NDIS supports
NDIS core supports in Logan and South East Queensland
Everyday help funded by the Core part of your NDIS plan: personal care, getting out into the community and keeping your home in order, with a registered nurse overseeing the care behind it.
Core supports are the day-to-day help the NDIS funds so you can live your life: getting showered and dressed, getting to the footy or the library, and keeping the house running. At Trailblazer Community Care we deliver core supports in Logan, Ipswich, Brisbane and Redland Bay, as a registered NDIS provider (registration number 4050133378).
What sets the service apart is who's behind it. Our care is overseen by Exavier Rikonda, a registered nurse with 14 years of nursing experience, so a support worker who spots a change in your skin or your breathing has someone qualified to call that day.
How the Core part of your plan works
An NDIS plan is split into parts. Core Supports is the part for everyday living, and it usually covers four areas: assistance with daily life, transport, consumables and help to take part in social and community activities.
Core funding is generally more flexible than other parts of a plan. In many plans you can use it across those areas as your week changes, for example more community outings one month and more help at home the next. Some supports are stated, though, which means the money can only be used the way your plan says.
Your plan is the final word. If you're unsure what yours allows, check it with your support coordinator or plan manager, or read the NDIS guide to using your plan.
Our core supports
Assistance with self-care
Help with showering, dressing, grooming and your morning or evening routine, from workers you get to know.
Community access and social participation
Support to get to the places, groups and people that matter to you, across Logan and Brisbane.
Household and domestic assistance
Regular cleaning, laundry and the housework you can't manage on your own.
High intensity and complex care
Trained workers with nursing oversight for needs such as PEG feeding, stoma or catheter care.
NDIS community nursing
A registered nurse at home for wound care, continence, diabetes and injections.
Daily living support can also include help preparing meals and prompts to take your medication at the right time. We'll be adding a page on each of those soon. In the meantime, ask us about them when you get in touch.
Psychosocial and complex mental health support is delivered within these supports rather than as a separate program; the high intensity and complex care page explains how.
What we can't do
We can't approve NDIS funding, and no provider can. Only the NDIA decides what goes into your plan. If a provider tells you they can get your funding approved, be careful.
We also don't provide support coordination, plan management or Specialist Disability Accommodation. We're happy to work alongside the people you choose for those.
Questions about core supports
What are NDIS core supports?
Core supports are the NDIS-funded help you need for everyday life. They include help with personal care, household tasks, getting out into the community, transport and some consumables. They sit in the Core part of your plan, which is usually more flexible than other parts. What you can buy depends on your own plan, so check it before you book.
Can I move Core funding between categories?
Often, yes. Core funding is generally flexible across its areas, so you can use more on community outings one month and more on help at home the next. Some supports are stated in a plan, and stated funding can only be used as written. Your support coordinator or plan manager can confirm what applies to you.
Can you get me more core funding?
No. Only the NDIA can approve or change funding. What we can do is give you clear records and reports on the support you receive, which you or your coordinator can bring to a plan review. If any provider promises to get your funding approved, treat that as a warning sign.
Do I need a support coordinator to start?
No. You or a family member can call us on 1300 822 333 or send a referral yourselves. If you have a support coordinator, we'll keep them in the loop with your permission. We reply to every enquiry within 12 to 24 hours, and the first conversation is free.
Can I use your core supports if I don't live in one of your homes?
Yes. Most core supports happen in your own home or out in the community. You don't need to live in our supported accommodation in Waterford West to use them. We work across Logan, Ipswich, Brisbane and Redland Bay and confirm your address at the first call.
- Personal careShowering, dressing and daily routines at home, from consistent workers you get to know, with registered nurse oversight.
- Community participationSupport to get out and do what you choose, from sport and classes to catching up with friends, across Logan and Brisbane.
- Household tasksRegular cleaning, laundry and linen changes done the way you like, across Brisbane and Logan. No gardening or maintenance.
- High intensity & complex carePEG feeding, catheter, bowel and wound care by workers trained on your plan and signed off by a registered nurse.
Talk to a registered nurse-led team
Call 1300 822 333 or send a referral. We reply to every enquiry within 12 to 24 hours.
Asking a question does not commit you to anything.