By engaging an NDIS registered disability service professional who specialises in life stages, and transitional support, you give yourself the best chance at navigating big life shifts, with minimal disruption.
Transition and navigating new life stages are inevitable parts of our lives. From leaving school, adjusting to a new living situation, growing old and even moving localities – Compass Care Group, an NDIS registered support coordinators service provider,is here to help participants navigate major life shifts. As an NDIS registered disability support services providers, we are able to provide support before, during, and after the life change to ensure the transition is as seamless as possible. Our experience with participants means we are always sensitive to cultural expectations and traditions as we help them adjust to their newest chapter. Includes short and long-term supports that focus on strengthening the participant’s ability to coordinate their supports and assist them in living at home and participating in their community. Speak to our NDIS registered disability service experts, to discuss your NDIS capacity building funded supports’ needs today.
What is NDIS Support Coordination, and how can it help me?
NDIS support coordination is a vital service for people with disability. It can ensure NDIS participants to access all the support they are authorized to after their plan review and enable them to understand their NDIS scheme. With the help of a suitable support coordinator, one can quickly achieve the NDIS aspirations and invest less time in managing the support by themselves.
One of the main advantages of support coordination is that the support coordinator helps you to find the right providers of your choice, get the ultimate required services and support tailored to personalized needs. They can also connect you with the right support services when needed, including legal assistance, and provide information about various local community services and other activities.
NDIS Support Coordination Explained…
The one thing that is constant when it comes to life stages, or transition, is the idea of change. For the ageing population or for those living with disabilities, changes can often seem like a daunting and overwhelming experience. Especially, if they have to navigate this change without assistance.
Changes can include a medical diagnosis, life stages, retirement or relocation. At Compass Care Group, we acknowledge that every participant deserves to be supported during their moments of change. Hence, our goal is to help our participants receive support in dealing with such life changing adjustments.
As an NDIS registered support coordination services providers, we can help eligible NDIS participants transition smoothly through life stages by mentoring them to gain appropriate skills to deal with such changes.
Speak to us about our NDIS registered Level 2 support coordination services.
What does the support coordinator do?
A support coordinator is valuable in ensuring NDIS participants can access all the support they are entitled to. They play a kind of NDIS assistant role by helping you understand your NDIS plan and services and make the most out of them.
Support coordinators will help you find out.
- What your NDIS goals are and how you can achieve them
- The different ways to maximise your support
- Which level of support and coordination you need
- What are your needs and circumstances to gain support
Support coordinators help you invest less time and focus more on your goals. They should engage in some valuable activities while providing you with the needed help:
Your support coordinator can provide information about your local community’s services. You can get help from your support coordinator regarding the following:
- Choosing the right support services for you
- Connecting you to the providers and services, which may include advocacy services if required
- Choosing NDIS registered providers, such as NDIS managing supports or specific supports identified by the NDIS Commission.
- Your support coordinator will work with you and help you to understand your NDIS plan.
- They will support you with your budget and help you with all the information you need for your funding.
- They will make you understand how to manage your funding.
- You will know from them what other requirements need to be met to access the NDIS support. For instance, they can help you with the claimed or unclaimed quotes, how much can be claimed, and when service bookings are required.
- The support coordinators help you find providers, services, and support to help you follow your goals. You can work with your support coordinator to
- Find providers who can meet your need
- Decide how you would like your services and support to be delivered
- Arrange and schedule your services that fit your NDIS plan
- Try and work with multiple providers and see if they suit your need
Your support coordinator must act in your best interest by providing
- Recommendation, support and services that would best suit your requirement
- Declare and avoid any actual or perceived conflicts of interest
- Avoid engaging in participating or promoting sharp practices
What are the different types of support coordination?
NDIS support coordination is a capacity-building support whose primary objective is to assist participants in accessing support services.
The support coordination process helps a person with a disability to :
- Understand their NDIS plan and use it to maximize their funding
- Build confidence, skill and knowledge to navigate the NDIS scheme.
