Community Nursing in your NDIS plan
The participants who need nursing assistance at their residence can now avail the benefit of Community Nursing Care with their NDIS plan. Community nursing care which is funded under the category of Capacity Building Supports, Community Nursing Care provides restorative, disease preventive, and self-care services to the participants in the comfort of their own home. Community Nursing Care support is available to those who require assistance with: - Complex Bowel Care Enteral (Naso-Gastric Tube – Jejunum or Duodenum) Feeding and Management Urinary Catheter Management (In-dwelling Urinary Catheter, In-out Catheter, Suprapubic Catheter) Subcutaneous Injections Complex Wound Management Day-to-day management of medications To administer the above-mentioned complex health services properly, the support staff needs to be medically trained and well-versed in nursing. Since they work closely with the participants and their families the staff needs to be culturally sensitive and willing to...