The NDIS Tightrope: Juggling Ratios, Unwanted Guests, and Damaging Masking
Title: The NDIS Tightrope: Juggling Ratios, Unwanted Guests, and Damaging Masking Introduction: Welcome to the circus of NDIS support, where support workers walk a tightrope of balancing ratios, managing unwanted guests, and enduring the exhausting performance of masking their frustrations. In this blog post, we'll dive into the ring of ethical dilemmas and the toll it takes on clients like me, stuck in the one-to-three ratio debacle. Walking the Tightrope of Ratios: Picture this: I'm assigned a one-to-three ratio, a delicate equilibrium meant to ensure personalized care and support. But alas, more often than not, I find myself entertaining three guests in my humble abode, courtesy of a support worker's reluctance to trigger someone. So here I am, juggling the needs of three instead of the intended trio, with my autonomy hanging by a thread. The Uninvited Guests: In this circus of chaos, the uninvited guests aren't clowns or acrobats—they're the consequences of br