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We’re here to support you. With our team of skilled and experienced support workers, we can help with personal care, building your skills, accessing the community, and managing household tasks.
We’re registered to provide the following supports:
🔷 Support Coordination
🔷 Assistance with personal care and daily activities
🔷 Participation in community, social, and civic activities
🔷 Development of daily living and life skills
🔷 Assistance with travel and transport arrangements
🔷 Help with household tasks
🔷 Help with accommodation and tenancy and
🔷 Support to access and maintain work or education
Our services are tailored to YOUR needs, with programs designed to help you grow, connect with others, and achieve your goals.
careconnectnav@icloud.com
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Tenants Queensland (formerly Tenants’ Union of Queensland) was established in 1986 and seeks to represent the concerns of all Queensland tenants who live in rental accommodation, including caravan park and boarding house residents.
For many years Tenants Queensland has performed an important role for Queensland tenants; providing specialist advice services for tenants, advocating on behalf of tenants, and securing improvements to Queensland’s residential tenancy laws.
Our vision is a society where renting is a secure tenure and tenants can understand and exercise their rights and responsibilities under tenancy law.
We aim to improve conditions for residential tenants by assisting tenants to understand and exercise their legal rights and advocate their concerns.
Tenants Queensland provides a range of tenancy information and advocacy services including: a statewide telephone advice service for tenants, tenancy publications, a tenancy law training program, and tenancy law research and policy development.
Tenants Queensland operates a specialist legal service for tenancy law matters that is funded under the State and Commonwealth Community Legal Services Program.
Tenants Queensland also manages and delivers the Queensland Statewide Tenant Advice and Referral Service (QSTARS) which provides a statewide advice service for Queensland renters. This program is funded by the Queensland government.
Tenants Queensland has a statewide office in Brisbane and operates regional QSTARS offices in collaboration with partner organisations.
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ilsa - Independent Living Support Association
Lifestyle Support may include:
Personal tasks: assistance with toileting, showering, dressing, grooming, medication, exercise, eating, drinking, communicating;
Domestic tasks: assisting with shopping, paying accounts, correspondence;
Household tasks: assisting with domestic responsibilities, laundry, ironing, mending, meal preparation, light house-work (for example, cleaning / tidying up/ washing up / changing and making a bed);
Mobility: lifting, transferring and transportation;
Maintenance of essential aids & equipment: charging batteries, cleaning equipment;
Community participation: attending meetings, engaging with groups, work and volunteer activities;
Social, recreational activities: assistance to attend and participate in social activities, recreational activities, interests and hobbies.
ilsa has a diverse group of experienced Support Workers and skilled Client Manager’s available to assist you achieve your goals.
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RentConnect helps Queenslanders to find, secure and sustain a home to rent in the private market.
RentConnect helps people who are able to manage a tenancy but who are struggling to access the private rental market due to non-financial barriers, such as:
🔷 limited rental history
🔷 a lack of skills, knowledge or understanding of how the private rental market works
🔷 a lack of documents required for private rental applications.
Specialist RentConnect officers work together with clients to identify what type of assistance they may need. RentConnect officers can:
🔷 advise on how to find a suitable rental home
🔷 show how the rental application process works
🔷 help prepare a rental application
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Home and living SIL/STA/MTA, in home and community supports, 24 hour complex care, occupational therapy, speech therapy, physiotherapy.
Cairns, looking to expand into the Tablelands, Mossman and Mareeba shortly.
We currently have immediate availability for Occupational Therapy services in Cairns with an experienced OT, and we are taking bookings now.
rose.nasser@bluewing.care
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I'm Natalie Holden, a Nurse with over 20 years experience working and supporting people in the Mental Health field.Partnered up with Anne Ah Gee a program coordinator, specialising in training & supporting people with complex needs within the homeless sector.
'We'd known of each others reputation for delivering excellent outcomes, while advocating strongly for our clients for a number of years'.