- Connect them to other support sources such as the local community, social environment and government assistance.
- It ensures that people with disabilities receive essential support and services under the NDIS. It is the bridge between the individual with a disability and the various support organisations or service providers willing to assist them.
Each support coordinator serves a different purpose and ensures that various levels of assistance are given as needed. The three different types of support coordination depend on the level of support required:
Support Connection is the entry-level support coordination service that helps the participant develop the skills required to connect with the services they need to reach their goal. It is designed to connect them with the resources and services they need to live independently.
It also helps the participant to understand and implement their NDIS scheme. Support connection is designed to make people with disabilities understand their privileges and responsibilities and the service system as a whole.
The second level of Support Coordination provides additional assistance to people with disabilities in a broader range and is a more comprehensive service. This assistance is used to coordinate services to live independently. Support Coordinators at the second level work with individuals with disabilities to develop the needed plan, connect them with appropriate services when required, and provide existing and ongoing support.
This support benefits the people who need considerable assistance navigating the NDIS system online or offline. The support coordinator administers the budget and supervises the needs and services to ensure prompt and effective delivery without overspending the funds.
The Support Coordinators can help find the most appropriate services and providers to meet the individual’s requirements, manage the budget, and ensure prompt and effective service delivery. Through ongoing support, they ensure that the individual’s requirements are met and their goals are attained.
Level 3 support is Specialist Support Coordination, which is known as the highest level of Support Coordination. Individuals with special requirements can access this assistance.
Specialist support coordinators have special training in housing essentials, mental health, and complex needs. They work with individuals with unique needs regarding housing essentials and complex support needs and also support their mental health. They connect the participants with the required support and resources to navigate the NDIS plan easily.
Specialist Support Coordinators provide many services, which include:
- Assess the individual’s needs, goals, and aspirations
- Develop a support plan tailored according to the individual’s need
- Coordinates and supervises the provision of services and supports by connecting them with the assistance and resources
- Monitor the progress and the support plan
- Advocate on behalf of the individual to ensure their needs are fulfilled
Each support coordinator serves a different purpose and ensures that various levels of assistance are given as needed. The three different types of support coordination depend on the level of support required:
Support Connection is the entry-level support coordination service that helps the participant develop the skills required to connect with the services they need to reach their goal. It is designed to connect them with the resources and services they need to live independently.
It also helps the participant to understand and implement their NDIS scheme. Support connection is designed to make people with disabilities understand their privileges and responsibilities and the service system as a whole.
The second level of Support Coordination provides additional assistance to people with disabilities in a broader range and is a more comprehensive service. This assistance is used to coordinate services to live independently. Support Coordinators at the second level work with individuals with disabilities to develop the needed plan, connect them with appropriate services when required, and provide existing and ongoing support.
This support benefits the people who need considerable assistance navigating the NDIS system online or offline. The support coordinator administers the budget and supervises the needs and services to ensure prompt and effective delivery without overspending the funds.
The Support Coordinators can help find the most appropriate services and providers to meet the individual’s requirements, manage the budget, and ensure prompt and effective service delivery. Through ongoing support, they ensure that the individual’s requirements are met and their goals are attained.
Level 3 support is Specialist Support Coordination, which is known as the highest level of Support Coordination. Individuals with special requirements can access this assistance.
Specialist support coordinators have special training in housing essentials, mental health, and complex needs. They work with individuals with unique needs regarding housing essentials and complex support needs and also support their mental health. They connect the participants with the required support and resources to navigate the NDIS plan easily.
Specialist Support Coordinators provide many services, which include:
- Assess the individual’s needs, goals, and aspirations
- Develop a support plan tailored according to the individual’s need
- Coordinates and supervises the provision of services and supports by connecting them with the assistance and resources
- Monitor the progress and the support plan
- Advocate on behalf of the individual to ensure their needs are fulfilled
Why Is Support Coordination Important?
