DOCUMENT 1 FOI 24/25-1260 Disclosure Log OFFICIAL: SENSITIVE – NOT FOR FURTHER DISTRIBUTION
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No Provider Name 1 Ability Centre Australasia Ltd 2 Ability Options Ltd 3 Able Australia Services 4 Activ Foundation Limited 5 Allambi Care Limited 6 Anglicare SA Ltd 7 Aruma Services Limited 8 Australian Foundation for Disability 9 Autism Association of Western Australia Inc 10 Bet Group Global Pty Ltd 11 Brightwater Care Group Limited 12 Cerebral Palsy Alliance 13 Challenge Community Services 14 Civic Disability Services Limited 15 Community Accommodation & Respite Agency Inc 16 Community Living Options Inc 17 Connectability Australia Limited 18 CPL – Choice, Passion, Life 19 Department of Human Services (SA) 20 Forsight Australia 21 Gateways Support Services Inc 22 Hartley Lifecare Incorporated 23 IdentityWA 24 Independence Australia Group Limited 25 Inlife Independent Living Ltd 26 Interaction Disability Services Ltd 27 Karingal St Laurence Limited 28 Kindilan Society 29 Kirinari Community Services Ltd 30 Life Without Barriers 31 Lifestyle Solutions 32 LiveBetter Services Limited 33 Melba Support Services Ltd 34 Mercy Connect Limited 35 Minda Incorporated 36 Mosaic Support Services (TAS) Inc 37 Multicap Limited 38 Multicap Tasmania Inc 39 Multi-Task Human Resource Foundation Limited 40 New Horizons Enterprises Limited 41 Nexus Inc 42 Oak Tasmania 43 Oncall Group Australia Pty Ltd 44 Orana Australia Ltd
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45 Pu-Fam Pty Ltd 46 Quality Health Care Pty Ltd 47 Rise Network Inc 48 Rocky Bay Limited 49 Royal Rehab 50 SAC (SA) Pty Ltd 51 Samaritans Foundation Diocese of Newcastle 52 Scope (Aust) Ltd 53 Southern Cross Support Services Pty Ltd 54 St John of God Outreach Services 55 Sylvanvale Limited 56 The Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane 57 The Disability Trust 58 The Northcott Society 59 The Trustee for CareChoice Business Trust 60 United Disability Care Pty Ltd 61 UnitingCare Community 62 Valley Industries Limited 63 Villa Maria Catholic Homes Limited 64 Wesley Community Services Limited 65 Westhaven Limited 66 Yooralla
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Project scope: Quality Supports — SIL/SC Pilots Restricted Grant Process
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Objectives
Provide clear signal to market that pricing changes being explored in response to concerns raised Focus (initial) pilot on providers expected to play an important role in market success and participant impact over long term (higher quality, larger, etc.)
Ensure pool of high quality, pre-qualified providers to whom vulnerable/complex participants can be referred and who can maintain critical supports Identifying the costs associated with providing high quality supports to participants with complex support needs to inform future pricing approaches. Growing sector capability and market capacity to provide quality SIL/SC supports to participants with complex needs.
Identifying evidence-based practice that aids to stabilise crisis circumstances, specific to each Participant’s needs and improve outcomes.
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Expected outputs/deliverables…
An established group of — whocan deliver and maintain continuity of high
Quality providers quality supports for vulnerable participants with complex needs at scale. Improved info on costs including detailed information on actual costs of delivering services to participants with complex needs.
Best practice approaches _ identified through action based research of a pilot approach.
Sector capability is developed through learnings of the pilot, development of communities of practice and subject matter expertise.
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FQoRPRAALSO PR deDibe 1126)
Supported Independent Living (SIL) Pilot
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FQDREEALSO Bi Adee 11269) SIL Pilot: Proposed approach is to invite a targeted set of 41 SIL providers to apply based on initial eligibility criteria with a further weighted evaluation process to award up to ~20 Grants.
Eligibility Selection e e c 0) Determine pool to invite to apply (41 providers) Determine group to participate in pilot Registration Assessment of responses to evaluative questions. 0115: Assistance with Daily Life Tasks in a Group or Shared Living * Description of provider’s approach to delivering support services Arrangement with positive participant outcomes, including through innovative ; — service models 0107: Daily Personal Activities e Description of provider’s commitment to workforce training and 0104: High Intensity Daily Personal Activities supervision 0110: Specialist Positive Behaviour Support e Willingness and ability to meet the conditions of participation of the
pilot (e.g. provide info/data to help agency understand what drives
0114: Community Nursing Care positive outcomes for participants
Current registration and maintained for >three years e Conflict-of-interest and crisis referral management in place. e Provider will support up to 2 ‘Community of Practice’ activities within Size 12mth Pilot - as detailed by NDIA.
e Provider supports >50 number participants with SIL funding
Compliance Additional objective information that may be requested ¢ Compliant with NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NQSC) e Proportion of workforce with PWD required audit (shortlist of providers who meet above eligibility criteria to be shared with NQSC) With final diversity checks?
