Afford is Your NDIS Partner

Changes to the NDIS will give you greater choice and control over the services you want. We would like to be your partner through the NDIS to help support and guide you to achieve your goals.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is giving you more choice in the individualised supports you receive. Aligning with our core focus at Afford, the NDIS offers you a whole-of-life approach to support your needs to achieve your personal goals and aspirations.

We’re NDIS ready and you can trust us to be your partner to care for you on your journey.

We were there for you right from the beginning. We were a founding supporter of the grassroots campaign, ‘Every Australian Counts’ and provided both financial and operational support to convince the Commonwealth Government that a well-funded national disability scheme was necessary to Australians’ quality of life.

We are an active member of the leading industry body, National Disability Services (NDS) and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), with representation on major committees and regular interaction with other key disability service providers.

Moving to a more structured, nationally funded NDIS model and one that bases support on need, the NDIA will ensure that people receive the same opportunities regardless of the state in which they live. There is also increased funding for early intervention using insurance principles that look at the lifetime costs.

Governments will no longer provide funding to providers. Instead, every person with disability will have their own participant plan and be able to choose the provider/s of their choice. The NDIS already has a trial site in the Hunter region and an early transition site in Nepean Blue Mountains for 2,000 children and young people aged 17 and under. The NDIS will be progressively rolled out across NSW and operating state-wide by July 2018.

We continually review our extensive strategic plan to ensure that we improve on our preparedness for the NDIS with staff, clients, families and carers. During the past year, we have implemented and will continue to build on the following:

NDIS pre-planning workshops for clients, families/carers Review new IT systems to ensure effective reporting and invoicing for clients Refine quoting and service agreement processes/systems Provide participant supports 7 days per week Increased employment opportunities for staff Provide ongoing staff development to ensure our staff are well informed Continue to review our services ensuring best practice Offer a holistic service for whole-of-life Implement a client feedback and satisfaction survey across all support categories Introduction of recreation and leisure activities on weekends and evenings through Afford Getaways, Club Afford and Afford’s Community Hub (Cherrywood Village) offering a range of lifestyle supports and options Introduction of Coordination of Supports across all support categories Introduction of Afford’s Carer Support Program offering support to parents/carers Opening of our new Group Homes in Penrith providing daily living skills, health and wellbeing, accessing your local community and recreation/ leisure activities

You are unique and we are committed to being your NDIS partner and provide you with the knowledge, advice and services to make sure you receive individualised support to suit your needs.

• NDIS National Disability Insurance Scheme