Having worked individually within the NDIS over the last year with great success, we decided to join forces to share our complimentary and diverse skillset, personal and professional experiences, broad professional knowledge, and community connections to work alongside people with disabilities, to see them empowered to achieve whatever goals they have in their sights.Innovative Supports intention, is bring a team of industry professionals together, who share our commitment and aspirations to see people empowered, while providing a broader range of expertise and a more diverse knowledge base to draw from.
We Support clients on both The Tablelands and Cairns region.
If you are a participant or have a client you believe would benefit from working with our person centred support team please reach out to us.
:::SUPPORTS OFFERED:::
🟢 Psychosocial Recovery Coaching
🟢 Assistance In Coordinating Or Managing Life Stages
🟢 Transition and Supports
🟢 Assistance with Travel
🟢 Daily Personal Activities
🟢 Shared Living and Development Of Daily Living and Life Skills
🟢 Personal Well-Being Activities
🟢 Household Tasks
🟢 Workplace Assistance
🟢 Participate and Connect With Community
🟢 Tenancy Assistance
Our Support Team Are Trained In Culturally Appropriate Support And Committed To Working With First Nations People.
Our provider number is 4050123653
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We are an NDIS Registered Provider operating in Cairns & Far North Queensland.
Your Support. Your Way.
United Support Services FNQ specializes in providing high quality, safe and personalised support services that are tailored to each individual based on their support needs. At USSFNQ we work with you to develop a plan to achieve your goals.
Our team of highly trained and experienced Support Workers go above and beyond to ensure you receive nothing less than exceptional support. Our team's passion & purpose is to help you achieve your support goals.
United Support Services FNQ are accredited to provide a range of services, including but not limited to:
🔴 Registered for level 1&2 Support Coordination.
🔴 Community Participation
🔴 Development of Life Skills
🔴 Complex Need Support
🔴 Positive Behaviour Support
🔴 Supported Independent Living (SIL)
🔴 Medication Support
🔴 In-home Assistance
🔴 Personal Care Assistance
🔴 Assistance with Daily Life
🔴 Travel Assist / Wheelchair Accessible Van
We currently have vacancies at:
2x - NDISP's SDA home in Trinity Beach to suit a 1:3 funded SIL plan
1x - Clifton Beach, 3 bed 2 bath SIL home to suit a 1:2 funded SIL plan.
1x - Kewarra Beach, 2 bed 1 bath SIL home to suit a 1:1 funded plan.
Please feel free to call us today for an obligation free meet & greet to see how the team at United Support Services FNQ can assist you.
- Lewis Barry / 0437094182
- Amanda Barry/ 0481339492
Email: Admin@unitedsupportservicesfnq.com.au
Registered Provider ID: 4-I0TE5O5
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Lifestyle Connections Association Incorporated is a family governed not for profit organisation. We assist people with a disability in the Cairns Area to plan what support they need to live an ordinary life within their community. We employ support people to assist individuals on a one to one basis to participate in their chosen recreation, leisure and lifestyle activities in generic community settings.
Lifestyle Connections Association Inc
Services include:
Participate in Community
Assist with Personal Activities
Assist with Personal Activities – High
Support Co-ordination
Life Skills Development
Household Tasks
Accommodation/Tenancy
Assist Life Stage, Transition
Plan Management
Daily Tasks/Shared Living
26A Main Street, Atherton, Phone 0400 337 988
Townsville, 0481 587 715
Airlie Beach, Bowen and Surrounds: 0481 585 782
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We're not just Support Coordinators, we are your local NDIS experts.
Support Coordination
Specialist Support Coordination
Assistance with Accommodation and Tenancy Obligations
Assistance in Coordinating or Managing Life stages, Transitions and Supports
Workplace Assistance
Our highly trained & experienced Support Coordinators have deep networks in local community, are fully immersed in the NDIS ins and-outs, and keep ahead of the details and changes. We stand side by side with NDIS Participants through their NDIS journey.
We provide Support Coordination services across North Queensland from Mackay to the Torres Strait Islands.
