For many Australians living with disability, the ability to live at home — safely, comfortably, and with the right level of support — is one of the most important outcomes their NDIS plan can deliver. Home is where independence is built, where routines are established, and where quality of life is felt most deeply every single day.
NDIS Home and Living Supports are a broad category of funded services designed to help participants with disabilities live as independently as possible in a setting that suits their needs, goals, and lifestyle. Whether you need a few hours of in-home assistance each week, daily personal care support, or a fully supported living arrangement, the NDIS offers a range of funding options to make it possible.
At Grace Care, we are a registered NDIS provider based in Seven Hills, Sydney, and we specialise in delivering high-quality, compassionate home and living support services to participants across Greater Sydney. This guide explains everything you need to know about NDIS home care services, what supports are available, who is eligible, and how to access them through your plan.
What Are NDIS Home and Living Supports?
NDIS Home and Living Supports refer to a range of funded services that assist participants to live in their own home or a supported accommodation setting. These supports are designed to promote independence, build daily living skills, and ensure participants are safe, comfortable, and empowered within their living environment.
Home and living supports sit primarily within the Core Supports and Capacity Building budget categories of an NDIS plan, and can cover everything from personal care and household tasks to fully supported residential arrangements.
The key home and living support types funded through the NDIS include:
- Assistance with Daily Living
- Household Tasks
- Supported Independent Living (SIL)
- Short Term Accommodation and Respite (STA)
- Medium Term Accommodation (MTA)
- Individualised Living Options (ILO)
- Daily Life Skills Development
- In-Home Care and Overnight Care
Each of these supports serves a different purpose and applies to different participant circumstances. Understanding which supports apply to your situation is the first step toward building an effective, goal-aligned NDIS plan.
Assistance with Daily Living
Assistance with Daily Living (ADL) is one of the most commonly funded NDIS home care supports. It covers personal care and daily routine support for participants who need help with everyday tasks due to their disability.
What Does Assistance with Daily Living Include?
ADL support can include:
- Personal hygiene assistance — showering, bathing, grooming, oral care
- Dressing and undressing — selecting clothing and assistance with getting dressed
- Mobility support — transfers, repositioning, use of mobility aids
- Meal preparation — cooking, preparing meals, and assistance with eating
- Medication management — prompting or administering medications as required
- Continence support — assistance with toileting and continence care
- Morning and evening routines — structured support at the beginning and end of each day
Who Is ADL Support For?
ADL support is suited to participants across a wide range of disability types, including physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, acquired brain injuries, neurological conditions, and psychosocial disabilities. The level of support varies greatly from person to person — some participants may need brief daily check-ins while others require several hours of hands-on support each day.
At Grace Care, our ADL support workers are trained, vetted, and matched to each participant carefully, ensuring consistent, familiar, and respectful care that upholds dignity at every interaction.
Household Tasks Support
Household Tasks support helps participants maintain a clean, safe, and functional home environment when their disability prevents them from completing domestic tasks independently.
What Does Household Tasks Support Cover?
NDIS-funded household tasks support can include:
- General cleaning and vacuuming
- Laundry, ironing, and linen changes
- Dishwashing and kitchen cleaning
- Meal preparation and grocery shopping
- Garden maintenance (where linked to disability need)
- Minor home organising and decluttering
Important Considerations
It is important to note that NDIS household tasks funding is intended to cover tasks the participant cannot perform themselves due to their disability. The NDIS does not fund household tasks that other household members without disabilities can reasonably perform. Your support plan should clearly reflect the connection between your disability and your need for household assistance.
Grace Care’s household support workers deliver reliable, professional domestic assistance that helps participants maintain a comfortable and well-maintained home without sacrificing their independence or dignity.
Supported Independent Living (SIL)
Supported Independent Living is one of the most significant and comprehensive NDIS home and living supports available. SIL provides ongoing, daily living support to participants who live in a shared or individual residential setting and require assistance with everyday tasks throughout the day and night.
What Is SIL?
