Supported Independent Living (SIL)
Allowah is a registered NDIS facility that provides Supported Independent Living for participants aged 18-30 with complex disabilities and medical needs who have SIL funding in their NDIS plan.
We offer 24/7 care from skilled Support Workers and Nurses, ensuring you can thrive, make friends, achieve your goals, and enjoy life in a vibrant, supportive home environment.
Supported Independent Living (SIL)
Allowah is a registered NDIS facility that provides Supported Independent Living for participants aged 18-30 with complex disabilities and medical needs who have SIL funding in their NDIS plan.
We offer 24/7 care from skilled Support Workers and Nurses, ensuring you can thrive, make friends, achieve your goals, and enjoy life in a vibrant, supportive home environment.
Thrive
At Allowah, you will thrive. We provide the healthcare support you need 24/7. We also provide assistance so that you can attend appointments with people who really understand your disability and medical needs. We support or provide your therapy services. And most of all we make sure you have the opportunity to engage with your friends, family and the community to support your mental health.
Enjoy
Living at Allowah is to enjoy life! We provide activities on site, tailored to the things you like! So if you enjoy a bit of R&B or country music, we make that happen. If you like movies or football or painting or cooking or chilling out in a quiet sensory space… it’s all about you.
We also provide opportunities to engage with your local community both by getting out and about and having great people come onsite bringing with them music, activities, animals, fire engines and superheroes just to name a few.
Most importantly, your family can visit you as often as you want them to. We want you to be able to enjoy their company and provide spaces for you to do that, inside or out in the fresh air. They are always welcome.
Achieve
At Allowah, we work hard with you to achieve your goals. Whether they are around physical improvement, communication, behaviour support or living as an adult, enjoying the outdoors or attending tennis matches we will be there.
Make Friends
At Allowah we will help you get to know people, make friends with people your own age and hang out with people who like doing the things that you like doing. Movie nights, reading, cooking, watching the footy, music, trips to fun places … whatever you and your friends enjoy we will deliver!
FAQ
What is Supported Independent Living?
Supported Independent Living (SIL) is a shared living arrangement with support in a home-like environment. It includes help with daily tasks like personal care and eating. It helps you live as independently as possible, while building your skills. SIL is for people with higher support needs, who need support all the time, 7 days a week including overnight support. You can get supported independent living if you live with other NDIS participants. Supported independent living funding can’t be used for things like rent or other day-to-day expenses like groceries.
You can find more information in the Supported Independent Living Guideline.
What kind of property is Allowah?
Allowah is located in a quiet, hill top cul-de-sac in Dundas Valley.
Allowah is an SIL home where you will live with housemates. We have up to 9 young people and you will share a room with one or two. We make sure they are someone you’ll enjoy hanging out with. Your space will be your space and you can make it uniquely your own! All your equipment will be stored nearby and each room has its own bathroom.
Allowah is specifically built for people with high functional needs and very high support needs. We have big, bright open spaces that cope with equipment, ceiling hoists and can assist you with obtaining the right bed for you.
Allowah has great views from our windows out across the rooftops with the Olympic Stadium in the distance. We have lovely places to sit outside with gardens cared for by our great team of volunteers.
Allowah has lounge and communal spaces, places you can sit quietly and places you can go to join in activities or programs.
Allowah has everything you need to thrive, enjoy, achieve and make friends.
Can Allowah safely manage and care for my high intensity support needs?
The NDIS categorises any of the following as High Intensity Supports:
- Complex Bowel Care
- Enteral Feeding Support
- Dysphagia Support
- Ventilator/airway Support
- Tracheostomy Support
- Urinary Catheter Support
- Sub-cutaneous Injections
- Complex Wound Care Support
Allowah has a registered nurse onsite 24/7. We also have clinical nurse educators who train the nursing and support work staff to care for your specific needs. The GP who visits regularly can also oversee the your care.
If I make my home at Allowah, how will Allowah support me?
Allowah will support you with:
- healthcare
- meals and eating
- personal care
- medication
- getting out and about
- taking you to activities
- coordinating and taking you to appointments
I am on Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN). Can Allowah support me?
Yes! Allowah has TPN trained registered nurses onsite 24/7. We also have clinical nurse educators who train the nursing and support work staff to care for your specific needs and links to tertiary hospitals to keep our training up to date.
Can I have a trial or a gradual transition from home to SIL?
We want your transition to your new home to go as smoothly and happily as possible. We can work with you to build a plan for transition if a bed is available.
How much does living at Allowah cost?
SIL funding is dependent on the level of support you need and it is set by the NDIS. Your SIL funding does NOT include:
- rental for the home
- everyday things like food, activities or supports when you have to go to hospital
- anything covered by the NDIS such as assistive technology, transport costs and day programs
I have SIL funding. When can I move in?
Congratulations! If you’d like to move into Allowah just let us know and we will help you submit your funding request to the NDIA for approval. If we have a vacancy we will also let you know when you can move in.
I don’t have SIL funding but I’d like to know more
We’d love to have a chat to see how we can help you. Please reach out through this enquiry form.
Will I be able to get SIL funding?
The NDIA has set criteria to access funding for SIL. To be eligible for SIL funding a participant must:
- Provide evidence that they are unable to live without 24/7 supports. This is identified through a Care and Support Needs Report undertaken by an Allied Health professional.
- Provide an Identifying Housing Solution’s report by a Support Coordinator.
It also takes into account informal supports that can be provided by your family, carers or the community. It also has to be beneficial for you.
When can I get SIL funding?
You have to get your eligibility for SIL confirmed and then you have to find a home. If you choose Allowah as your home, we can help you submit your funding requests to the NDIA for approval.
Other Opportunities
At Allowah there are other opportunities that you can get involved in! See the other services we provide below.
Make Your Home With Us and Relax
We currently offer SIL accommodation for up to 9 young adults in a welcoming home.
Enjoy shared spaces, your own personalized room, and 24/7 support designed for people with extreme functional impairment and very high support needs.
As a registered NDIS provider, Allowah provides a range of supports that can be personalised to suit your child's needs.
Whether you require respite care, therapy supports or fun activities during the week for your child or young person, chat with us so we can better understand your needs. We will try our best to assist which services or packages would better suit your child or young person.
Start the conversation today by calling 02 8877 3400 or email all your enquiries to admin@allowah.org.au