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Respite care allows for both your child with a disability and you – their carer – to have a break from your normal routine and a chance to do things that neither your child or yourself do when you are caring for your child.

Respite is known differently under the NDIS, it is known as any of the following:

• Short term accommodation and assistance
• Assistance in living arrangement solution
• Assistance with self-care overnight

Levels of respite-like supports

Under the NDIS, there are three levels of respite-like supports available. These are:

Level 1 – 7 to 14 days per year to ensure that you, the carer, can attend key activities

Level 2 – 14 to 28 days per year, including a strategy to build capability for future independence

Level 3 – 28 days per year, when you, the carer, support your child most days and informal support is at risk of not continuing due to the intensity of support

Accessing respite through the NDIS

Respite is a core support funded under the “Assistance with Daily Life” budget. If you have this budget, then you can use it for respite services in the Brisbane area. Receiving this funding is subject to the reasonable and necessary criteria so you will need to let your planner know:

• how respite will help your child to achieve the goals defined in their plan and/or
• how respite will support you to sustain ongoing informal supports

Xavier Place

Xavier Place is our newly renovated, 6 bed, respite centre in the Brisbane suburb of Yeerongpilly. It’s a welcoming home away from home for children, teenagers and young adults to receive overnight respite, have fun with those their own age and receive the health support that they need.

Further information

For further information on Xavier Place, short term accommodation and respite for children with complex disabilities, please give us a call on 1800 XAVIER or visit the Xavier Place page.