Our team has rich networks and localised knowledge of culture and services. Through experience, we have streamlined experience and expertise in specific support categories, like Hospital Discharges,
Psychosocial Recovery Coaching, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Support, and Deaf Community coordination.
Our team members come from customer service backgrounds, they are from diverse backgrounds and cultures, and they are local to their communities. As a result, we are relatable to our clients; we are highly trained and experienced in NDIS processes, and we have an incredible work ethic - we are here, we have time, we are on your side.
Our Mainstream Support
Coordinators have expert knowledge of service offerings – including mainstream, community, and informal supports – and have strong provider networks in the participant’s local area. Within this team, we have technical advisors in culture, language, sensory supports, education, housing, and child safety
Our Hospital to Home Support
Coordinators are highly experienced in hospital/respite transitions to home/country. Lead by our First Nations Executive Manager, Josh, this team works directly with the local hospitals, aged care facilities and the NDIA to move people out of inappropriate accommodation, into a home with supports. This team specialises in Specialist Disability Accommodation, Assistive Technology, and Supported Living Arrangements.
Complex Support Needs Pathway
Provides Specialised Support Coordination for participants living with a disability who have many different challenges impacting on their lives such as mental health issues, incarceration or homelessness, and need a higher level of specialised supports in their plan.
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New Life Care Individual Support Services is a disability support services provider based in Cairns, QLD.
At New Life Care Individual Support Services, we provide a range of disability services, which aim to make a difference in the lives of those with a disability. The goal is to make each of our participant’s lives easier, fairer and more involved by participating within their own communities.
New Life Care Individual Support Services is a company that was established with the sole aim of offering disability services that puts the participant as a priority in creating opportunities, promoting independence and progression in a safe and non-discriminative environment.
info@newlifeiss.au
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Classy Community Care Services – Empowering Your Journey, Your Way 💫
At Classy Community Care Services, we deliver heartfelt, person-centred disability support across North and Far North Queensland. As a newly registered NDIS provider, our mission is simple yet powerful — to support individuals of all abilities to live fulfilling, independent lives with dignity, purpose, and connection.
We specialise in everyday supports that make a real difference — tailored to your goals, guided by your choices, and flexible to your needs.
🧡 Our services include:
🏘️ Accommodation and tenancy assistance
🔄 Life stage transition and support planning
🚿 Personal daily activities
🚗 Travel support and transport assistance
🌟 Innovative community participation
🧠 Life skills and daily living development
🧹 Household tasks and domestic support
💡 What makes us different?
✅ Culturally informed care with multilingual staff
✅ Intake assessments focused on aspirations, not just needs
✅ Participants co-design their care plans
✅ Peer networks that reduce isolation and build connection
✅ Regular goal tracking and support reviews
✅ Home modifications and assistive living guidance for mobility needs
✅ After-hours and emergency care available 24/7
✅ Collaborations with local organisations to boost community engagement and employment opportunities
We use digital tools to monitor progress in real time and gather participant feedback, ensuring you're always at the centre of your care. Whether it's learning to cook, improving digital literacy, building confidence with budgeting, or finding your place in the community — we're here to walk alongside you.
At Classy Community Care Services, we’re more than support workers — we’re your partners in empowerment. We believe in inclusion, self-determination, and meaningful independence. Every service is built around what matters most to you.
📍 Proudly supporting individuals across Cairns, North Queensland, and Far North Queensland.
Let’s build something great — together🌿.
Registered NDIS provider with a PRODA registration number 4050161232
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Accommodation while receiving medical care
If you’re from regional or remote Queensland and need to travel to a big coastal hospital for medical care, Red Cross runs these affordable, comfortable accommodation centres right next to four hospitals. They’re for patients and their families while they receive treatment.