- May also include other subjective assessment criteria including Capacity to deliver culturallfe) 3 a (eq): gmvices. 2. Diversity checks across state and territory delivery, disability, participant demographics etc. to be performed once proposed pilot group is determined to ensure pilot ha brage
FQoRPRAARSO PR hdeDibe 11269)
SIL Pilot - Rationale for initial eligibility criteria
Registration
Size: Number of participants
Specialisation
Active providers registered for:
0115: Assistance with Daily Life Tasks in a Group or Shared Living Arrangement
0107: Daily Personal Activities
0104: High Intensity Daily Personal Activities
0110: Specialist Positive Behaviour Support
0114: Community Nursing Care
Current registration and maintained for >3 years
Ensure providers meet essential regulatory and quality standards, as determined by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
and Registration across a minimum of 3 years ensures providers can handle varied support needs and demonstrates long-term service stability
- ~7k participants
Provider supports >50 participants with SIL funding
Ensure the pilot covers a sufficient number of participants to have a meaningful impact*
and Demonstrates a provider has significant experience and operational capacity to manage a high caseload
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Registration across 5 registration categories
Registration across the five identified categories will identify providers who have skills and experience in delivering support to participant with complex needs, including behaviour support and disability related health supports in conjunction with daily living supports in the home.
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FB dig Dide 1126) All SIL providers First filter Second filter Third filter Fourth filter Fifth filter eo 2 a> Pe =» 293 cs 145 > Reduction Reduction Reducti Reducti Reduction . . of 64% of 22% of 87%. of 51% | of72% ‘Registered for: Registered for: * 0115 “ons : ot04 Registered for: * 0107 - 0110
- 0115 * 0104 - 0114
- 0107 * 0110 .
- 0104 © 0114 Supporting more than
50 participants
- 0110
Notes on the data
Data are drawn from FY2023-24 provider claiming. Registration status is determined based on claiming activity.
Registration Groups are defined as follows: 0115: Assistance with Daily Life Tasks in a Group or Shared Living Arrangement
Registered for:
. 5 | i 0107: Daily Personal Activities
- 0104 0104: High Intensity Daily Personal Activities Registered for: 0110: Specialist Positive Behaviour Support ’ndis’ : 5 . 0114: Community Nursing Care 7 For detailed data definitions and considerations, see data spreadsheet
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Provider
characteristics
Presence in all 8 states / territories
Presence in at least 4 of 8 states / territories
Presence in regional areas
Presence in remote areas
Support Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander participants Support CALD participants
Support participants in complex stream
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Participant _ eee characteristics
Total 9,848
In metro areas 8,170
In regional areas 1,636
In remote areas 85
Aboriginal and Torres Strait 513 Islander
CALD 403 In complex stream 502
‘ndis’ “Numbers may not sum due to client movements throughout the FY
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Number and location of SIL participants supported by the 41 providers, by LGA
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Combined, the 41 providers have a footprint in every state and territory, covering 267 LGAs in total
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Update published
Information released on NDIS website on eligibility
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Grant Round released Providers who meet the
Grant Round closes Final date for eligible providers
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Industry Briefing
Information session for eligible
members & criteria, timing and next eligibility criteria will be invited to submit application providers on application process H&L Co-design steps to participate in grant round Working Group Week ending Week ending 18 October 1 November 25 November 20 December 2-6 December
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Indicative Timelines ndis
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Phase 1: Scope 1. Market Approach Strategy Approved 16 Oct 2024
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Communication and Engagement Strategy Approved 1 Nov 2024
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Provider Information published on website 1 Nov 2024 Phase 2: Design 4. Develop Approach to Market Pack 8 Nov 2024
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Approval to Proceed/Approach the Market 22 Nov 2024 Phase 3: Deliver 6. Release grant round (4 weeks) 25 Nov - 20 Dec 2024
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Industry Briefing Sessions (Pre-qualified providers) 2 - 6 Dec 2024
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Evaluate responses 7 Feb 2025
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Agreements Executed / Pilot providers engaged 28 Mar 2025
Note: This includes SIL and Support Co-ordination.
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