Services
Unified Care Support Services
Supported Accommodation
Unified Care Support Services provides a number of accommodation options for NDIS participants who require specialist housing solutions, our services and facilities are latest and properly designed to ensure complete satisfaction
According to your needs and requirement the following housing options are available
Supported Independent Living [SIL]: Unified Care support provides unparalleled Supported Independent Living (SIL) service in Melbourne. Our SIL service is available to people with disabilities to help them live as independently as possible. You are eligible to receive SIL support service if you live in a home with other people. This helps to cover the cost of the support staff in the house.
Unified Care’s SIL option offers you:
- Assistance with personal care and domestic cleaning
- Assistance to participate in social and community activities.
- Assists the residents organise household tasks like preparing food, cleaning etc.
- Assistance to learn new skills
- Manages and attend appointments with you
Independent Living Options [ILO]: Refers to the type of service where you can choose the accommodation you prefer and the supports you will need. This two-stage service lets you explore and design the supports you need and is an alternative to SIL and to group home services. You can also choose to share your home with friends or housemates too.
Medium Term Accommodation [MTA]: MTA is an intermediary support service where NDIS participants are preparing to move into a more permanent home. And awaiting a confirmed long-term accommodation vacancy.
It can last up to 90 days.
Short Term Accommodation [STA] : STA support service is funded for a short stay away from your usual accommodation. You can choose to live by yourself or in a group setting
It is provided for up to 14 days at a time
Respite Care: It is a support service that is available to you or your family when you need a break from your usual routine or in case of an emergency. It is time-limited and is available for a certain number of days in a year
Support Coordination
Unified Care Support Services have the best Support Coordination Team and our Support Coordination program helps you to identify and purchase the supports and services you need to achieve your goals We will work side by side with you to strengthen your ability to coordinate and utilize all the supports provided by your NDIS plan so that you can become an active member of the community.
Support connection – This support service builds your ability to connect with informal, community and funded supports – Generally provided by the LACs
Support coordination – This support service includes a support coordinator who will work with you to ensure coordination of various supports to increase your capacity to maintain relationships, manage service delivery tasks, live more independently and participate in your community.
Specialist support coordination – This is a higher level of support coordination for people whose situations are more complex and who need specialist support in getting rid of any barriers that may prevent access to your NDIS plan.
Assistance with Daily Living Life Skills
Unified Care’s Daily Living Life Skills program is designed to meet the needs of individuals and promote personal growth, independence and improving functional capacity. This program is customised for the individual to receive specific skills and social training so they can achieve their goals and aspirations or work towards them. Unified Care’s main focus is to promote independence by providing the necessary support and improve the confidence level by building on those meaningful and necessary life skills, program will be designed with the participant’s input and will be reviewed periodically.
This program is ideal for someone who wants to improve their Quality of life, Develop or improve daily living skills and social skills, manage their emotional and personal wellbeing, grab the opportunity to maintain their still or learn new skills to become more independent in their lives.
Unified Care’s Support Team will help you develop or maintain your daily living skills, at home and whilst you are out and about in the community.
Our services include but are not limited to:
- Personal Care
- Meeting Tenancy obligations
- Household chores
- Accessing Public Transport training
- Working on Fitness goals
- Budgeting
- Joining Social groups, Library or activities of your choice.
- Buying groceries
- Paying bills
- Looking after your health and fitness
Assistance with Daily Personal Activities
Assistance with Daily Personal Activities is a service that Unified Care Support Services offers to assist you with daily personal activities like showering, bathing, oral hygiene etc. Our dedicated and respectful staff are proficient in all aspects of personal care and we make sure that you look and feel your best. We work with you to ensure that you develop a regular personal hygiene routine, which is the most effective way to improve and maintain your health and improve your strength, balance and mobility.
Our services are available to you across a variety of settings- in the comfort of your own home, when you are living with family, when you are undertaking social, recreational, education or employment activities or when you are on vacation. Our personal care supports usually assist you with a number of goals, rather than one specific goal.We believe that maximising your independence and functional skills is an integral part of achieving your goals.
Our services include but are not limited to:
- Assistance with personal hygiene [ oral hygiene, bathing, dressing & personal grooming ]
- Assistance with toileting
- Assistance with eating and drinking
- Assistance with mobility and transferring ex: moving into and out of bed and moving on or off the toilet
- Attending appointments
- Basic first aid
- Bladder and Bowel Management and Menstrual care
Household Tasks
Unified Care Support Services provide support to enable you to live as independently as possible. We ensure that you live in a safe, healthy environment where you are comfortable and independent at all times.
Unified Care Support focuses on skill development, our experienced staff will assist you to learn new skills or to maintain your skills to promote independence and work towards achieving your short-term / long-term goals. If you have Core supports funding in your NDIS budget, there is flexibility for choosing supports that meet your individual needs with household tasks.
We assist you with the following tasks:
- Grocery shopping and meal preparation
- Personal hygiene: includes showering, dressing and grooming
- Meal Preparation
- Kitchen cleaning including sinks, taps and microwaves
- Budgeting
- Vacuuming and mopping floors
- Dusting and wiping surfaces
- Changing linen
- Laundry and ironing
- Lawn mowing and yard maintenance
- Cleaning toilets, showers and baths
Community Participation
Unified Care Support provides NDIS Services based in Melbourne, recreation and leisure activities are very important to every individual, being connected to our communities and participating in social activities contributes to quality of life, general wellbeing and also it helps with skill development and competencies.
Unified Care Support is dedicated to breaking down any barriers you may face to participate fully in society. We encourage and support you to go out and about, meet new people and try new things. We are here for you every step of the way, as you find your niche in society. We value your independence and celebrate every small step you take to achieve your goals and aspirations.
Our services include:
- Providing support while you participate in social groups or socialize with friends
- Support you as you attend classes, camps or vacation activities
- Going to the bank or post office
- Visiting the local library with you
- Attending personal development courses
- Movies / Music concerts
- Joining a Gym / sporting club
- Attending community or social events
- Going to health and medical appointments
- Transport to and from an activity
- Joining a group ex: Dance, Arts and Crafts.
Community Nursing
Our community nursing care services designed to meet your clinical and personal needs so participants can lead a healthy and general lifestyle
With a person-centered approach to care, you can be sure that your independence and general lifestyle will improve, and you will require less hospital visits.
Our Community Nursing Care include:
- Medication administration/supervision
- Continence care and management
- Overnight nursing care
- General Nursing Services
- Development of Care Plans
- Respiratory support
- Assessment & Ongoing Professional Support
- Case Management
- Catheter care and management
- Palliative support
- General Care after admission to hospital
- Dementia management
- Education for clients and support networks etc.
- Wound care
- Stoma care