Drop in Support

What is Disability Housing and Support Initiative (DHASI)?

Our DHASI services are located in the Mittagong area, covering the Southern Highlands region. We work in partnership with Housing NSW, and NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC).

The DHASI program enables people we support to develop skills so that they may be able to live relatively independent lives.

Who is eligible for DHASI?

To be eligible for this program, you must be:

• Aged 18 and above 
• Assessed by ADHC as having an intellectual disability or acquired brain injury
• Able to live independently in a community housing setting
• Able to live alone or in a shared accommodation setting with limited day support
• Eligible for social housing
• Ambulant and do not require high levels of physical support

What type of assistance is offered through the DHASI program?

Whether they live in their own accommodation or acquire housing through our DHASI program, the people we support develop a range of skills so they can live independently with drop-in support.

Support can be provided in the following areas:

• Personal Care
• Develop Health Care plans
• Meal planning and preparation
• Home care skills
• Shopping
• Independently accessing the community
• Independently accessing transport
• Financial management planning

What type of outcomes can I expect from receiving DHASI support?

• Living safely in the community
• Healthy lifestyles
• Increased life skills to maintain living independently
• Independent community participation
• Independent decision making skills
• Healthy cultural, religious and social networks

To find out more about Ability Options support services please call 02 4722 6523 Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm. Alternatively click on the link below, fill in your details and we will get in touch with you soon.

What is ILDIS?

Our Independent Living Drop-In Support program (ILDIS) provides each of our clients with up to 35 hours of direct support per week to assist and support them to live independently in their home and in their community.

Our ILDIS program has been running since late 2009 in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie areas.

With a dedicated and professional team of Support Workers, our ILDIS program offers our clients a person centred, goal focused, skill development program to enable, support and enhance their independent lifestyle.

We provide drop-in support, either in your home or in the community, up to 35 hours per week, one-on-one support, 7 days a week.

A program as unique as you are

Our program is tailored to suit each individual. We take the time to listen to what your hopes, dreams and goals are to an independent future and we support you to plan how to get there. We provide our clients skill development to enable them to live the most independent life they can. Some skills that our Support Workers can assist you with developing might be; cooking, household cleaning and maintenance, grocery shopping, budgeting, getting to and from places, medication needs, medical and specialist appointments and accessing your local community.

We understand that from time to time things change and may pop up at the last minute. We pride ourselves as being a flexible support team in order to provide our clients with the highest level of service possible to suit their needs. We have a range of clients that utilise our service in individual ways, from a structured routine of drop-in support to calling to arrange support when required - we don’t mind, as long as it works for you!

We embrace individuality, change and flexibility. We are dedicated to supporting you to achieve your goals, assisting you to develop and build your independent living skills so that you can live your life the way you want!

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What is drop in support?

Our Individualised drop in support services is a FREE program that can support adults in receipt of a Disability Support Pension living independently in the community. The program offers individualised support that addresses the multiple needs of the Client from a range of services providers. Our support services can assist you in your home and/or in the your local community.

What type of assistance does the Individualised drop in support include?

Our indiviualised drop in support service can assist you with:

How long can Individualised drop in support be provided?

This program can be provided for a period of no more than 12 months based on a person's individual needs. If this time period is not sufficient or you find your circumstances change, you can always re-apply for the service later on down the track

How can I access individualised drop in support?

Contact our Individualised Drop in Support Coordinator on 02 8811 1777  Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm. From there we can assist you with your referral paperwork and arrange an initial interview.

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