Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)
Introduction
Brightside healthcare in partnership with Babel Developments, is in the process of building innovative Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) homes within the greater Sydney region.
These new homes are architecturally designed and custom-built, with benefits of privacy, social inclusion, and on-site support. The homes will feature a range of living options, including shared living and private two bedroom granny flats. Residents will be able to provide input into the personal design elements of their new homes.
SDA Housing Categories
There are four design categories for NDIS participants that meet SDA funding eligibility. All homes will offer 24/7 on-site care.
Improved Liveability
A shared home environment with two other house mates for people with sensory, intellectual, or cognitive impairment.
Fully Accessible
A home providing high-level physical access for people with significant physical impairment, shared with two other house mates.
Robust
A self-contained single occupancy villa for people with significant or profound intellectual disabilities to promote independence.
High Supports
A shared home with two housemates, with 24/7 support for people with high complex needs to feel safe and independent.
Features and Design
Shared living homes
- large private bedroom with built-in wardrobe
- a landscaped fenced backyard
- fully accessible kitchen and bathroom
- social and recreational spaces outdoors
- internal access from covered parking
- open plan living and dining areas with plenty of natural light
Built to be homely and easy to live in. Tailored for people with disability, it’s your new place to share with the ones you love.
Two Bedroom Granny Flats
- large private bedroom with built-in wardrobe and ensuite
- a private courtyard
- combined kitchen, living and dining area
- a kitchen with a sink, dishwasher, fridge, stove, oven
- a bathroom and laundry combination with ample room to navigate
Designed specifically to promote independent living, with on-site support available when you need it. It’s your new place to share with friends and family
Understanding Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)
We aim to provide all the information you need to find the right solution for your needs. If your question remains unanswered, don’t hesitate to contact us. We are more than happy to assist you with your Supported Independent Living enquiry.
Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) is a range of housing designed for people with extreme functional impairment or very high needs. SDA homes are constructed to be more accessible for you. They enable better or safer delivery of other supports you may need.
SDA funding is paid directly by the NDIA to SDA providers. SDA funding is for the cost of the home or building you live in. You will usually still need to pay rent or other personal costs to live in SDA. SDA doesn’t include the services or support you might get in that home.
If you don’t have SDA funding in your NDIS Plan, you’ll need to go through the NDIA’s Informing Housing Solutions process to be approved for SDA funding and support. Brightside Healthcare can provide you with information so you can discuss Informing Housing Solutions with your NDIS Planner.
When a participant is eligible for SDA the NDIA will provide that participant with an amount of funding. The NDIA considers the participant’s goals and preferences, and calculates the amount of SDA funding based on:
- Design category – determined by the participant’s support needs
- Dwelling type – determined by both the goals and needs of the participant to achieve those goals
- Location – determined by both the goals and needs of the participant, and which represents value for money.
The participant can then use that funding to find a dwelling to move into that is consistent with their goals and support needs. SDA funding is provided to a participant not a dwelling, and a participant can move from one dwelling to another.
IMPROVED LIVEABILITY
Housing that has been designed to improve ‘liveability’ by incorporating a reasonable level of physical access and enhanced provision for people with sensory, intellectual, or cognitive impairment, including people with blindness, deafness, or sensory processing disorder causing severe functional impairment.
The home environment has some additional design features for people with sensory, intellectual, or cognitive impairment in order to live more independently.
FULLY ACCESSIBLE
Housing that has been designed to incorporate a high level of physical access provision for people with significant physical impairment.
The home environment is designed for people with significant physical impairment, who experience an extreme or complete loss of the ability to perform one or more self-care or self-management functions. This can include mobility, eating, toileting, or managing their behavior.
The home environment provides a high level of physical access, which enables participants to maximize their independence and privacy.
ROBUST
Housing that has been designed to incorporate a high level of physical access provision and be very resilient, reducing the likelihood of reactive maintenance and reducing the risk to the participant and the community.
This model is built for people with significant or profound intellectual disabilities, Who regularly exhibit behaviours of concern (complex or challenging behaviours) that may impact the quality of life or physical safety of the individual and/or those around them.
The home environment helps to minimise the risk of injury for residents, minimise neighbourhood disturbances and can cope with heavy use. The home environment features adequate space and safeguards to support the needs of residents with complex behaviours.
HIGH PHYSICAL SUPPORTS
Housing that has been designed to incorporate a high level of physical access provision for people with significant impairment and requiring very high levels of support.
The home environment is designed for people with significant physical impairment (acquired brain injury (ABI), spinal cord injury, or progressive neurological disease i.e. MS) and require access to constant or immediately available support services for a large part of the day.
The home environment combines a high level of physical access with a 24/7 support service to enable people with complex support needs to feel safe and healthy, whilst promoting independence, choice and control.
When a SDA eligible participant moves into a dwelling that has been enrolled as SDA, the SDA provider can then claim against that participant’s NDIS SDA funding.
If you’d like to find out more about SDA funding and eligibility, please fill in the contact form below, and one of our team members will contact you to discuss your options further.
Let Brightside Healthcare help you with your SDA needs.
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