Support coordination is an essential segment of the NDIS, and it enables the participants of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to live a fulfilled life by assisting them in understanding the most promising of their NDIS support plan and how to utilise it for their growth and development.
A support coordinator or specialist support coordinator is essential for both NDIS and the participants. They help the participant with their expertise to understand the importance of the NDIS plan and assist in various aspects related to the plan. Whether it is about goal setting, mainstream or other government or community services, they constantly update with the latest information.
There are three essential levels of support coordination in the NDIS Plan with which the support coordinator may help a participant:
- Support Connection
- Support Coordination
- Specialist Support Coordination
A support coordinator can help a person with a disability better understand the strategy for managing the funding, sustaining the budget, and the requirements needed to access NDIS support under the guidelines of the NDIS plan. They will coordinate support and the program and provide better service for your needs. They will deal with the participants and the provider and provide service according to the budget.
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- Establish and maintain your support to help you in your NDIS journey
- Coach, refine and meditate on your funding, budget balance and services
- Report to the NDIA about your progress and how well your plan is working for you
- They develop capacity building for the participants, which means developing their skills, knowledge, and confidence regarding making necessary decisions in their lives.
- Preparing for unexpected events and planning to identify and manage the risks and challenges is another vital part of their training and support service
- They always care about the participant’s best interest and give advice and information to ensure that they can receive the right services and support from their provider
Why choose Compass Care Group for Support Coordination Support Services in Perth?
Support from a registered NDIS provider helps an individual with a disability make the right decisions and move towards a secure and independent life. The registered provider’s preliminary objective is to see that the participant is satisfied, relaxed, and confident enough to work with them towards their life goals.
Compass Care Group is a dedicated registered NDIS provider in Perth, Western Australia. It provides detailed resources and services tailored to the needs of NDIS participants and their families. It is a disability support provider dedicated to empowering people with disabilities to reach their desired objectives. They believe in helping people with disabilities live independently and with fulfillment. You can choose Compass Care Group for its reliable service and quality support throughout the required period of your life.
The provider is qualified for its essential and trustworthy qualities:
Understand the unique needs of each participant of NDIS
Understand the goals and obstacles of the participants while taking the journey with NDIS
The service is designed to make the process much more accessible and easy for the participants:
- Helped develop economic, social, and community engagement to live a regular life
- Depending on the individual's needs and complexities, they assist in daily activities like preparing meals, getting dressed, taking medications, etc.
- A safe and secure home environment provides the NDIS participants with tailored to their needs, and the NDIS Supported Independent Living (SIL)
- It supports people with disabilities in living independently in the community and supports them when needed. To communicate and get involved in various activities
- They also provide short-term accommodation to people with various kinds of disabilities if there is any issue regarding home changing or homelessness.
- In-home respite care is available, allowing caregivers to take a quality time break from their regular responsibilities while caring for their loved ones. It assists individuals with daily living activities, personal care, meal preparation, and other household chores.
- Drop-in support is a beautiful option that offers flexible, on-demand assistance for people with disabilities who need help with periodic and non-ongoing duties, such as shopping, attending meetings or appointments, or participating in social activities.
- NDIS Plan Management helps participants manage their NDIS funding and ensure it is used effectively to meet their requirements.
- NDIS Support Coordination Level 2 provides a higher level of support coordination for people with complex needs, helping them to visit and understand the NDIS system and access the support services they can get for their level of disabilities
Compass Care Group provides committed service and high-quality, tailored participant support. It empowers the participant’s life with proper care and service.
“How can I gain access to Support Coordination?”
Our team of NDIS registered disability service professionals in Perth are here to help you access the best NDIS assist – life stages – transition and support services in Perth.
An NDIS budget is generally available for participants who have goals to live more autonomously and build on their independence skills in everyday life.Are you unsure if thisis included in your NDIS plan? Our team will help you by looking into the matter and assisting you in checking with NDIS for your eligibility for these services. All you need to do is get in touch with our team, and we will scope out your situation, and take the necessary steps to seeing what you are eligible to have, as part of your NDIS.
