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NDIS Individualised Living Options in NSW, HUNTER, Centercoast, orange, WaggaWagga | ILO Providers in NSW

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  Your Home, Your Choice: NDIS and Individualised Living Options An important step in being independent in life is when you make choices regarding your living arrangements.  Individualised Living Options (ILO)  is an  NDIS support  that enables participants to choose where they live and with whom they live. It also involves the support that the participants will require in their new home environment. The role of ILO providers is crucial in the lives of NDIS participants as it is a support that significantly improves their social participation, economic participation, self-reliance and freedom. The first phase in finding a suitable setup for the participant is called the “Exploration and Design” stage. During this time, the ILO provider will work with the candidates to assess their needs, strengths, capabilities and goals. The provider analyses and evaluates whether ILO is the best option for the participant or whether some other options will suit them better. Al...

Right Way to Manage Your Medication

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  Right Way to Manage Your Medication Living with disabilities can be associated with various health issues. Usually, people with disabilities requires continuous medication management support. This support is crucial as it requires appropriately trained support staff who understands the risks involved.  Community Nursing Care  is the  NDIS support  under which participants can access medication management. Medication management  is an important support that is high risk and demands a lot of responsibility from the service provider. To understand its complexity, it is important to distinguish between support and administration of medication. Support is when the NDIS participant directly asks the service provider worker or the care staff for a specific medicine in a specific amount to be handed over to them. There the staff is not making any decisions; they are simply providing physical support. But medication administration is when the staff is making decis...

Go the Extra Mile with the NDIS Core Supports Budget

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  Disability support under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was conceived with the vision of providing differently-abled individuals with an ordinary life and access to mainstream society. The goal is to make them self-reliant and independent over time with necessary support and care. Since each participant is unique and their needs are different, NDIS funding is categorised into three types of support budgets. The most versatile among the three is the NDIS Core Supports Budget as it is flexible and gives the participant freedom to move funds around. The Core Supports  are the provisions and services that run your life daily. As the name suggests, Core Supports Budget funds everyday activities under four categories:  Assistance with Daily Living , Consumables,  Assistance with Social & Community Participation and Transport . Your disability may prevent you from handling household chores, getting dressed, cooking, cleaning and even yard maintenance....