Want to learn more about accessing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) – Primary & Community Care Services (PCCS) is qualified to help you!
PCCS is an Approved NDIS Provider offering specialist care and coordination services for:
We are here to assist you in making a decision about whether you may want to apply for support under the NDIS.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a new way of funding eligible people to purchase supports to increase their independence, manage their everyday tasks, and to achieve their goals and aspirations.
The NDIS does this by working with individuals to develop an ‘individually funded package’ or ‘NDIS plan’. When an NDIS plan is being developed, individuals choose the type of supports they need to purchase and who they purchase those supports from.
There are various people and organisations involved at the different stages of your NDIS journey. Some of the people might be friends, family, health professionals, community workers, social workers and carers. They may be able to help provide evidence to support your application. It’s your choice as to who will be involved and to what extent.
The National Disability Insurance Agency, Local Area Coordinators and support providers are essential to the process and will be involved to varying degrees in your NDIS journey.
Before you start the process of collecting evidence, applying for the NDIS and developing an NDIS plan, you may be asking yourself “How does the NDIS work, in practice, for me?”
It works by helping you to identify the supports you need to live a fulfilled life and to reach your goals and aspirations. It gives you choice and control about what your supports look like – it’s not a one-size-fits-all approach.
You can choose who provides your supports and when they provide it, and you can choose how involved you want to be in hiring and managing your support providers.
At the planning stage you will work with your Local Area Coordinator and develop your NDIS plan.
This will include identifying the supports you need to increase your social and economic participation, manage your everyday tasks, and achieve your goals and aspirations.
In the planning stage meetings and conversations with your Local Area Coordinator, feel free to include and involve anyone who you think can help you. They may be able to assist you in generating ideas; identifying the best supports to be included in your NDIS plan, or advising on the best way to have your NDIS plan managed.
Your NDIS Plan will include the number of hours for each type of support you need and the cost of this. The NDIS has a price guide that shows the maximum amount the NDIS will pay for each type of support provided.
At this stage, you will also think about and decide on how you want your NDIS plan to be managed. There are different options and it is important to review the different option available. PCCS can help you understand this and also provides Plan Management services.
Once your NDIS plan is developed, it will be submitted to the NDIA for approval. If approved, the next stage is the implementation stage.
To apply for the NDIS you will need to complete an Access Request form. This form will ask you to provide evidence of your disability. You can obtain an Access Request form by calling the NDIS on 1800 800 110.
When applying for the NDIS, you may want to involve people/organisations who can advise you on the type of evidence you will need to include in your application and to help you collect it.
Who can help you determine what evidence you may need?
Once you have the evidence that you need, you will be able to complete and submit an Access Request form with the evidence you have collected. If you are accepted, you will next need to develop an NDIS plan.
At the implementation stage you will work with your Local Area Coordinator and anyone of your choice to identify and purchase your supports.
Once you have decided on your supports, generally Service Agreements are prepared and signed by all parties involved. Who signs these depends on which plan management option you have decided works best for you.
Twelve months after your first NDIS plan is implemented, you’ll meet with your Local Area Coordinator to review your plan and adapt it if it’s not meeting your current needs. After the first year, your plan will be reviewed every two years unless there’s something that needs changed before then.
