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In late 2019, we opened the doors to Xavier Place, providing disability respite care for children and young adults in Yeerongpilly, Brisbane. With the COVID-19 health situation, we have made some changes to the way that we support children and young people at Xavier Place but we are still welcoming guests at this time (current at 30 April 2020). 

Choosing the right provider of services and supports for your child with a disability is a big decision. In this short article, we explore some of the practical ways to help find the right provider of disability services and supports for your child and your family. 

In early 2020, we opened the doors to our new community therapy clinic in Eastern Heights, Ipswich with our team providing OT, speech therapy and physiotherapy. In this article, our Ipswich team talk about how physiotherapy works to support children with a disability.

We recently opened the doors to our new community therapy clinic in Eastern Heights, Ipswich. In this article our team of speech pathologists from our Ipswich clinic, talk about speech therapy. Understand exactly what speech therapy is, how it can support your child with a disability, and what to prepare before your child’s first speech therapy appointment.

Our team of physiotherapists at our Ipswich Community Clinic, talk about physiotherapy to support children with a disability. Understand how physiotherapy can support your child, how they can help and what to prepare before your child’s first physiotherapy appointment.

With the COVID-19 global pandemic changing the way that we go about our everyday lives, this has had a big impact on the way that disability support services are provided here in Brisbane and throughout Australia.

We all know that teenagers love hanging out with their friends and experiencing new things and independence from their parents or caregivers. This is no difference for teenagers with complex disabilities however, it is usually more difficult for them to achieve.

We opened Xavier Place for respite care and support at the end of 2019 and have been welcoming guests at the Yeerongpilly centre ever since. We asked some of our Brisbane parents and carers who use Xavier Place for respite, how it supports their child and their family.

With the development of the recent COVID-19 health situation, our team of therapists supporting children and families in the Ipswich area, are working to provide telehealth services as well as support for therapy at home. In this blog we explore therapy at home for our Ipswich kids.

We recently opened the doors to Xavier Place providing overnight respite for children and young people with complex disabilities in the heart of Yeerongpilly, Brisbane. Conveniently located at the entry to Yeerongpilly Green, a newly built riverside precinct only 6km from Brisbane CBD.

At Xavier, we’ve been providing disability support services to Brisbane children and their families for over 70 years. With the current COVID-19 health situation, we’ve made some changes to the ways that we provide services.

In response to the global COVID-19 health situation, we have recently made some changes to the way in which we provide in home disability support for our children and young people in Brisbane. Here’s a quick summary of some of the recent changes we’ve made.