Selecting an appropriate Supported Independent Living (SIL) provider is like a nightmare that you might think you have committed a crime especially at a time when the best thing is to ensure that you or your loved one lives as an independent adult. SIL is not simply a service but a certain way to become independent, self-develop and lead a better life. In this blog we will advise you to simplify what to consider and how to make a sound decision when choosing a SIL accommodation.
What is supported independent living (SIL)?
Supported Independent Living (SIL) is an assistance that is funded under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). It gives specialized assistance to the individuals with disabilities to see that they live as independently as possible. SIL services commonly involve assistance regarding day-to-day activities, skills development in discovering ways of life, linking to community resources as well as encouraging socialization.
The SIL plans are flexible, and they may include the living in shared housing with other participants or living in a housing unit and receiving the one-on-one support. Such flexibility ensures that the service can address different needs, and this becomes a crucial aspect of the NDIS among people who want to become independent.
Calculation of important Information bearing in mind factors to consider when selecting a Sil provider.
There is a multitude of factors to be taken into consideration to come to the right choice in terms of the right SIL provider. These are the important points to remember:
1. Realizing Your Needs and Goals
The needs of everyone are different. The first step is to evaluate the support needs that you have currently and what your immediate and long-term objectives are. Take, for instance, do you require some help with doing the cooking and cleaning or are you in need of something to support you in developing the social skills? Knowing these needs will assist you to choose a provider with personal aspirations.
2. Qualification and experience of the provider
It is important that a reputable provider of SIL is registered with the NDIS and its previous record demonstrates quality of the provision of the support. Make sure that they are the right people to serve you with their well-qualified, trained, and experienced staff. Proposals with a lot of experience in designing individual support plans may be especially useful.
3. Services Offered Range
Various providers present dissimilar amounts of assistance. Seek a provider which is flexible and has a large scope of service. This can be manifested in helping them in their day-to-day lives, providing them with therapy services or even employment. To be successful in the long run, you have to have a provider that can easily expand to suit your changing needs.
4. Access and Place Of Location
The address of housing options on the provider should be considered. Do they have proximity with your family, friends or community facilities? It also has to be easy to get there; the living environment has to support any physical need you might have.
5. Reliability and Relation
A SIL provider will play a large part in your everyday routine, and it is necessary to feel relaxed with their staff and operations. Seek out providers with an emphasis on cultural and personal matching, and make the communication style that they use accommodating to you. The treasure is a provider that hears you and pays prompt attention to your concerns.
6. Compliance and Transparency
Select a provider, which is forthcoming with their policies including the safety measures, privacy or even participant rights. They must meet all the NDIS quality standards and must also have an explicit feedback and complaints mechanism. This openness creates trust and gives responsibility.
Guidelines on how to assess SIL Providers
After determining your requirements and objectives, you can go through the procedure of approaching any SIL providers as follows:
- Research and Shortlist: Search/research online providing registered providers in your region and go through reviews or testimonials left by other participants and families.
- Plan tours: Take tours of the facilities provided by the provider in order to have a personal glance of their living accommodations as well as their services.
- Meet the Team: Make an effort to meet the staff and inquire about his/her experience, support mechanisms, and the way he/she takes care of the participants.
- Ask the Right Questions: Additional questions to ask would include staff-to-participant ratios, emergency procedures and how they are to address individualized support plans. Make no excuse to enquire anything in which you are interested.
Common Errors to keep away
These are the pitfalls to take into consideration when selecting a SIL provider:
- Concentrating on Cost: Cost is a critical element that, however, should not be given the only attention. What is much more important is quality of care and its adherence to your goals.
- Cutting off the Participant of Decisions: Never push the person needing help out of any decision-making procedures. They should be comfortable and given what they want.
- Ignoring Future Needs: Select a provider that can scale to your needs as time goes by. A long-term planning secures the future.
Here is Your Way to manifest Independence
Taking the option of the appropriate Supported Independent Living provider is a massive decision and it would significantly affect your independence and your quality of life. There are ways to help you find an NDIS Support Services provider who can help you succeed. The provider must agree with your goals and advocate through researching providers, assessing their needs, and asking the correct questions.
Spend your time, engage the individual who needs help into making the decision, and there is no need to feel inhibited to request assistance or consult professionals or fellow participants of NDIS. The process of selecting the most fitting SIL provider is a kind of journey, and although this is not an easy process, it would guide towards a bright and more independent future.
Author Bio
Name of the authors: Joshua Cook
Bio: Josh is a National Marketing Manager at Breakthru which is in Brisbane, Queensland, and has achieved dual degrees in Business Marketing and Commerce Accounting coupled with half a decade and more of experience in the industry. The road he went through in life has prepared him, in a very unique manner, to work in such critical posture.
Having been brought up together with his younger sister Caty who is Down Syndrome, Josh has developed a close understanding on the issues that the kid with a disability faces coupled with the stigma that the disabled have to deal with. This personal experience drives him to the cause of Breakthru to enable people such as Katey to have the resources and means to live the life they want to live. Working at Breakthru, Josh wants to do his best to break these walls and shatter the stereotypes that usually belong to people with disabilities.
