Core Supports
What is
core supports?
Your Core support budget is the most flexible, and includes four categories of support:
- Consumables (e.g. purchasing everyday use items such as continence aids)
- Daily Activities (e.g. assistance with self-care activities during the day or evening)
- Assistance with Social and Community Participation (e.g. supports to enable you to engage in social or recreational activities)
- Transport (e.g. if you are unable to use public transport because of your disability).
Daily Activities
Choice and control
Our Support Workers can assist you with personal and household tasks including:- Dressing
- Personal hygiene
- Bathing and showering
- Shaving and grooming
- Moving around your home
- Urinary care and bowel care
- Toileting & continence management
- Assist with home therapy program as prescribed
- Assisting with hoists and transfers
- Helping you to get in and out of bed and move around the house
- Domestic assistance and cleaning
- Laundry
- Meal planning and Preparation / or / Assistance with mealtime
Community Access
Supporting participants in the community to connect and engage in social activities or attend appointments.
Supporting participants with their goals, to build or maintain independence to remain in their own home and the community.
Social activities and community engagement, such as:
- Providing assistance and transport to attend medical appointments
- Providing assistance and transport to attend social activities
- Building independent and capacity to access transport and community activities
- Assist with researching and attending social activities in the community.
- In home social support
Our Core Values
Individuality
We will always put you first, encouraging you to reach your potential
Relationship
We are a small and understanding organisation keen to listen and communicate to build positive and respectful relationships
Simplicity
Our team is knowledgeable whilst resourceful, remaining imaginative and focused on individuals
Integrity
We will be honest and forthcoming with our approach whilst remaining ethical and accountable
Appreciation
We will acknowledge and applaud your achievements. We will respect and recognise your feedback