Townsville Wellbeing Centre
Rockhampton Wellbeing Centre
Cairns Wellbeing Centre – Pat Gosper Place - https://www.redcross.org.au/places/offices/cairns-wellbeing-centre
Mackay Accommodation Wellbeing Centre
Contact Australian Red Cross Call 1800 733 276 (1800 RED CROSS)
Head office is Mackay
First Nations Owned and Operated, Equal Opportunity Employer, Carer and Disability Support Provider.
We provide service from Cairns to Mackay.
We are originally from Cairns. My husband is Yidinji, my daughters are Kuku-Yalanji and Irukandji as well as Torres Strait Islanders. I am a proud Ugar and Erub Torres Strait Islander woman.
We are a private independent Company and formed through our own lived experience. The Founder and the directors have worked collaboratively in Government and Service delivery in Australian Public Service roles, Employment Providing including Recruitment, and Management Positions which make for an elite skill set.
We are also a registered Carers Gateway company. We are focused on dual support being mental health recovery through person centred oriented practices as well as Disability Support.
Currently I offer Psychosocial Recovery Coaching via TeleHealth sessions for the Cairns region.
We offer the following services:
Accommodation / TenancyAssist Life Stage, TransitionAssist Personal ActivitiesAssist Travel / TransportDaily Tasks / Shared LivingInnovative Community ParticipationDevelopment Life SkillsHousehold TasksInterpret / TranslateParticipate CommunityTherapeutic SupportsSupport Coordination level 1&2Group Centre Activities
We are also recruiting more Support Workers for the Cairns region.
ACN: 638 975 452
NDIS REGISTRATION NUMBER: 4-JCCNK5O
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At Concordia Care, we aim to provide high-quality, person-centred support services that empower individuals to achieve their goals while upholding the highest standards of care and compliance.
We are committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of our participants and driving positive change within the NDIS community. By fostering a culture of advocacy, compassion, and continuous improvement, we strive to create a supportive environment where participants receive the care they deserve while promoting a stronger, more inclusive industry.
E: support@concordiacare.com.au
The Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) vacancy finder helps you search for accommodation vacancies that match your needs.
If you need help finding SDA vacancies or would like to discuss if a SDA vacancy is suitable for you, please talk to your planner, support coordinator or local area coordinator. You should check that the dwelling meets your needs before committing to a service agreement.
Not all available SDA vacancies are advertised on the SDA Finder. Speak to your planner or support coordinator if you are having trouble locating SDA in your area.
PO Box 416, Innisfail QLD 4860
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Life Ur Way is a locally owned and operated Disability Support Provider, located in Innisfail and servicing the Cassowary Coast region.
Services provided include -
Development of Daily Living and Life Skills
Daily Personal Activities Support
Daily Life Tasks Assistance
Participation in Community, social and Civic Activities
Group and Centre Based Activities
Life Stages, Transitions and Supports Coordination Assistance
Accommodation / Tenancy Assistance
Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI)
Therapy Assistance
Counselling:
Hayley Leonardi, a registered counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association, having recently completed a Masters of Guidance and Counselling at James Cook University. I am also a secondary teacher, with experience in teaching students with Special Needs, a skill I am able to utilise when working with NDIS participants.
Having many years of experience in helping individuals navigate through life's challenges, Hayley believes that everyone deserves to live a happy, fulfilled life, and she is passionate about helping people achieve that. Her approach is warm, empathetic, and non-judgmental. She offers a safe and confidential space where participants can share their thoughts, feelings, and concerns without fear of criticism or rejection.
Although we know that counselling is not a ‘one size fits all’ approach to healing, Hayley specialises in Person-centred therapy, Psychodynamic therapy, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and is committed to helping your participants overcome any obstacles that may prevent them from living their best life. She uses evidence-based techniques to help gain insight, develop coping skills, and make positive changes in your participants lives.
Hayley is based at Life Ur Way’s office in the Innisfail Food Emporium Wednesdays and Thursdays, and happy to visit you in your home or wherever you are most comfortable. Please do not hesitate to contact her if you would like more information or just a chat about her services and how she can help your participants.
