Lower, Standard & High Needs Definitions
Definition for Lower needs, Standard needs and Higher needs?
Lower needs:
This support provides supervision of living arrangements as a whole, including occasional to intermittent prompting to undertake household tasks and/or self-care activities: - Supervision is not usually provided 24/7; supervision may be provided via off-site monitoring if appropriate - If the participant has had incidents of challenging behaviour, a behaviour support plan is in place and it is demonstrated that the participant can be supported effectively within the available support - Where a participant has additional support needs, they may be supported in this living arrangement through a mix of additional paid and informal supports.
Low-level support means you need a registered nurse to delegate tasks in up to 2 disability-related health support areas. For example, if you need support provided in only one or 2 disability-related health support areas, such as diabetes management support and podiatry support.
What level of worker will we fund if you need low-level support?
We will also include enough funding for a support worker to be trained by the registered nurse and to provide the delegated tasks. If you need low level support, we’ll include funding for a support worker at the High Intensity Supports, Disability Support Worker Level 2.
Learn more about what we consider as High-Intensity Supports and the different levels of disability support workers in our NDIS Pricing Arrangements.
Standard or Intermediate needs:
This support provides 24/7 support which includes: - Active assistance or supervision of most daily tasks - Regular inactive overnight (sleepover) - Participants may be able to spend some time with their family or a friend without paid support and may call on them for incidental assistance or companionship - If the participant has episodic or occasional challenging behaviours there is a behaviour support plan in place which has been demonstrated to support the person within the available support effectively.
Intermediate-level support means you need a registered nurse to delegate tasks in 3 different disability-related health support areas. For example, continence, diabetes management and wound and pressure care support.
What level of worker will we fund if you need intermediate-level support?
We will also include enough funding for a support worker to be trained by the registered nurse and to provide the delegated tasks. If you need intermediate-level support, we’ll include funding for a support worker at the High Intensity Supports Disability Support Worker Level 2.
Learn more about what we consider as High-Intensity Supports and the different levels of disability support workers in our NDIS Pricing Arrangements.
Higher needs:
This support provides highly frequent (at least 1 instance per shift) assistance to the individual where features such as: -Managing challenging behaviours that require intensive positive behaviour support; - Continual, active assistance with all daily tasks; - Active management of complex medical needs such as ventilation; - Active support is provided 24/7 usually with an active overnight shift; - Inactive overnight sleepover may be included as an exception, for example, when family or friends sleepover; - May include higher staffing ratios at peak periods, for episodic or incidental behaviour supports, or emergency medical needs (e.g. seizure management or discharge from hospital)
High-level support means you need a registered nurse to delegate tasks in 4 or more disability-related health support areas. For example, if you need a task provided for epilepsy support, wound and pressure care, nutrition support and diabetes management support.
What level of worker will we fund if you need high-level support?
We will also include enough funding for a support worker to be trained by the registered nurse and to provide the delegated tasks. If you need high-level support, we’ll include funding for a support worker at the High Intensity Supports, Disability Support Worker Level 3.
Learn more about what we consider as High-Intensity Supports and the different levels of disability support workers in our NDIS Pricing Arrangements.
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