NDIS
NDIS Support We Provide At Devenish Care
We proudly deliver services that are fully aligned with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Whether you are living with physical, intellectual, or psychosocial disability, our supports are designed to help you build independence, improve quality of life, and reach your personal goals.
Devenish Care provides the following NDIS supports:
– Accomodation/tenancy assistance (0101)
– Assistance daily personal activities (0107)
– Assistance travel/transport (0108)
– Daily tasks/Shared living (0115)
– Development-Life skills (0117)
– Household tasks (0120)
– Participate Community (0125)
– Therapeutic Supports (0128)
– Group/Centre Activities (0136)
Other areas we specialise in include:
– Medication Management
– Mealtime Management
– Waste Management
– Implementation of Behaviour Support Plans, including restrictive practice.
– Restrictive Practices
We also provide:
High intensity daily personal activities:
– Complex bowel care
– Enteral Feeding & Management (e.g. PEG/NG tubes)
– Tracheostomy care
– Urinary catheter management
– Subcutaneous injections
– Pressure injury management
– Severe Dysphagia/mealtime management
– Ventilator management
– Diabetes management
– Wound and injury care
– Seizure management
– Complex behaviours with risk of harm
Our team works closely with participants, families, and support coordinators to make sure every service is tailored to your individual NDIS plan.
If you are unsure how Devenish Care can fit into your NDIS supports, we are here to help you understand your options and get started.
What is NDIS and how does it work?
The NDIS provides funding to eligible people with disability to gain more time with family and friends, greater independence, access to new skills, jobs, or volunteering in their community, and an improved quality of life.
The NDIS also connects anyone with disability to services in their community. This includes connections to doctors, community groups, sporting clubs, support groups, libraries and schools, as well as providing information about what support is provided by each state and territory government.
The NDIS now supports over 500,000 Australians with disability to access the services and supports they need. As per Western Australia statistics as at 31st of March 2024, 56,185 people in Western Australia benefiting from the NDIS and 37,499 people receiving support for the first time.
Devenish Care is a registered NDIS provider
Devenish Care is fully registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission to provide a wide range of supports, including personal care, community access, and high-intensity daily living services.
Our registration means:
– We comply with the NDIS Practice Standards
– Our workers are screened, trained, and competency-assessed
– We maintain strong governance, safety systems, and clinical oversight
– Your rights, privacy, and choices are always respected
We are committed to delivering consistent, person-centred support that helps you achieve your goals and enjoy an inclusive, meaningful life.
Follow this LINK to read more about registered and unregistered NDIS providers.
What types of supports are funded?
The types of supports that the NDIS may fund for participants include:
✓ Daily personal activities
✓ Transport to enable participation in community, social, economic and daily life activities
✓ Workplace help to allow a participant to successfully get or keep employment in the open or supported labour market
✓ Therapeutic supports including behaviour support
✓ Help with household tasks to allow the participant to maintain their home environment
✓ Help to a participant by skilled personnel in aids or equipment assessment, set up and training
✓ Home modification design and construction
✓ Mobility equipment and vehicle modifications
Support Budget Categories
Your NDIS Plan includes an individual budget, which will be broken down into three support categories, each with a specific purpose:
- Core – supports you with day-to-day activities to enable you to work towards your goals and take part in your community.
- Capital – supports you to pay for assistive technologies, equipment, and home or vehicle modifications to help you live your life.
- Capacity Building – supports you to build the skills you need to live the life you want.
You cannot reallocate your funding to another category. Each support category is broken down into sub-categories.
Follow these links for more information:
Core Supports budget
Core Supports help you with everyday activities, your current disability-related needs and to work towards your goals. Your Core Supports budget is the most flexible, and in most cases, you can use your funding across any of the following four support categories.
| IN YOUR PLAN | DESCRIPTION |
| Assistance with Daily Life | For example, assistance with everyday needs, household cleaning and/or yard maintenance. |
| Consumables | Everyday items you may need. For example, continence products or low-cost assistive technology and equipment to improve your independence and/or mobility. |
| Assistance with Social & Community Participation | For example, a support worker to assist you to participate in social and community activities. |
| Transport | This is support that helps you travel to work or other places that will help you pursue the goals in your plan. |
How to apply for NDIS and who is eligible?
You will need to make an Access Request by one of the following methods:
- Calling the NDIS on 1800 800 110
- Submitting an Access Request Form to the NDIS via email
- Contacting your local NDIA office or Local Area Coordinator (follow this link)
You will need to answer some questions to confirm your eligibility and provide evidence of your disability as part of your application.
Follow this link for more information: How to Apply and Am I eligible for NDIS?
Additional information about NDIS
- Provider Compliance – Providers who deliver supports and services under the NDIS must operate and comply with relevant Australian laws, rules and regulations. Follow this LINK for more information.
- NDIS in Western Australia – The NDIS works with suitably experienced and qualified partner organisations to deliver local area coordination to Australians with disability. They are the face of the NDIS in the community. Follow this LINK for more information.
- Your rights and responsibilities – Anyone with access to NDIS funds must follow relevant Australian laws, rules and regulations. You have rights and responsibilities when choosing what supports you want to buy with your NDIS funds. Follow this LINK for more information.
- Using your plan – Once your plan is approved, you need to understand different budgets, who can help you start using your plan, and how your plan is managed. Follow this LINK for more information.
