To date, Plan Managers have had the reasonable and necessary checklists, ensuring that any expenditure: Is related to the participants disability;assists to meet goals;encourages community participation;is effective; anddoes not replace other established community supports. Now, with the release of the NDIS Plan Management guide, Plan Managers are being encouraged to hang up the checklists, and [...]
Australia is leading the world in giving care recipients choice and control over the types of services they need and the care providers they seek to help them achieve their goals Although the government provides the funds and has formally handed over decision making to the recipients of care services, one thing they cannot do [...]
With the increasing funding behind NDIS and Aged Care, demand for carers is at an all-time high. As a result carers are often in the position to choose their own clientele, opting to be selective regarding the customers they service. Individuals backed by government funding in desperate need of services can often find themselves with [...]
The introduction of the NDIS, along with the various forms of payment types (Agency, Plan Management and Self-Management) has limited guidance on many aspects of governance for the industry. This has left organisations to develop their own processes, which can often leave gaps and fall short of best practice. Let’s look at the three payment [...]
We're constantly striving to increase the governance around care payments while continuing our mission to simply, if not totally eliminate administration burdens from all involved in care. Approvals are a “necessary” burden! (Look out for our next blog post on Best Practice NDIS Payment Governance). Our goal is to make this as easy as possible [...]