Contact Hayley@lifeurway.com.au
General Enquiries – info@lifeurway.com.au
Administration – admin@lifeurway.com.au
Anthony Cini - anthony@lifeurway.com.au | 0408 535 331
Alison Den Hartog - alison@lifeurway.com.au | 0428 818 550
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We are an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander owned and operated with the focusing of Supporting our Pamleh our Way. Meaning we want to use our cultures and the cultures of Indigenous people around FNQ to be able to provide a quality of life everyone deserves. We are not trying to come into this space and say your not doing it right for indigenous people we want to work with you and our community to see if we can help and see if add more gold to the services provided.
Offering:
Independent living support
Community participation support
Cultural Programs
Personal care
Transportation
Accommodation assists
Domestic Support/cleaning
Community Engagement Services.
info@malucare.org
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Capa Support Services is where compassionate support meets professional care.
Our dedicated team of support workers are devoted to providing personalised assistance to individuals in need. From daily living support to companionship services, we strive to enhance the quality of life for our clients.
With a focus on empathy and reliability, we are here to support you every step of the way.
Contact us today to discover how we can make a positive difference in your life.
Our Services and Supports
🟪 Assistance with Daily Life
🟪 Assistance with Social & Community Participation
🟪 Finding and Keeping a Job
🟪 SIL & Respite
🟪 Medium Term Accommodation
🟪 Community Access & Transport
🟪 Personalised Care
🟪 Group Activities
🟪 Homelessness Support
Email: admin@capasupport.au
Housing Provider Products & Services.
Find the home that's right for you
We are an online community of people with disability and housing providers. We are working together to create accessible housing options.
The Housing Hub website is a great way for people with disability to find suitable housing. As well as featuring homes from a range of housing providers, the Housing Hub also has lots of useful info about housing options and planning your move.
Find a home, search by location, browse and apply!
Business Address 149–152 Sheridan Street, Cairns City QLD 4870
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Future Proof Disability Services is a Cairns-based NDIS Registered Provider delivering high-quality, person-centred supports that promote independence, dignity, and inclusion.
We provide a wide range of services including community nursing care, personal care, household tasks, transport, life skills development, community participation, and high-intensity supports.
Our team is led by experienced Registered Nurses with over 20 years of clinical expertise, supported by a skilled and compassionate workforce. We specialise in supporting participants with complex needs across Far North Queensland.
We have immediate capacity and welcome referrals.
NDIS Registration ID 4-L23JPHT
Approved NDIS Registration Groups
0104 – High Intensity Personal Activities
0107 – Assist Personal Activities
0108 – Assist Travel / Transport
0114 – Community Nursing Care
0115 – Daily Tasks / Shared Living
0116 – Innovative Community Participation
0117 – Development of Life Skills
0120 – Household Tasks
0125 – Participate Community
0136 – Group & Centre-Based Activities
0101 – Accommodation / Tenancy
0106 – Assist Life Stage, Transition
Service Areas
CairnsPort DouglasPalm CoveClifton BeachTrinity BeachSmithfieldEdmontonGordonvaleInnisfailTablelands (Atherton, Mareeba, Malanda, Yungaburra, Ravenshoe)
Email Ben at: futureproofdisability@outlook.com
Cairns Endeavour Foundation Industries (EFI) Site: 52-54 Aumuller Street, Portsmith, Phone: (07) 4035 2886
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Endeavour Foundation in Cairns is dedicated to supporting individuals with disabilities through various programs aimed at fostering independence and enhancing quality of life. Our Cairns Learning and Lifestyle (L&L) hub focuses on life skills development, community engagement, and public transport training, while our Cairns Endeavour Foundation Industries (EFI) site provides comprehensive employment support and training opportunities. We believe in turning possibilities into reality for each individual we support."
Services Provided:
Learning & Lifestyle Programs: Including life skills development, community engagement initiatives, public transport programs, sensory room activities, and a café program.
Supported Employment: Employment support, job readiness training, food packaging, general packaging, food and product manufacturing, warehousing, document destruction, and general assembly services.
