Individual Support Packages provide a range of supports to people with a disability, their families, caregivers and communities to better enable them to achieve their goals and aspirations. Individual Support Packages are funded by the Department of Human Services to assist people to:
- Live independently in their own home.
- Remain living in their own home
- Increase or maintain maximum independence
- Move to more independent living arrangements
- Make social connections and participate in community activities
Support may include:
- Direct individual support in the home to maximise independence
- Access to essential aids and equipment
- Social and recreational support in the community
Individual Planning
The planner works with the person with a disability and their support network to explore access to informal, formal and specialised disability supports and develops a detailed plan specifically for that person.
Individual Support Packages provide assistance for the development of new skills or help with:
Independent living support such as cooking, menu planning, laundry, managing household finances, decision making, day-to-day problem solving and conflict resolution.
Personal care - Bathing, hygiene, toileting, grooming, dressing in the person's home.
Community participation - local community recreation, leisure and cultural activities, using community facilities and services such as banks, shops and libraries and social interaction with others in the community.
To find out more about access to this service and eligibility, please contact South West Support