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Pre-Planning Booklet

Care Support Network

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Welcome to the Care Support Network’s Pre-Planning Workbook, designed to help you get the best value from the services and opportunities offered through the NDIS.

You might like to complete the Workbook on your own, or with a family member or friend.

Your Care Support Network contact can also work through it with you, to explore all the possibilities available to you, and help you plan and achieve the life outcomes you want. What do you want to achieve? Knowing your support needs and goals are important first steps in preparing for your NDIS plan. Understanding this in detail will help you to outline the things that are essential to your daily life and ensure that your plan helps you to achieve your future goals. Care Support Network is always available to assist you in completing your first steps. Simply call 1300 177 577 to contact our friendly and dedicated client services team. So let’s get started! The most important way for you to prepare for your meeting with the NDIA is to provide information on: • the important people in your life who provide unpaid support • your service providers who provide paid support • the aids and equipment you currently make use of • your living arrangements • your regular activities, such as social interests, education and work • what is working well in your life • where you could use a little extra support There are 4 sections to complete in this workbook. We will begin with your current living situation and move through to what you may require in the future.


Section 1: Informal Supports Who are the people in your life who currently support you without being paid?

Select up to 4 people from the options below. If someone is not listed, please add them using the text box below. Please select all relevant services: Relationship to you: ☐ Friend ☐ Brother/Sister ☐ Partner ☐ Parent Add anyone who might be missing e.g. Grandparent


Section 2: Formal supports 2.1 Paid Services and Support Select all the paid services that you currently receive in and around your home. If something is not listed, please add it by using the text box below. If you don't currently receive any paid services, you can skip this section. Please select all relevant services: ☐ Meal preparation ☐ Live-in support ☐ Housework ☐ Sleepover support ☐ Personal hygiene and grooming Add any services not listed above e.g. Shopping for groceries, garden maintenance


2.2 Health Services Select all the paid health services that you currently receive. If a service is not listed, please add it by using the text box below. Please select all relevant services: ☐ Dietitian ☐ Nursing ☐ Occupational Therapy ☐ Physiotherapy

Add any services not listed above e.g. Speech therapy, Orthopaedic

2.3 Community Activities Select all social activities that you receive paid support for. If an activity is not listed, please add it by using the text box below. Please select all relevant services: ☐ Meet friends and family ☐ Community events ☐ Day activities ☐ Sports Add any community activities not listed above e.g. attending church


2.4 Transport Select all the paid transport that you currently use. If it is not listed, please add it by using the text box below. Please select all relevant services: ☐ Bus ☐ Taxi ☐ Own vehicle Add any transport not listed above e.g. Train

Provide comments or costs (if known):

Section 3: Aid and Equipment 3. Aids and Equipment Select all the aids and equipment that you currently use. If something is not listed, please add it by using the text box below. Please select all relevant services: ☐ Adjustable bed ☐ Communication aid ☐ Hoist ☐ Shower commode ☐ Over toilet chair ☐ Electric wheelchair


Add any aids and equipment not listed above e.g. Manual wheelchair, air mattress etc.

Section 4: Work and Hobbies 4.1 Are you currently in paid employment or volunteer? ☐ Yes ☐ No 4.2 Education and Training Would you like to undertake further education or training? You might be able to access the School Leaver Employment Support Program (SLES). ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Not sure Any other comments or thoughts?


4.3 Connecting with Others and Hobbies Connecting with friends, meeting new people and having hobbies are all important aspects of life. What are some things that you are not currently doing, that you would like to do? Choose as many options as you like. If your answer is not listed, please add it in the text box below. Please select all relevant activities: ☐ Coffee with family and friends ☐ Outings/ Picnics/ Barbeques ☐ Computers (social media/ gaming) ☐ Hobbies ☐ Craft activities ☐ Movies Add any activities not listed above e.g. Going to the football


Please add more information about the activities that you have selected

Is there anything else you would love to do?

What will you need to make this happen? Please consider the following in your answer: • Equipment / Technology • Support requirements • Transport • Suitable facilities


4.4 Sport, recreation and your health and wellbeing Getting active and exercising is good for us. It can also be a lot of fun. What would you like to do more of? What would you like to start? Select all the activities that you would like to begin or do more of below. If your answer is not listed, please type it in the text box below. ☐ Swimming ☐ Stretching and Movement ☐ Walking ☐ Pilates/ Yoga ☐ Cricket ☐ Personal Training Add any activities not listed above e.g. Wheelchair Basketball

Select any of the areas of your health and wellbeing that you are concerned about. If your answer is not listed, please type it in the text box below.

Please select all relevant services: ☐ Weight ☐ Mobility Add any areas of concern not listed above

Let's talk about food. Are you happy with your diet? ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Unsure


Would you like any support with this? Select all support that you require to improve your diet. If your answer is not listed, please type it in the text box below. ☐ Meal preparation ☐ Meal Planning ☐ Cooking Add any support that is not listed above e.g. educational training for food preparation and nutrition


4.5 Transport Needs and Wants Thinking about the future: Are there any other transportation requirements that we have not captured that would make getting around easier or more enjoyable?

Do you have your own vehicle? Are there any vehicle modifications that would make a difference?

4.6 What do you wish you had but haven’t been able to afford in terms of services, activities, or aids?

4.7 Possibilities The NDIS is about new possibilities. What other areas of your life would you like to change? Please add any further comments about any other areas of your life that you would like to improve.


Terrific, you’ve completed your NDIS pre-planning workbook and you’re one step closer to being ready for your NDIS conversation. Our friendly, expert staff at Care Support Network can help you expand on your initial ideas, so if you haven’t already, please contact us to organise a personal and private conversation about your results. If you’d like some extra support, please phone us on 1300 177 577 or email us at [email protected]. Remember in your planning meeting, you can request Support Coordination to get you organised with your NDIS package. Additional funding for Capacity Building will be allocated in your NDIS package if you require Support Coordination Assistance. Care Support Network would love to help you make the most of your NDIS package. Our NDIS Services Include:

• Support Coordination

• Plan Management Reasons to Consider Care Support Network Our dedicated team can help you navigate the NDIS through the different stages of your NDIS journey. At times it can be difficult finding and coordinating the support that will work for you best. We will work with you to identify your goals and help you towards reaching them. We clearly understand what you can spend and how to creatively use your funds to get the most out of your plan.

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How Can I Request Care Support Network to be my Support Coordinator Provider? At your NDIS planning meeting, the planner will discuss with you if there will be funding for Support Coordination in your plan. You will be asked who you would like to be your provider of Support Coordination, we hope you will choose Care Support Network to work with you. If you nominate Care Support Network at your planning meeting, the NDIS will contact us once your plan is approved and will give us your contact details. We’ll give you a call to set a time to have a meeting. If you already have an NDIS plan and would like to use Care Support Network for Support Coordination, please give us a call to register on 1300 177 577. We’d love to help! Care Support Network

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