Understanding Person-Centred Care At For Care, person-centered care is more than just a buzzword – it’s our guiding principle. It means recognising that each individual has unique needs, preferences, and aspirations. Person-centered care shifts the focus from the disability to the person, ensuring that support services are tailored to their individuality, and that their voice … Read more
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Ronan’s Story At 22, Ronan is a young man grabbing life with both hands. Getting out and exploring, taking train trips to the Gold Coast, weekend getaways, and even attending the huge Ed Sheeran stadium concert in Brisbane! Yet this is all in complete contrast to the way Ronan lived just a few short years … Read more
At eighteen, Kristian is a young man with his eyes firmly fixed on all the independence and freedom that adulthood brings. There are big steps to take, but he knows that with the support of For Care, he always has people on his team, who have his back, and are with him every step of … Read more
What is Supported Independent Living? Supported Independent Living, or SIL, is a type of NDIS-funded Home and Living support, that helps people with disabilities to live as independently as possible. With SIL, you’re supported at home by your own dedicated team of support workers. This often includes overnight care – so someone is always there, … Read more
SIL and SDA: What’s the difference? Getting to know the world of disability support, the names of the various services, and what they all mean, can be confusing! One question we often hear is “what is the difference between SIL and SDA?” Both relate to support to live independently at home, but they’re actually two … Read more
What does SIL funding cover? One of the great things about For Care’s disability support, whether at home or in the community, is how it empowers you and helps you become more independent. For Care provides caring, capacity-building disability support at home and in the community, including Supported Independent Living (SIL). Your support workers are … Read more
Guide to NDIS Disability Accommodation terms When you’re navigating the NDIS and the supports available, it can feel like you need to learn another language! There’s a lot of jargon, and a lot of acronyms – no wonder it feels confusing. Here we explain a few of the terms relating to disability accommodation and living … Read more
Benefits of Supported Independent Living For people with high disability care needs, who need support most or all of the time, NDIS-funded Supported Independent Living (SIL) is a great way to access reliable support in the comfort of home. It means you have the peace of mind of around-the-clock disability support, while maintaining your independence, … Read more

