Everything You Should Know About Short-Term Accommodation With Respite Care

Posted by Madeline White on July 12th, 2023

Sometimes your carers need a break too, and you need a change too! Support for temporary living away from home is provided by short-term housing, which includes respite. Funding for short-term housing may be used for a break to help you and your carers. This allows your caretakers to take a brief break from their work. This is where short-term accommodation and respite care play a crucial role in helping NDIS participants live away for a short period. 

Let us delve deep into respite short term accommodation in Sydney -

What Does Short-Term Accommodation Offer?

Short-term accommodation with respite care offers the following services -

• Personal care
• Accommodation 
• Food
• Personal and social activities
• Group activities
• One-on-one assistance

How Does NDIS Manage Funds for Short-Term Accommodation?

Short-Term accommodation assistance usually comes under NDIS programmes for daily living assistance. The complete amount of money you get here is for the support you need. Your STA funding also directly depends on your unpaid support staff member. For instance, the more help they give, the more annual breaks they require. Based on their breaks, you will get more STA money for your temporary housing.  

Multiple Use of Short-Term and Respite Care

You can use such facilities and services for multiple reasons. They are -

• Respite care, also known as residential respite care or community respite care, is a brief break for carers and the persons they are caring for. This is ideal if ongoing, continuous carer support is required for most daily duties.
• Elderly persons who require assistance with daily activities but want to put off or at least delay using long-term care and support services are supported by short-term restorative care.  
• Transition care helps patients recuperate and regain independence more quickly following a hospital stay.  It is customised for each person's requirements and can be provided in their own home, the community, an assisted living facility, or a combination of these places. 

If you are an NDIS participant looking forward to changing your surroundings, seek respite care or short-term accommodation services. Give yourself and your carer a much-needed break with respite care!