Accommodation and in-home support: Supported independent living, short-term accommodation, and respite care.
Areas Covered in FNQ:
Cairns
Mareeba
Innisfail
Email: hello@endeavour.com.au
A home-away-from-home for seriously ill children and their families.
Ronald McDonald Houses are located within footsteps of major women’s and children’s hospitals across Australia.
Our Houses provide a homely and inviting place to stay for parents, guardians, carers and their siblings while their child is undergoing treatment in a nearby hospital.
Search website for family retreats
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Synapse provides a range of support services for people who have been impacted by brain injury and disability, and promotes quality of life, self-determination and choice through information, specialist support and targeted research activities.
Housing Options
We know how important it is to live a quality life at home and we understand the specific housing needs that relate to brain injury.
We will support you to connect with and coordinate NDIS funded housing activities, ensuring life with a brain injury is lived as independently as possible.
Supported Independent Living (SIL), Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) and Improved Living Arrangements, so support is provided to ensure the people obtain or retain appropriate accommodation including assistance applying for a rental tenancy or undertaking tenancy agreement obligations.
Shehana Friday - First Nations Engagement Officer and Support Coordinator: Mobile 0429 392 360 or sfriday@synapse.org.au
Contact: Tonia Savo tsavo@synapse.org.au Phone: 0418 681 027 or 07 4230 0670
Phone: 1800 673 074 or 07 3137 7400
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A not-for-profit company which provides social housing for individuals and families living across Far North Queensland.
Access Community Housing Company (ACHC) began operations in 1991 and is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. Partnerships with State Government departments particularly the Department of Housing and, community services, real estate agents, property owners and contractors are essential to their ability to prioritise the needs of their tenants and to respond in a caring and timely manner
Their commitment to responding and supporting the diversity of tenants in culturally appropriate and respectful ways is at the basis of all interactions and actions.
Their annual tenant survey continues to provide opportunity for feedback and for their tenants to have a voice about the services they provide.
The board of ACHC is a group of committed business and community members who oversee the governance and adherence to compliance for the company, along with providing expertise in a range of fields via sub committees of the board.
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MSJ Australia is an organisation built on family values driven with a passion to care and support people with disabilities and young persons within Child Protection Services.
We provide NDIS support services across the Northern Territory and FNQ with participants from Townsville, Cairns, Darwin, Palmerston and remote communities such as Jabiru, Gunbalanya, Wadeye, Tiwi Islands, Palm Island, Doomadgee and Maningrida.
Our aim is to personalise the experience of those who seek help and support. We believe that we can achieve this by prioritising the needs and goals of our participants and young persons to support them in their endeavours to live their best life.
We are registered under NDIS with capacity to undertake Community Access, SIL, STA and Support Coordination.
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Compassionate Community Care is an NDIS registered provider delivering person-centred supports across mental health, forensic, and complex care. We specialise in high-intensity supports, supported independent living (SIL), affordable living options, and community participation programs.
Our services include:
🟠 High intensity and clinical care with Registered Nurse oversight, including mental health and forensic
🟠 Indigenous liaison support to ensure culturally appropriate care and engagement
🟠 SIL options and tailored supports
🟠 Affordable living options for participants seeking stable and supported accommodation
🟠 Community access and structured capacity-building programs
🟠 Fleet vehicles and vans available to support transport and community participation
🟠 Strong compliance, reporting, and collaboration with stakeholders including NDIA, OPG, and healthcare team.
