How can allied health providers help people with a disability?
There are numerous ways that therapy with allied health professionals can support individuals on their journey to optimal quality of life, independence, and wellbeing. Please see here and/or click the specific discipline below for more information:
How are allied health services funded?
All of the services offered by our allied health professionals will fall under the “Capacity Building” purpose/section of our Participant’s support budget, which is to enable our Participants to build their independence.
Capacity Building supports can be further categorized into outcome domains of Daily Living (Support Category 15) and Health and Wellbeing (Support Category 12), dependent upon the allied health discipline.
If a Participant has funding allocated to these support categories, they can access allied health services from our team. If their current support budget is allocated to other support categories and they would like to receive support from allied health professionals, changes can be made at their next plan review meeting.
Alternatively, our Participants may be able to access funding from a different purpose/section of their support budget to fund an assessment and detailed report to increase their access to allied health services. To find out more, please don’t hesitate to contact us on (07) 4065 8000 and/or [email protected] and we can direct you to who best to speak to regarding this.
Can Thriving Lives Co. help people with a disability get funding through the NDIS?
Our therapists’ expertise in assessment and detailed report writing allows our team to advocate for our Participant’s need for funding to access allied health services in addition to other types of services that will support that individual to achieve their goals and improve their health, independence, and quality of life.
We have expertise in conducting our assessments and writing our reports in a way that best provides the evidence the NDIS planner responsible for our Participant’s future plan needs to make their decisions regarding funding allocations. This report will outline the functional limitations and impact the Participant’s disability has upon their own, and their wider support system’s, daily lives.
It doesn’t matter whether our Participants already have an existing NDIS plan or not, our therapists can support them to receive their first plan, and/or to receive the reasonable and necessary amount of funding in subsequent plans, regardless of the timing of their planning review meeting.
If you, or someone you know, is in need of support to obtain the appropriate funding in your/their first or next NDIS plan, please don’t hesitate to contact us on (07) 4065 8000 and/or [email protected].
The following is further information directly from the NDIS website.
Allied health providers provide evidence, assessments and reports that inform access and planning decisions made by NDIA delegates (planners) under the NDIS Act.
Allied health providers may:
- Refer people to information about who can access the NDIS
- Provide supporting evidence as part of an access request, including evidence that the person has or is likely to have a permanent disability
- Provide copies of reports or assessments that describe the extent of the functional impact of the disability.
How can people with a disability get support from Thriving Lives Co.?
If an individual already has an NDIS plan and is ready to receive support, they can complete either the appropriate referral form via the link below, or can contact us on (07) 4065 8000 and/or [email protected], depending on communication preferences.
Quality, Safeguards, and Feedback
All Participants within the NDIS have the right to be treated fairly, feel and be safe, and receive quality service from their service provider.
Speaking up when they feel unsafe with their provider or are not happy with the quality of services from their provider is important for improving services for themselves and for others.
This may involve speaking with their provider first to see if the provider can put things right, and if not, they should not hesitate to contact the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission via their website.
Regarding our service provision at Thriving Lives Co., to make a complaint, provide feedback, or to obtain a copy of our Complaints and Feedback Policy please contact us on (07) 4065 8000 and/or [email protected].
For more information and a copy of the NDIS Code of Conduct please see the NDIS website and the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission website.
