NDIS Assessments
Formal assessments provide evidence to the NDIS of the supports you need to achieve your goals.
NDIS Assessments
Functional Capacity Assessment
A Functional Capacity Assessment (FCA) evaluates your ability to complete daily activities and participate in home, community, and social life. It provides a clear understanding of your current strengths, functional abilities, and any challenges you may face.
This assessment may include:
- Your ability to perform personal and domestic activities of daily living
- Your home environment and recommendations for home modifications or assistive technology
- Mobility, transport needs, and access to community spaces
- Social participation, support networks, and community engagement
- Physical, cognitive, and behavioural factors that impact daily function, , including developmental needs in younger participants
The outcome of a Functional Capacity Assessment helps clarify your personal goals, identify your unique support needs, and guide the type of allied health supports and interventions that may be suitable for you.
. This ensures the supports you receive are tailored to help you live independently, engage fully in the community, and pursue the life you choose.
Supported Independent Living (SIL)
Supported Independent Living (SIL) refers to funded, personalised support services designed to help you live as independently as possible in your own home and community. SIL assessments are thorough and person-centred, focusing on your current functional abilities, lifestyle goals, and the level and type of support required to enhance safety, wellbeing, and overall quality of life.
In a SIL assessment, our allied health team carefully reviews key areas of your daily life, including:
- Assistive equipment needs to support independence and safety
- Home environment assessment and recommendations for home modifications
- Personal and domestic daily living support requirements
- Community access, mobility and movement support, and social participation needs
- Complex care needs and ongoing support planning
This comprehensive assessment ensures your SIL supports are tailored specifically to you, empowering you to live with greater choice, control, and independence in the place you call home.
Specialist Disability Accommodation
Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) is a tailored housing solution funded by the NDIS, designed exclusively for participants with very high, lifelong support needs, where standard housing cannot safely or practically meet their physical, cognitive, or sensory requirements. These homes are built or modified to include specialist features (e.g., wide doorways for wheelchairs, sensory-friendly spaces, emergency response systems) that enable greater safety, independence, and quality of life.
Our team delivers a comprehensive, person-centred SDA assessment to guide your journey:
- Evaluate your current and future functional needs (e.g., mobility limitations, sensory sensitivities, need for 24/7 access to support) to align with SDA’s eligibility criteria.
- Assess how standard housing falls short of meeting your safety or independence goals, documenting why specialist accommodation is “reasonable and necessary.”
- Map your housing preferences (e.g., location, living arrangements with family/peers) to ensure recommendations reflect your lifestyle choices.
- Prepare a detailed, evidence-based report for the NDIS, outlining your eligibility for SDA funding and supporting your application for suitable accommodation.
Whether you require a fully modified home or access to purpose-built SDA properties, our assessment ensures the housing solution we advocate for is tailored to your unique needs, empowering you to live safely, comfortably, and with greater control over your daily life.