SIL is funded support provided in a home environment — either a home shared with other NDIS participants or a privately arranged residence — where support workers are present to assist with daily living tasks, personal care, and skill development on a regular, often 24/7 basis.
SIL funding covers the cost of the support, not the cost of the housing itself. Participants accessing SIL typically also have a Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) arrangement or a private tenancy agreement in place.
Who Is SIL Suitable For?
SIL is generally suited to participants who:
- Require ongoing, high-intensity support throughout the day and/or overnight
- Are you ready to live away from the family home and build independence
- Would benefit from a shared living environment with peer support and social connection
- Have complex support needs requiring trained staff to be present regularly
How Does Grace Care Deliver SIL?
At Grace Care, our SIL services are built around the individual participant. We develop personalised support arrangements that promote daily routine, skill development, community connection, and genuine quality of life within the home. Our experienced SIL support workers provide consistent, compassionate care that helps participants thrive in their living environment.
Short Term Accommodation and Respite (STA)
Short-term accommodation, commonly known as Respite Care, provides temporary accommodation and support for NDIS participants for short periods, typically up to 14 days at a time.
What Is the Purpose of STA?
STA serves two important purposes:
- For participants — it provides an opportunity to experience a different environment, try new activities, build social connections, and develop independence skills in a supported setting
- For families and carers — it provides a break from the significant demands of caring for a person with disability, reducing carer burnout and supporting the sustainability of informal care arrangements at home
What Does STA Include?
STA funding covers:
- Accommodation in an approved facility or host arrangement
- Personal care and daily living support during the stay
- Meals and activity programming
- Transport to and from the respite setting (in some cases)
Grace Care’s respite services offer participants a safe, supportive, and enjoyable short-term experience while giving families the peace of mind that their loved one is in experienced, caring hands.
Medium Term Accommodation (MTA)
Medium Term Accommodation is a funded NDIS support that covers the cost of temporary accommodation for participants who need a place to live while waiting for their longer-term home and living arrangements to be finalised.
When Is MTA Relevant?
MTA is typically relevant when a participant:
- Is waiting for their Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) to become available
- Has been discharged from the hospital or rehabilitation and cannot yet return home
- Is transitioning from one living arrangement to another and needs a supported bridge
MTA funding can cover up to 90 days of temporary accommodation costs, giving participants and their families the time needed to secure the right long-term home and living solution without being left in an unsupported or inappropriate setting.
Individualised Living Options (ILO)
Individualised Living Options represent one of the most flexible and innovative home and living supports the NDIS offers. ILO is designed for participants who want to live in a genuinely personalised living arrangement that is built entirely around their unique needs, preferences, and goals.
What Can an ILO Look Like?
ILO arrangements are highly flexible and can include:
- Living with a host — where a participant lives with or near a chosen individual or family who provides support in exchange for NDIS funding
- Co-residency — where a support person lives with the participant in their home, combining support with shared living
- Living independently with drop-in support — where the participant lives alone with regular, flexible support provided by a small support network
- Shared living with a chosen housemate — where a participant shares a home with someone of their choosing who provides some informal support
Who Is ILO For?
ILO is best suited to participants who have strong views about how and where they want to live, who may not be suited to traditional SIL arrangements, and who want a more creative, community-based approach to their home and living support.
Grace Care works with participants to explore and design ILO arrangements that genuinely reflect their vision for their life at home.
Daily Life Skills and Capacity Building
While many home care supports focus on doing tasks for participants, Daily Life Skills and Capacity Building supports focus on helping participants learn to do things for themselves. This category of support is funded under the Capacity Building budget of an NDIS plan.
What Skills Can Be Developed?
Daily life skills training can cover:
- Cooking and meal preparation
- Budgeting and managing money
- Using public transport independently
- Communication and social skills
- Housekeeping and home management
- Personal organisation and time management
- Using technology and digital tools
The goal of this support is to progressively build participant independence so that over time, they require less hands-on assistance and have greater control over their daily life.
Grace Care’s life skills support workers take a positive, encouraging, and practical approach to skill-building, working with participants at their own pace toward goals that are meaningful and achievable.
