NDIS Supported Independent Living (SIL)
CaRelief is an experienced SIL provider in South East Queensland, dedicated to empoweringindividuals with disabilities to live independently through personalised support. Contact us today to discuss your needs.
What is Supported Independent Living?
The term Supported Independent Living, otherwise known as SIL, refers to professional care provided to people who have a disability that need support to live independently. Whether a participant is to live on their own or in shared housing, SIL aims to boost their quality of life and freedom as much as possible.
Living support can include assistance with daily tasks and activities that may be difficult for a participant to complete on their own, including cooking meals, personal care tasks, medication management, help with transportation, support with social and recreational activities and more. CaRelief can assist with creating a personalised support plan by considering the participants living goals, needs, preferences and funding. The goal is for a participant with a disability to live independently whilst also building on their own living skills to enhance their daily life.
What are the Benefits of Supported Independent Living?
There are many benefits of NDIS supported living, but perhaps the most vital is the ability for people with disabilities to be supported to live as independently as possible. The goal of SIL is to provide people with disabilities with methods and techniques to establish their own unique lifestyle. Whether the participant has a recent or lifelong disability, CaRelief is able to provide them with the tools they need to live as happy and productive a life as possible.
Who is eligible for Supported Independent Living funding?
SIL services are available for people with disabilities under the age of 65 that qualify based on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) eligibility criteria for Supported Independent Living. You must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or have a protected special category visa and living in Australia.
Funding is based on assessing your disability support, housing needs, daily support needs and recommendations of your allied health professionals. If you're unsure if you qualify or if you need help applying,
contact us today.
What Support Services are offered under NDIS SIL?
The services provided under Supported Independent Living focus on teaching and empowering people with disabilities to maintain or develop the following skills:
- Personal Care - including support with bathing, grooming, dressing, personal hygiene and appearance
- Domestic Activities - including help with maintaining a clean home, laundry, preparation and cooking meals and other housework
- Health & Wellbeing - including assistance with medication management, health-related tasks and accompanying to medical appointments
- Community Participation - including support to access and engage in community services, events, social and recreational activities (including help with transportation)
- Budgeting & Financial Management - including help with managing finances, living expenses, budgeting and paying bills
- Communication & Social Skills - including assistance with developing and enhancing communication skills to maintain relationships
- Transportation - including support with planning and using public transport where applicable, arranging and coordinating transportation for appointments, activities and events
- Mobility & Transfers - including support with mobility aids, equipment and transfer and movement within and out of the home as required
Experienced SIL Provider
CaRelief, is a registered NDIS provider that was founded by Mel Pierre, who understands the complexities of NDIS based on her own personal experience with her mother. CaRelief cares about helping people learn how to live their best life with a disability. Our staff don't just do the tasks for the person, they empower the participant to learn to take care of themselves and accomplish tasks despite their disability, so they can develop and maintain essential life skills where possible.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our SIL Accommodation Locations
We provide SIL services for independent living in South East Queensland, Australia, which includes:
- Brisbane
- Ipswich
- Gold Coast
- Logan
- Redcliffe
- Sunshine Coast
Our SIL Inclusions
Our services include:
- Assistance with personal care tasks to allow your confidence to grow independently
- 24/7 personal care and supervision and support with personal safety and security
- Daily living tasks and skills development
- Support to do your food shopping and preparing healthy, mouth-watering meals
- Actioning behaviour support plans (if required)
- Bed transfers and feeding assistance (if required)
- Group activities and assistant in catching public transport to get you into the community. We also support you to make friends.
- Planning hobbies and activities for a balanced life inside and outside the home
- Medication management (if required) and support for medical appointments and health services
- Assistance with household tasks like cleaning and laundry
Types Of SIL Accommodation We Offer
Our team offers a wide range of accommodations including:
- Supported Independent Living (SIL)
All the basic everyday assistance provided including daily preparation, errand running, cooking, appointments, and transportation.
- Specialised Disability Accommodation (SDA)
We can help participants with extreme functional impairment or those who have very high support needs are covered under SDA to live more independently.
- Medium Term Accommodation (Emergency)
Sometimes, people just need some help for a little while. Our teams provides medium-term accommodation of generally up to 90 days to cover cases where you cannot move into your long term housing right away.
- Short Term Accommodation (STA) (Respite)
Similarly, our team offers short-term accommodation or respite support and accommodation for those who only need assistance for a brief period of time of up to 14 days.
Need some help accessing SIL?
If you need help accessing SIL, you need to apply for funding from NDIS first. If you already have funding included as part of your NDIS plan, then we can also help.
Applying For Disability Accommodation
If you believe you qualify for NDIS SIL, contact us today and we'll help you apply for NDIS and/or SIL Funding. We can help every step of the way, even prior to application. CaRelief have knowledge and experience at every step.
Accessing Supported Independent Living
Once your application for SIL funding has been approved by NDIS, you can get in contact with us. Here are the next steps that we cover with all our participants to help us best support you.
- Complete our contact us today to submit your enquiry.
- We'll gather further information from you.
- Assess whether we can help.
- Meet with you to discuss your needs further.
- Develop a service agreement.
- Collect additional information and permissions from you.
- Conduct an implementation meeting.
We are focused on finding the right fit for you - that balances the support required, the living arrangements that you need, along with accessing your local community and support services.
SIL Funding
Once your application for SIL funding has been approved by NDIS, CaRelief is here to help you determine your roster of care. This is broken down based on the number of hours of support, the ratio of support staff, intensity, types of supports and any irregular support each participant will need.
Client Success Stories
At CaRelief we have helped many participants over the years live a more fulfilling and independent life as much as possible.
Here's what one of our clients had to say about working with us...
“I really appreciate your efficiency and the way you look after both your participants and the service provider. I haven't seen this very often in the industry. Just thought I'd say that we'd be very happy to look after any of your participants' physiotherapy needs in the future.”
Shirley, Practice Manager, Breathe Physio and Pilates, Eight Mile Plains, Brisbane.
Our SIL Upcoming Vacancies
Our Filnders View property is available for Short Term Accommodation (STA), Supported Independent Living (SIL) capacity, Medium Term Accomodation and Specialised Disability Housing through CaRelief.
This property is within a six minute drive to Winston Glades Shopping Centre, five minutes to Cityhope Church and 10 minutes to Sandy Gallop Golf Club. Close to public transport, within 15 minutes to Riverlink Shopping Centre. Brothers Leagues Club is four minutes driving distance. Plenty of dog parks, restaurants, parks, shops and community activities.
For more information, please download the brochure PDF below.
Contact Us
If you or someone you love has a disability and needs assistance with accessing Supported Independent Living support,
contact our team of professionals for help. Our team will help find the best independent living options NDIS has to offer in South East Queensland.