NDIS Home Modification Design and Construction
Find a list of NDIS Home Modification Design and Construction . There are currently some Home Modification Design and Construction providers offering a range of services.
This refers to changes and modifications made to NDIS participants’ homes so that their disabilities are better accommodated. The modifications are designed to make it easier and more comfortable for participants to live in their homes. In order for a home modification to be funded by the NDIS, it has to be deemed “reasonable and necessary.” Below are three examples cited by the NDIS:
- due to the impact of your disability, you or your carers cannot reasonably access and use frequently used rooms and spaces in your primary residence;
- your primary residence, in its current condition, has significant and adverse impacts on the sustainability of current living and care arrangements; and
- a suitably qualified Occupational Therapist has performed an assessment and recommended home modifications, considering all possible alternatives, including the use of equipment.
The NDIS must also be satisfied that any proposed modification “represents value for money.” For example, before funding a home modification, the NDIS will determine whether less expensive alternatives are available. It will also consider how long the participant is expected to live in the home, weighing that against the cost of the proposed modification.
Home modifications oftentimes involve assistive technology, which the NDIS breaks down into four levels.
Level 1: includes simple, low-cost items like doorbells, non-slip bathmats, and large print labels.
Level 2: includes technology that is easy to acquire but may be difficult to install, like bath seats, hand rails, and ramps.
Level 3: includes technology that has to be modified or tailored to an individual’s needs; for example, pressure mattresses and desktop electronic magnification.
Level 4: assistive technology refers to complex solutions like myoelectric prosthetics and implant speech processors.
In the case of Level 4 modifications, the NDIS may provide funding for project management oversight or certification from independent professionals, including qualified occupational therapists.