People with disabilities suffer from physical ailments and complex psychological challenges. At Southern Star Care, we take a holistic approach by focusing on mental wellness. The NDIS recognises the need for funding for mental health conditions and enables people with disabilities to find the right assistance. Mental health assistance is included in the capacity-building support, which participants can opt for in case of complex mental ailments.
We offer a comprehensive suite of services that include supporting participants with complex mental health issues. These enable individuals to mould their lives in the right direction, encourage self-care, build social connections, and focus on education and employment. We focus on implementing positive strategies that make participants mentally resilient, allowing them to take complete control and make their lives easier.
Suffering from a mental health condition is more complex than one can imagine. It makes even the simplest task feel like a chore. This is where we come in. We create a welcoming and nurturing environment for the participants to make them feel safe and supported.
Our plans are tailored to empower them physically, mentally, and emotionally. We focus on helping participants build meaningful relationships so that they can feel like they are a part of a community. Our services include 24/7 support, medical assistance, home support, and helping them pursue their goals. We also offer direct support, which helps participants with daily chores and personal care.
Our support enables them to live a life with dignity and respect. We also team up with mental health experts who focus on the complete development of the individual rather than concentrating on one single aspect. Here is how we help participants in their NDIS mental health journey:
Performing daily chores such as cleaning, bathing, cooking a meal, or simply filling ourselves a glass of water may seem simple. But this is not the case with people with disabilities. They struggle with their everyday chores, making them feel caged and lonely. At Southern Star Care, we offer essential direct support services for daily living.
It aims to make the participants’ lives easy so that they don’t have to rely on a family member for their daily chores. This gives them independence and full control of their lives. Our assistance is aimed at boosting individuals’ confidence and making them feel empowered.
Living a life in isolation is difficult, especially when you are going through a traumatic experience. In this case, our community engagement services help you find like-minded people and build meaningful relationships with them. We help participants develop skills that make them ready to face other participants and engage in community activities. This provides a new meaning to their lives, making them feel fulfilled.
When participants feel a sense of belonging, they improve their emotional resilience and develop a positive mindset. They also feel that they are not alone in their journey and can learn from the experiences of others.
Our behavioural and emotional support team tries to understand the underlying reasons behind certain behaviours and implement positive strategies. This approach helps individuals make long-term progress. We provide participants with the right path that helps them thrive, no matter the hardship. Along with this, we also offer emotional support that allows individuals to go through tough times. We connect participants with a team of skilled and trained professionals who don’t just implement positive strategies but work with compassion. Our services meet the participant’s needs while also respecting their dignity. Suffering from a mental health condition is nothing less than a rollercoaster ride. We acknowledge it and move with empathy in every service that we offer.
We connect participants with the right therapy and counselling provider. We know the best route for the participants and aim to provide the proper support for the treatment. We help participants deal with conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression, complex PTSD, and dual diagnosis. Our services include creating personalised mental health support plans, strategies that prevent mental health crises, and coordinated care where we work alongside GPs, support networks, and other mental health experts. Whether they have a long-term mental ailment, experienced trauma in their life, or were victims of violence in the past, we have the solution that will help them recover.
The right accommodation helps participants improve their quality of life. At Southern Star Care, we offer participants accommodations that have the necessary amenities required to live a comfortable life. Our accommodations include: Short-term accommodation (stay up to 14 days at a time), medium-term accommodation ( live up to 90 days), supported independent living (provides ongoing direct supports to individuals with higher needs), individualised living options (offer flexible personalised living arrangements), and respite (short-term breaks for participants and caretakers). The accommodation facilities keep the participants’ comfort in mind by creating a space that allows them to live safely.
Mental well-being is the core foundation of a happy and fulfilled life. NDIS-funded mental health services are included in the Capacity Building Support, which helps participants access assistance for mental ailments.
When participants choose Southern Star Care, they are provided with community engagement services, assistance with daily chores, coordination with mental health experts, and much more to live an enriched life. This gives greater control over their lives, enabling them to make decisions for themselves. Through our support, individuals can also build beautiful relationships with like-minded people, which makes them feel less lonely in their journey.
Southern Star Care are always nice. They are very professional, and the staff treat me with the outmost respect.
– T.S