All about accessing NDIS Nursing Services
The NDIS participants can access the support and services they require to live independently. The NDIS participant can choose and pay for the support and services out of their individually allocated funds, based on their personal goals.
Can NDIS fund nursing services?
Yes! NDIS can fund the Capacity-Building Nursing Support. Some of this support can include:
· Providing in-home nursing care services
· Providing medication administration or wound management training to the nurse to enable you, your family, or support worker.
· Conducting assessment to help you know the type and level of services that you may need or require etc
All the NDIS-funded nursing services however
· Must be related to your disability
· Must contribute to your long-term wellbeing
· Must be delivered by the NDIS nurses
· Must be time-limited
On the other hand, NDIS will not fund the NDIS nursing services if they are:
· Funded by your state health care system or any other alternate program
· The support is not directly related or relevant to your disability
· Does not fall in the capacity-building category.
Some tips to help you access NDIS Nursing Services:
Prepare Beforehand and gather Evidence:
You may have heard a lot that you must prepare beforehand for your meeting where NDIS plan development will take place. This is crucial and you must be prepared.
Before the meeting, you must spend time about thinking the nursing support you require. You must consider your current nursing support needs and the support you are likely to need in the future. You must link these supports on the bases of:
· How they can improve your everyday life
· Why do you exactly need it
· How they can help you build your capacity.
This way, you can easily gather evidence. You can also talk t your support coordinator for additional assistance.
You will need to be flexible:
When it comes to NDIS support, you will need to be more flexible and consider various things. For instance, what may have been working for another person may not work for you.
Similarly, you may have received nursing service from a specific agency or nurse before but it does not mean that only that agency/nurse can provide it.
You need to be flexible in terms of nursing care. And for this, you can plan a meeting with your support coordinator. The support coordinator can help you explore your options and find the most suitable one.
Open and Clear Communication:
When the day of the NDIS plan meeting arrives, make sure you openly and clearly communicate your nursing needs. You must make sure to provide all the evidence you have gathered before.
Also, take someone with you if possible. It can be your family member, friend, or even the support coordinator. This person will support you and help you remember and communicate things clearly.
Conduct a thorough review:
A review will help you make sure that your needs/goals are actually aligning with your NDIS plan/funding. This will also help you ensure that your NDIS nursing services are falling into the right category which is capacity-building; under the “improved daily living skills”
Never hesitate to ask for help:
There can be times when:
· You become unable to find the right words to express yourself
· You may be living with a specific disability making it difficult for you to communicate your needs
· You may even be unhappy with the way your plan is turning out to be
· Your plan may be lacking the necessary nursing support.
There can be so many reasons that can make you unable to communicate your needs. No matter the reason if you are unable to communicate your needs, ask for help. You can ask for help from your family, friends, support coordinator, or even service provider.
