Social and Community Participation 🏘👫

At Rural Lifestyle Options Australia, we enable you to meet your NDIS goals by supporting you to participate in activities of your choice in your local community.

Socialisation and community participation are essential to our overall health and well-being. Under this service, this is front of mind for our Lifestyle Support Workers who can support you to try new things, get out and about, visit new or familiar places and meet new people.

The benefits associated with being an active part of your community are limitless. We proudly deliver a tailored service supporting your involvement and connection with your community. ___________________ To learn more about how Rural Lifestyle Options Australia can support you or your loved one under the NDIS, please visit www.rloa.org.au/socialandcommunity

NDIS and your eligibility!

Have you or a loved one considered applying for support to help you to achieve your goals through the National Disability Insurance Scheme? Also known as the NDIS. We all know the NDIS can be a little overwhelming, so in today’s blog, we will be helping you understand what the exact criteria are for NDIS eligibility.

The NDIS is based on several criteria: age, residence, and disabilities. In addition to this, specific requirements apply for children aged 0-6 as well as those with psychosocial disabilities.

To break this subject down, the eligibility checklist looks similar to the following questions…

AGE REQUIREMENT:

Q1: Are you aged between 7 and 65?

These questions are asked under the NDIS requirements; if you are over the age of 65, you are not eligible to apply for NDIS support due to the scheme's principles.

Although it is stated that if you have received NDIS support before turning 65, you can continue receiving them after turning 65 and beyond.

RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Q2: Are you an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or Protected Special Category Visa holder?

Q3: Do you live in Australia?

It is essential to know that these residence requirements apply when a person uses the NDIS and continue to apply when you are a participant. It is worth noting that if you stop meeting residency requirements, access to your NDIS may be cancelled.

DISABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Q4: Do you have a disability caused by a permanent impairment? This can include intellectual, cognitive, neurological, sensory, physical, or psychosocial.

Q5: Do you usually need disability-specific support to complete daily life activities

For NDIS eligibility, the potential participant must be living with a disability that affects the ability to perform everyday activities such as communication, social interaction, learning, mobility and even self-care.

EARLY INTERVENTION REQUIREMENTS

Q6: Do you need some support now to reduce your future need for help?

Q7: Do you need some support now for your family to build their skills to help you?

Early Intervention aims to provide support for a child with a developmental delay or disability within their early years to help them achieve the best outcomes to develop their full potential while reducing the likelihood of needing ongoing support in the future.

Now we have gone through all the questions and provided a little more insight into the meanings behind these questions, if you’ve answered yes to the following questions and believe you may be eligible for NDIS, it is time to apply for the NDIS with an access request form. If you need assistance applying for the NDIS, our friendly Business Development Officers offer this service free of charge.

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Suppose you want to know more about accessing support or understand your eligibility better. In that case, you can speak directly to one of our Rural Lifestyle Options Australia specialists by calling 1300 032 175 today!

Daily Activities 🧹🧺

At Rural Lifestyle Options Australia we enable you to meet your NDIS goal by supporting you to live independently in your home or shared living arrangements through our tailored Daily Activities service.

Our friendly Lifestyle Support Workers can support you with activities such as getting ready for your day, personal care, cleaning your home, maintaining your garden, attending appointments and more.

We believe that big and small everyday tasks shouldn’t be a barrier to maintaining your independence! These supports are provided individually and designed to assist you in living as independently as possible. A Lifestyle Support Worker in various settings, including your home, can deliver this service. ___________________ To learn more about how Rural Lifestyle Options Australia can support you or your loved one under the NDIS, please visit www.rloa.org.au/dailyactivities

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