny’s story
Tags: hospital discharge, NDIS
Description:
After a hospital stay and her husband no longer her carer, Penny was unable to return home. She put in a change of circumstances to the NDIS. Penny now says her supports enable her to live the life she wants to live.
August 2018
Michael’s NDIS story
Tags: disability support, NDIS
Description:
Connecting with the NDIS has been a long and complicated journey for Michael. By sharing his story he is hoping it will help others with disability trying to navigate the system. Story filmed in Nov 2017.
July 2018
THE NDIS: A new landscape for people who acquire a disability
Tags: health professional, hospital discharge, NDIS
Description:
The NDIS is creating new possibilities for people with disability, but is a whole new world for health care professionals.
July 2018
Masoud’s story
Tags: disability support, NDIS, nursing home, residential aged care (RAC)
Description:
The story of the strong bond between brothers. Edris’ main goal for his brother, Masoud, is for him to move out of aged care. Edris is hoping the NDIS will assist with this.
June 2018
Deborah’s NDIS story
Tags: disability support, NDIS, support coordinator
Description:
It’s been a bumpy road, but the NDIS is making a world of difference for Deborah.
June 2018
Life in a nursing home
Tags: hospital discharge, NDIS, nursing home
Description:
Daniel went from hospital to a nursing home. He shares his experiences and ideas on how to improve the life of young people living in nursing homes.
July 2016