We are all in this together to achieve your important milestones of your life. This is what NDIS participants; their family members and NDIS support
coordinators are saying:
Are you ready to build your confidence, and achieve a sense
of empowerment over your life?
FAQs
What is the role of an NDIS support coordinator?
A support coordinator connects participants with an NDIS plan to support services in their community. A support coordinator can help you:
- Understand how to use your NDIS plan to meet your goals
- Manage resources effectively to get the best outcome from your plan
- Work with other people in your support circle
- Mentor you in accessing the NDIS portal, so you can monitor your funds, and learn how to budget
- Prepare for your next NDIS review meeting
What are the stages of support coordination with Compass Care Group?
Stage 1: Engagement
If you choose us as your provider for support coordination, you will need to sign the service agreement and then our admin team will match you with the best support coordinator for your needs, goals and aspirations.
Stage 2: Planning
After being matched with your support coordinator, they will contact you to set up a planning meeting. We encourage your circle of support to attend this meeting, as this will provide you with added comfort and support.
Here, we will talk about your NDIS goals, your funded support categories, and how support coordination works.Together, we will develop a whole-of-life program tailored to you. After the meeting, we will match you with your chosen support staff and your services.
Stage 3: Implementation
Your support coordinator will meet with you to discuss the action plan to achieve the goals outlined in the planning phase. They will also help you navigate the NDIS by connecting and coordinating informal, mainstream and funded supports in a service delivery environment.
Stage 4: Monitoring
Once your supports and services are in place, we will work with you to monitor your goals, needs and aspirations.
Stage 5: Reporting
We submit a report according to evidence based and outcome based to NDIS periodically regarding your progress towards your NDIS goals.
What are the main life stages?
It can be broken up into 4 main stages:
- Early years
- School years
- Adult life
- Elderly life
What makes a good support coordinator?
They should be flexible and creative, especially if something cannot proceed as planned. They’ll help you when challenges arise and show you how to find solutions. If they don’t know the answer to something, they will always find out!
What is capacity building?
Over time, the support coordinator will help participants confidently build the skills they need to exercise choice, and control over the management of their plan. It is about aligning your goals to ensure your coordinator empowers you as much as possible.
Does NDIS replace other Government services?
NDIS support differently compared to other state or territory Governments in Australia.
They approach with a new way of doing things that allows the participant to choose and control the support they use to get involved in their community, workplace and social life.
NDIS and other state and territory governments and agencies work together but in different ways, schemes and funding procedures.
A Comprehensive Guide to Disability Support Services in Perth
What is disability support?
Disability support refers to the services, assistance and resources provided to individuals with disabilities to enrich their quality of life. It helps them live independently, participate in their societies, and achieve their dreams and goals. Disability support agencies and their services include accommodations and transportation to assistive technology and unique care. Individuals with disability issues need to lead fulfilling lives and reach their potential.
What are the types of disability support?
NDIS supports participants with a disability to have the same things in life as other people. It helps people live happily with a job, hobbies, family, and friends.
Participants obtain funding to access ‘reasonable and necessary services and support’ to help pursue their purposes.
These supports fall into some categories aligned with their purpose:
- Medical Assistance – Medical care and rehabilitation are essential for individuals with disabilities to support their health and well-being. Services may include occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, and medical supplies such as wheelchairs and mobility assistance.
- Educational Assistance – Children with disabilities need educational assistance to access proper education and attain academic objectives. Educational supports and services include unique academic programs, individualised educational plans and classroom accommodations.
- Employment Support – NDIS supports an individual with a disability to find and maintain their job meaningfully. This service includes job coaching, job placement-related assistance and accommodation related to the workplace.
- Social Services – Assistance in transportation, personal care, household tasks and the things that need services for people with disabilities are provided to the individual as social services.