What is the NDIS?

The NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) is an Australian government initiative designed to provide support and funding for individuals with permanent and significant disabilities. It was introduced to ensure that people with disabilities have access to the services, support, and resources they need to live more independently and participate fully in the community. The NDIS is now supporting over 646,000 participants with recent reports showing that the scheme is leading to significant improvements in returning to employment, improving community and social activities, and improving choice and control in people’s lives. Here at Home Physio Co., we can work with you to meet your physical goals and continue to live your best life!

There are 3 main categories for funding in the NDIS which are dependent on the participants needs and goals:

1. Core Supports

This category provides funding for essential and everyday activities. It covers:

  • Assistance with Daily Living: Support with personal care, household tasks, meal preparation, or supervision.

  • Transport: Support for travel to school, work, or community activities when a participant is unable to use public transport due to their disability.

  • Consumables: Everyday items such as continence products or wound care.

  • Assistance with Social and Community Participation: Support to engage in social, recreational, or community activities.

Funding in this category is generally flexible, meaning participants can use it across the different areas depending on their needs.

2. Capital Supports

This category provides funding for higher-cost items that participants need for long-term improvements in their living situations. These supports are generally for assistive technology or home and vehicle modifications and include:

  • Assistive Technology: Equipment like mobility aids (wheelchairs, walkers), communication devices, or specialized furniture.

  • Home Modifications: Structural changes to a home to ensure it meets the participant’s accessibility needs (e.g., installing ramps, widening doorways).

  • Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA): Funding for specialized housing designed to meet the needs of individuals with very high support requirements.

3. Capacity Building Supports

Capacity building supports are designed to help participants develop skills and improve their independence over time. These funds are generally allocated for specific purposes and cannot be transferred between categories. It includes:

  • Support Coordination: Helps participants to connect with providers and implement their NDIS plan.

  • Improved Living Arrangements: Assistance with finding and maintaining appropriate accommodation.

  • Increased Social and Community Participation: Building skills for engagement in social and community activities.

  • Finding and Keeping a Job: Employment-related support and training.

  • Improved Relationships: Services like behavior support or therapy to develop interpersonal skills.

  • Improved Health and Wellbeing: Funding for activities such as exercise or dietitian services.

  • Improved Learning: Support for education, skills development, or training.

  • Improved Daily Living: Therapeutic services, such as physiotherapy or occupational therapy to build everyday living skills.

  • Improved Life Choices: Support to manage finances and plan ahead.


Physiotherapy is usually funded under Capacity Building - Improved daily living.

Physiotherapy home visits for NDIS clients in Southern Adelaide

At Home Physio Co. we provide physiotherapy in the comfort of your own home to work towards your goals to build every day skills. We have experience working with stroke and other neurological conditions, amputees, pulmonary and musculoskeletal conditions and general reconditioning. We can:

  • Provide rehabilitation style approach with a focus on physically progressing clients towards their functional goals

  • Complete mobility assessments, recommendations, and training to family and carers

  • Develop individualized exercise programs

  • Assess and prescribe equipment such as mobility aids

  • Work on pain management and injury prevention

  • Contribute to report writing and progress updates to plan for future funding

  • Work closely with any other providers that are involved in your care (ie Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, Exercise Physiologists)

We can currently work with participants (adults) that are self-managed or plan managed!

What would an initial assessment look like?

  • Firstly, after the referral has been complete, we would reach out to book a time to visit you in your home

  • We would complete an initial assessment with you which may involve a chatting with you to get a good understanding of goals + your current function, we would complete a full physical assessment, complete outcome measures (baseline physical measures to monitor improvements), we would set up a service agreement, and then we would set up a treatment plan to work towards you goals!

  • We would discuss and book future appointments and agree on recommended frequency (depending on your needs, goals and budget)

Setting up a service agreement

A service agreement is a form that outlines what services you can expect from us as a provider, both of our rights and responsibilities, and a schedule of supports which outlines expected visits/funding that is required. The purpose is to ensure that both parties agree on the services that are to be provided and allows all information to be transparent. Service agreements are not lock in contracts and you can request changes or discontinue services at any time!

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