An overview of the NDIS overnight supports provided by SeenCare
Bulk-billed GP
Registered NDIS Provider
At SeenCare, our team of disability support workers and at home nurses deliver a range of overnight home care supports in Melbourne.
Whether you need sleepover supports, active overnight care, on-call assistance, or after-hours home nursing—we can help.
There are two ways an NDIS participant can receive overnight supports: General night supports and night-time sleepover supports.
Many of the supports in the ‘Assistance with Daily Life’ category can be delivered at night time.
These supports are normally provided by a disability support worker and might include:
For these general night services, an evening support is one that starts after 8:00 pm and finishes at or before midnight. While a night support starts at or before midnight and finishes by 6:00 am.
Overnight Nursing Care: Home nursing supports can also be delivered at night time. An evening nursing support starts no earlier than 12:00 noon and finishes after 6:00 pm. A night home nursing support starts at or later than 6:00 pm, then finishes before 7:30 am.
Where a participant requires a disability support worker to be present throughout the night, a night-time sleepover support may be funded by the NDIS.
Night-time sleepover supports are grouped into two categories: Active overnight care and inactive overnight care.
Active overnight care means the participant requires support through all or most of the night. The disability support worker can’t sleep during an active overnight care shift.
Inactive overnight care is when up to 2 hours of assistance or supervision may be required, but then the support worker can sleep when they aren’t providing care. Inactive night-time sleepover supports are provided for a continuous period of eight hours or more.
Different rates are charged for each category of NDIS overnight support.
Needing support at night time
shouldn’t stop a person with disability from living in the community. So if you or a person you’re caring for needs overnight care, bring this up at the next planning meeting.The NDIS will only fund an overnight support worker or nurse if it’s ‘reasonable and necessary.’ Therefore, you’ll need to explain why night time after hours supports are required. When doing this, it’s best to link the practical care with an NDIS participant’s goal.
Some examples would be:
At SeenCare, most of the services available from our disability support workers and home nurses can be delivered in the evening and throughout the night.
We have a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day per week roster. And for clients with suitable funding, we’ll gladly tailor a package of care to keep you or your loved one safe and comfortable throughout the night.
Because we have bulk-billing GPs and nurses integrated into our team, we’re able to deliver high-level overnight care to participants with complex medical needs. In many cases, this allows participants who otherwise would require residential care to live independently in the community.
Finally, SeenCare is a registered NDIS provider with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. So when you choose us as your provider of overnight supports, you can be confident in receiving a safe and high quality service.
To find out more, contact one of our friendly team members today.
