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  Kit List for Respite I recently returned from a respite holiday at the coast and discovered that even as an adult, I need a packing/kit list. A kit list, typically given for school or youth group camps, ensures everyone has what they need. I realized I needed one since I packed under supervision and still overpacked for two nights. This guide is designed for support workers and caregivers, and I'll be putting a tick box list on my pateron, shop as well, General Items Mobility Aids: Pack any necessary mobility aids such as wheelchairs, walking belts, wheelie walkers, or walking sticks. Medication: Ensure all medications are packed and, if required, have them Webster packed by the local pharmacy to reduce medication errors. Seasonal and Activity-Appropriate Clothing: Consider the season and activities when packing. Here are some questions to guide you: How is the person with food intake? This will determine if you need to pack sip cups and eating aids. How many sets of clothing ...

  Ok guys, so I owe my family a massive apology, and this post is going to be it. I see what they are saying about entitlement creeping into my life. I didn’t realize how bad my complaining had gotten. Let’s be a bit more grateful for what I have in terms of support, and appreciate that I don’t have to struggle anymore, either on my own or with family support. It’s amazing what the NDIS has done for me. Instead of complaining about onboarding new support staff, I should be thankful for what I have, which is a lot more than others. I recently visited Movie World on the Gold Coast and didn’t have to check my bank balance every time I wanted to purchase something, such as a souvenir or a bottomless drink. This was all thanks to the taxpayer-funded NDIS Respite program. In the past, respite was about giving family and support staff a break from you. Now, it’s about providing you with opportunities and experiences, which is amazing. I also want to give a shout out to the guest services ...

  This is amazing how a little bit of attention before things get out of hand is amazing how a little bit of attention in doing something difficult in sending an email to the head office of my housing facility has saved a whole lot of drama down the line. I realise in writing this that we need to take a few steps back, so I have been living with a few things in my housing facility that I say aren’t ok and I have just lived above them but now it’s   was time to speak up. One being a neighbour that has complex and challenging behaviour’s of concern, and has extreme mental health issues that we are working with and I have compassion and understanding as she isn’t attached to reality and its something that we all understand but I feel and the support staff feel at times some is attention seeking and not mental health. I discovered that a few support workers are going to need to do a massive please explain in that they are on the dot of time or running late and not just the o...

  I am safe was the words I uttered just now at 7.30 pm at night I don’t need to climb into bed and hide anymore. I am safe I   can be myself and not mask, I am getting the help I need I don’t know if it’s the open letter, or surrendering to my circumstances that I can’t change and asking for help in ways that I don’t expect. I still have all the usual bugbears but I finally feel safe in my home despite having a new support worker starting we see that this is normally a huge deal for me but we are seeing that people are more open to me and willing to help, I live in the lap of luxury but having people willing to help is amazing and working with me, not against me, is going to do my health wonders. So I am grateful for the good people who work in this industry and can help change lives I went from independent to the family home through the mess that was the COVID lockdowns, medication misadventures, and seizures but now I am in this wonderful Sil house (supported independen...