In-Home Care and Overnight Care
Some participants require support not just during the day but through the night as well. NDIS overnight care funding can cover:
- Active overnight support — where a support worker is awake and available throughout the night to assist as needed
- Sleepover support — where a support worker is present in the home overnight and available to assist if the participant requires support, with the worker able to sleep during quiet periods
Overnight care is particularly relevant for participants with complex medical needs, those who experience night-time distress, and individuals who are at risk of injury or falls during the night.
How Is NDIS Home Care Funding Managed?
NDIS participants can manage their home care funding in three ways:
1. Agency Managed
The NDIA pays providers directly on your behalf. This is the simplest option and is suitable for participants who want a streamlined approach. You select registered providers like Grace Care, and funding is processed directly between Grace Care and the NDIA.
2. Plan Managed
A registered Plan Manager oversees your funding, pays providers on your behalf, and handles all financial administration. Plan management gives you greater flexibility — including the ability to use both registered and some unregistered providers — while reducing the administrative burden on participants and families.
3. Self Managed
You manage your own NDIS funding, pay providers directly, and submit claims to the NDIA for reimbursement. Self-management offers maximum flexibility but requires participants or their nominees to take on full financial responsibility and record-keeping.
Grace Care works with agency-managed, plan-managed, and self-managed participants across Greater Sydney.
How to Access NDIS Home Care Services Through Grace Care
Getting started with Grace Care’s home and living support services is straightforward:
Step 1 — Contact Us Call us on 1300 069 338, email info@grace-care.com.au, or complete our online contact form. Our friendly team will respond promptly and arrange a time to talk.
Step 2 — Free Consultation We meet with you, your family, or your support coordinator to understand your NDIS plan, your current situation, your home and living goals, and the specific supports that will make the biggest difference.
Step 3 — Personalised Support Plan We design a tailored home care and living support plan matched to your needs, your preferences, and your available NDIS funding. You review and approve everything before anything begins.
Step 4 — Meet Your Support Worker. We introduce you to your assigned support worker before services commence, so you feel comfortable and confident with who will be entering your home and supporting your daily life.
Step 5 — Support Begins. Your home care services start, delivered consistently, professionally, and with the genuine care and respect every Grace Care participant deserves.
Why Choose Grace Care for NDIS Home Care Services in Sydney?
Grace Care is a registered NDIS provider trusted by participants and families across Greater Sydney because we combine professional rigour with genuine human warmth. Here is what sets us apart:
- Registered NDIS Provider — fully compliant with NDIS Practice Standards and the NDIS Code of Conduct
- Consistent support workers — we match participants with familiar, trusted workers wherever possible
- Culturally diverse team — reflecting Greater Sydney’s multicultural community with multilingual capability
- Thoroughly vetted staff — all workers hold NDIS Worker Screening Clearance and relevant qualifications
- Person-centred approach — every support plan is built around the individual, not a generic template
- Transparent communication — participants and families are always kept informed
- Comprehensive service offering — covering the full spectrum of home and living supports under one provider
Service Areas
Grace Care delivers NDIS home care and living support services across Greater Sydney, including Seven Hills, Blacktown, Parramatta, Liverpool, Hurstville, Chatswood, Penrith, Bankstown, Fairfield, Cabramatta, Hornsby, Epping, Rockdale, Kogarah, Strathfield, Ashfield, and many more suburbs across Western Sydney, the Inner West, Northern Suburbs, Eastern Suburbs, South Sydney, and the Sutherland Shire.
Contact us to confirm service availability in your specific suburb.
Final Thoughts
NDIS Home and Living Supports represent one of the most meaningful categories of disability funding available — because where and how you live has a profound impact on every other aspect of your life. Whether you are looking for a few hours of in-home assistance each week or a comprehensive, around-the-clock supported living arrangement, the right supports can transform your independence, your confidence, and your quality of life.
Grace Care is here to help you understand your options, navigate your NDIS plan, and access the home care services that are right for you. Our experienced, compassionate team is ready to listen, plan, and deliver.
Call Grace Care today on 1300 069 338 or email info@grace-care.com.au to arrange your free consultation.