Core Supports & Capacity Building Services
Within your NDIS plan depending on the level of support you require you will have funding for Core Supports or Capacity Building.
Here at CSS, we offer a great number of services that come under that funding to help support your needs, this includes:
- Access community, social, recreational and activities
- Drop-in support & skill development
- Accommodation or tenancy
- Assistance with self-care
- House and yard maintenance, house cleaning and other household activities
Access community, social, recreational and activities
The purpose is to help you take part in Social & Recreational activities within your community. CSS provides these activities or gets you involved within a centre or in the community. We create groups of people of the same age and who are of interest in the same things. These activities run on weekdays and weekends.
We can deliver activities individually or in a group, depending on your needs:
Recreational and Leisure activities - Going to the movies, ten-pin bowling, fishing
Social and Group activities for all ages - Pub outings, Dancing, Drama, Park Visits, Barbeques
Personal interest activities - art, beauty, cooking, computers, craft, games
School holidays programs, or support holidays - Visiting local tourist attractions, out-of-town holidays
Drop-in support & skill development
CSS can provide regular drop-in support to adults with a disability who live in their own homes and in-home training for general life skills to increase their independence. We provide a range of different support items to build everyday life skills.
CSS can help with:
Money management – support in budgeting, paying bills and banking;
Relaxation and leisure activities – support in accessing social and safety
Personal life – support in making and keeping medical appointments, self-care healthy eating, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle;
Household living – support in cooking, cleaning, shopping and personal accommodation
Community access – support to access your community depending on your needs and wishes
Vocational and employment support – community workers can help you maintain your lifestyle and to access your vocation and employment;
Social skills -supports in relationships, self-esteem, communication, self-advocacy, making decisions and choices, your rights and responsibilities
Accommodation or tenancy
A capacity-building support – CSS can assist and provide guidance, support and prompt you with decisions and/or undertake on your behalf, activities to ensure they obtain or retain appropriate accommodation.
Assistance with self-care
This is in the Core Support of your NDIS plan. It includes helping and supervising personal daily tasks to support you to live as independently as possible. We provide these supports to individuals in a range of environments including your own home or out in the community.
House and yard maintenance and/or house cleaning and other household activities
CSS has all you need to get your House and Yard up to scratch and keep it there, this can be funded through your NDIS Plan or Home Care Package. Whether it's a spring clean, or weekly cleaning, a yard clean up or a regular service to maintain your yard and gardens we can help.
Cost of Core Supports & Capacity Building
The cost depends on the number of care services you need, your income, and your eligibility for government subsidies.
We will be able to help you with this during the assessment process, however, our competitive rates start at $41 per hour (inclusive of GST).
CSS also offers a fee-for-service for those who may not be able to access funding at reasonable rates. Services can be delivered by themselves or as a package if you require more than one service type.
