Short - Medium Term Accommodation

Disability Support Worker Services Brisbane

Short Term Accommodation and Medium Term Accommodation

The unexpected does happen occasionally. You experience a sudden change in circumstances, a crisis, a serious illness that necessitates hospitalisation, or your carer needs a break or is momentarily unable to take care of you. It’s crucial to have access to secure housing where you can get the care you require during those times.
We provide short-term housing for people with disabilities so they can maintain their community connections rather than having to endure an extended hospital stay or an early placement in an aged care facility. This kind of lodging is referred to as Short Term and Medium Term Accommodation under the NDIS. Here is a guide outlining both types of lodging as well as what we provide to assist those in need.

Who can access Short Term Accommodation (STA)?

Eligible NDIS participants can access Short Term Accommodation for reasons such as:
  • a change in circumstances, or a crisis situation that puts the person at risk of homelessness or being prematurely placed into an aged care facility
  • to receive capacity building and/or independent living support
  • for carers’ respite, if your carer has been hospitalised or if support staff are on leave
  • for a holiday in a different setting
  • if you are waiting for home modifications
  • recovering from an illness

What is Medium Term Accommodation?

Medium Term Accommodation (also known as MTA) refers to transitional accommodation for NDIS participants who are preparing to move into a more permanent home. The NDIS funds Medium Term Accommodation for eligible participants for up to 90 days. This is so people living with disabilities aren’t forced into an aged care facility or made to wait in hospital longer than they need to.
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Who can access Medium Term Accommodation (MTA)?

Eligible NDIS participants can access Medium Term Accommodation for reasons such as:
  • as bridging accommodation for younger people who are at risk of being admitted (or who want to leave) an aged care home
  • participants who are ready to leave hospital but are waiting for home modifications, assisted technology or support equipment to be placed in their home
  • those who are eligible for Specialist Disability Accommodation, but need somewhere to stay while they are waiting for a vacancy or for a build to be completed.