Servicing Cairns, Innisfail, Mareeba and Atherton
Our NDIS Registration Groups:
High Intensity & Clinical Supports
0104 – Assist Personal Activities (High Intensity)
0114 – Community Nursing Care
0110 – Behaviour Support
Core Supports
0107 – Assist Personal Activities
0115 – Daily Tasks / Shared Living
0120 – Household Tasks
0125 – Participate Community
0108 – Assist Travel / Transport
Capacity Building Supports
0117 – Development – Life Skills
0106 – Assist – Life Stage, Transition
0132 – Support Coordination
0136 – Group / Centre Activities
0126 – Exercise Physiology & Personal Training
Accommodation Supports
0131 – Specialised Disability Accommodation (SDA)
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Superior Home Care, Servicing all of North Qld
Our personalised care helps people in their place of living with safety, dignity and independence. We supply accredited team members to provide care for you in your own home, wherever home is. From the family home to senior communities, rehab facilities and beyond, we will bring care that loved ones need.
Our multi-disciplinary team includes: Support Workers, Enrolled Nurses, Registered Nurses, Clinical Nurse Consultants, Nurse Practitioners, Indigenous Health Workers, Credentialled Diabetes Educators, Exercise Physiologists, Physiotherapists, Social Workers and Doctors.
We are recognised as a passionate and skilled provider offering care determined by individual needs, by caring staff, to achieve real outcomes. We are there to care.
No package, No problem. You do not need to be receiving any funded package to engage our services.
- AHPRA and NDIS accredited team members
- NDIA registered
- Specialising in 24-hour care
- We do what we say we’re going to do – each and every time
- We solve care problems using compassionate, person-centred solutions
- We engage in thoughtful relationships with the families we serve
- We give back to our community
Providing the following supports and services:
Accommodation/tenancy assistance
Assistance to access and maintain employment or higher education
Assistive products for personal care and safety
Personal mobility equipment
Assistance in coordinating or managing life stages, transitions and supports
Psychosocial Recovery Coach
Assistance with daily personal activities
Assistance with travel/transport arrangements
Vehicle modifications
Specialist positive behaviour support
Home modifications
Assistive equipment for recreation
Vision equipment
Community nursing care
Assistance with daily life tasks in a group or shared living arrangement
Innovative community participation
Development of daily care and life skills
Early intervention supports for early childhood
For more information on:
Housing for people with disability
Information for public housing tenants
Public and Community Housing
Home modifications
Your housing options under NDIS
Housing with Shared Support program
Pets, guide dogs, hearing dogs and assistance animals
St John’s Community Care is a not-for-profit charity which identifies the unmet health, wellbeing and reablement needs of communities and addresses gaps in services.
Redlynch / Cairns (+617) 4039 9700
Mareeba / Atherton tablelands (+617) 4092 6912
Innisfail / Cassowary Coast (+617) 4061 2819
Thursday Island / Torres Strait (+617) 4090 3666
Taigum / Brisbane North (+617) 3865 7611
Townsville (+617) 4725 3777
Gordonvale/ Castlereagh (+617) 4015 1533
Gordonvale/ Young Lifestyle Village (+617) 4015 1527
Coen/ Cape York (+617) 4060 1200
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Youth Support Program (YSP) Cairns uses strengths-based approaches to assist young people who are at risk of disconnecting from family, community, school, training and employment. This includes working with young people who are at risk of self-harm, homelessness, substance misuse and /or young parents.
YSP aims to assist young people to improve their capacity to develop independent living skills as well as improving their overall health and wellbeing.
A free and confidential service for young people aged 8-21 in the Cairns Region.
Search Youth Support on website
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Located on the iconic and accessible Cairns Esplanade, the Spinal Life Healthy Living Centre is dedicated to supporting the health and wellbeing of people with spinal cord damage and other physical disabilities. We are Cairns’ first and only fully accessible short term and Holiday Accommodation provider.
Everything about the Centre has been built to be fully accessible for wheelchair and mobility device users, from the accommodation to the Active Gym, hydrotherapy pool, Café, and Community Rooms.
Spinal Life Australia was established to make real and tangible differences in the lives of people living with a physical disability. Whether that’s through critical personal support services, allied health, advocacy at an individual and national level, or support via our Peer Support team. We are a committed team of support workers, allied health professionals; including people with lived experience, striving to change the way disability is perceived, while also advocating for a fairer Australia.
