Supported Independent Living (SIL)
Supported Independent Living (SIL) is the support and supervision of daily tasks so you can develop essential skills and live as independently as possible. SIL services are provided to participants at home, whether it’s their home or a private rental. We tailor our service to your needs and can provide as little or as much support as you request.
Cairns Better Care gives you total control and choice that allows you to manage what supports your receive and when you receive it. Supports can fit-in with your lifestyle without causing any inconveniences. We can create a schedule with you to book-in times of the day or week you require assistance and we will roster suitably qualified support staff to drop-in to provide specific support at specific times or if you have complex needs we can have support staff available to you at all times.
Assistance provided to a participant will be included as part of their plan depending on the level of support they require to live independently in the housing option of their choice. Everyone with mental illness and disabilities are unique and therefore has different support requirements.
There are three levels of support that SIL is funded under by the NDIS:
- Lower needs – not usually 24/7. Includes supervision of living arrangements.
- Standard needs – 24/7 support. Includes assistance and supervision of most daily tasks, and Support Worker overnight sleepovers.
- Higher needs – 24/7 active support, including overnight. Includes frequent with managing challenging behaviours that require positive behaviour support, assistance with daily tasks.
Respite
An environment to relax, build skills and give family members a break.
Respite is a form of in-home support funded by the NDIS that is designed to give carers a break from their regular caregiver duties, whether it’s only for a couple of hours, overnight, a weekend or even a few weeks. Melbourne Disability Services are here support you and your family. Even though carer’s enjoy and take great pride in providing care to family members it can be overwhelming for primary caregivers without some form of respite.
Respite is provided to give carers a break, however, respite can be very beneficial to the individual receiving the care as it enables them to be more independent and achieve their goals in a supported environment and also provides the opportunity for them to socialise by meeting new people, try out different activities, adapt to new environments and much more.
If you are the primary care giver for an individual and need a break from time to time so you may attend to your tasks on you own, contact us to find out how we can support you.
You can be confident that your family member is safe and in professional hands!