Respite care is a short break for carers from the everyday tasks of caring for a person with a disability. It can be provided in your home or in the community and ranges in duration from a few hours to overnight care. It is one of the services under the NDIS that provides short-term accommodation to informal caregivers (usually family members) of people with disabilities.
The benefits of NDIS respite care are many and varied. Respite care can provide much-needed relief for carers, who often shoulder a considerable burden. It can also give the person with a disability a chance to socialise, learn new skills and enjoy some independence. Respite care can be tailored to meet the requirements of the person with a disability and can be an essential part of their support.
NDIS Respite care benefits in your life:
Respite care offers each NDIS member and their informal carer a well-earned break. By staying in short-term accommodation, you can access a change of surroundings and a break from routine, while your carer may enjoy some time to themselves. Respite care involves accommodation and the assistance you obtain while staying there. Depending on the extent of care you require, your STA provider may permit you to share a support worker with different guests, to reduce your expenses. Respite care service providers may also offer capacity-building activities as part of your stay, including artwork therapy sessions, sport, or day trips.
How does the NDIS fund STA?
The quantity of funding you could acquire depends on the extent of help you require. Generally, the greater assistance your casual support or carer provides, the greater amount of break they’ll need over the 12 months and the greater the budget for Short-Term Accommodation you’ll receive.
How can I get STA included in my NDIS plan?
If you’d like funding for respite care covered in your NDIS plan, you should request it in your planning meeting. You will need to explain how much assistance you require and how your casual aid network or carer supplies that aid day-to-day. Try to highlight the impact on how short-term accommodation (STA) could assist the state of affairs.
Short Term Accommodation, which includes respite care, is an assist for when you want to stay out of home for a brief period. Short Term Accommodation funding may be used for respite to assist you and your carers, where they are able to take a break from their daily role.
Why STA?
Short-term accommodation offers you the chance to attempt new things, an environment to make new friends, increase new skills and assistance in maintaining your living situation by giving your casual help a break. Short Term Accommodation might also be a fit if your normal aid community is unavailable for a brief period.
Short Term Accommodation includes:
- Individual care
- Accommodation
- Food and activities you and the provider agree to.
You can use your Short Term Accommodation funding flexibly. For example, you could use it in a block of up to fourteen days at a time, or for one weekend a month.
NDIS respite care is one of the most useful and common assistances for people with a disability. Under NDIS respite care, you can access different types of help to increase your skills and independence. For further details about Ebenezer Mission, visit our website. Check your eligibility and apply to participate in our support and services.