With more than 65 years of experience, the organisation works in partnership with clients to assist them to achieve their goals and live independently.
THERAPIES AND SERVICES AT HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE
We provide a wide range of therapies and services, and our experienced team is here to help with every aspect of our customers’ journey.
Exercise Physiologist: Elbe du Plessis
Physiotherapist: Julie Ince, Olivia Isbey, Adam Calleja & Roopsi Bali
Allied Health Assistant: Douglas Mori, Monika Solar & Sandra Rosenkvist
Occupational Therapist: Georgia Fowler and Jade Martin
Supports Coordinator: Katie Onans and Catherine Johnstone
Personal Supports: Coordinated by Sarah McVeigh & Caitlin Cooper
Upper Limb Group and one-on-one appointments with Occupational Therapists
Accessible self-contained accommodation – holiday, respite, transition home from hospital
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Stride (formally Aftercare)
🔹 Take 2 - Working with families to provide intensive support for teenage mental health. Take 2 works alongside families with teens who have complex mental health needs – at our place or yours.
Located in Cairns South
Up to 12 months support
Goal setting, mentoring and practical support
Group and individual activities
Referrals to other specialists
Phone: 1300 00 1907 hello@stride.com.au
🔹 Step Up, Step Down - Helping young people transition back into their community
Whether they’ve had a mental health episode or are leaving hospital, young people will have 24/7 help at Step Up, Step Down.
Located in Cairns
Stays usually between 14 and 28 days
Independent living skills
Help with work and study for those with mental health concerns
Drug and alcohol counselling
Manoora QLD 4870
Phone: 1300 00 1907 hello@stride.com.au
🔹 Youth Residential Rehabilitation Service - Accommodation for young people with 24/7 professional support in New South Wales and Queensland
Young people won’t just have a safe place to live at a Stride Transitional Supported Living residence and Youth Residential Rehabilitation Units. They’ll have someone they can count on 24/7 to help them through what they’re feeling.
Located in Seven Hills and in Cairns and surrounds
Ages 14 – 24
High support through to independent living skills
Life, social, travel and money management skills
Exercise programs
Education, training and work opportunities
Phone: 1300 00 1907 hello@stride.com.au
🔹 Therapeutic Supports Clinician
Stride has capacity for new referrals for Therapeutic Supports for NDIS participants.
Tivanee is a social worker who holds registration with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). She is passionate about taking therapy outside a clinical setting and reducing barriers to services.
Tivanee listens to her client’s need and preferences and provides counselling in a safe, non-judgmental space. Trained in Sandplay Therapy and Outdoor Therapy, her approaches allow opportunity for clients to explore feelings and experiences often inaccessible or difficult to express in words. She can offer practical techniques to help people improve overall health and wellbeing, cope and manage their day-to-day, and support their journey of healing and growth.
Tivanee is available for face-to-face sessions in our Cairns office, in home or in a confidential community space utilising the beautiful environment around Cairns.
https://stride.com.au/ndis/therapeutic-support/
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Ensuring people with disabilities live life as they desire.
Point Care is a family-owned and operated company with years of experience working in the care industry. We would move heaven and earth to ensure that we get the job done right. Our team will not take no for an answer until our customers/participants and clients are settled and accomplishing planned goals. This may take a while, but we are certain this will be achieved together.
At Point Care, it is our pleasure to see people with disabilities achieve their goals. If you can dream it, we can support you in achieving it.
Our passion stems from early years supporting children with challenging behaviours, youth with mental health issues and persons with a disability needing timely care, support, and assistance.
Services
Supported Independent Living
NDIS Short and Medium Term Accommodation
NDIS Accommodation Tenancy Assistance
Daily Life Tasks & Sharped Living Arrangements
NDIS Household Tasks
NDIS Gardening and Yard Maintenance
NDIS Improved Daily Living
Participation in Social, Community, and Civic Duties
NDIS Innovative Community Participation
Community Nursing
Assistance with travel arrangements
Support Coordination
csmcairns@pointcare.com.au