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    Stories, guides & ideas

    Plain-language NDIS resources from people who deliver supports every day — written for participants, families and support coordinators. New articles every fortnight.

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    Helping Haven blog

    Stories, guides & ideas

    Plain-language NDIS resources from people who deliver supports every day — written for participants, families and support coordinators. New articles every fortnight.

    How To Access Government Funded Support At Home For Parents

    How to Access Government-Funded Support at Home for Parents

    Are your ageing parents finding it hard to manage daily tasks at home, and you are not sure

    Understanding Home Care Packages For Seniors In Melbourne

    Understanding Home Care Packages for Seniors in Melbourne

    Are you trying to understand what a home care package is and how it can help your ageing

    Plan Management

    Plan-managed vs self-managed: which suits you?

    One of the very first decisions in your NDIS plan is how it will be managed. There are

    ndis support

    Your first week of NDIS supports — what to expect

    Starting NDIS supports for the first time is a big step. The plan has been approved, the provider’s

    Community Access

    15 community access ideas in Werribee

    One of the questions we get most often from new families in Werribee is: “What do people actually

    Assistance with Daily Living

    Building cooking skills with NDIS capacity building

    Cooking is one of the most popular capacity-building goals we work on at Helping Haven, and one of

    Topics we cover

    Daily living routines · Community access ideas by suburb · Capacity building skills · NDIS plan basics · Working with support coordinators · Cultural and identity-affirming care · The first week with a new support worker.

    Have a topic you’d like covered? Send us a message — many of our articles come from real questions families have asked.