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Plain-English guides to the NDIS and care at home, from getting started to planning ahead. Download any of them free.
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Getting started with the NDIS
Who can apply, how to apply, what evidence helps and what happens next.
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Your NDIS plan meeting: a prep pack
What to bring, a goals worksheet, a typical-week diary and a carer statement template.
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Your first NDIS plan: the first 30 days
How to read the plan, choose how it's managed, compare providers and check a service agreement.
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The Personal Care Checklist
Ten questions to ask any provider before someone helps with showering and dressing, plus a scorecard.
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Complex care at home
What counts as complex care, four things that keep it safe, and a handover sheet for every worker.
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Complex care and your plan meeting
How to describe high-intensity needs clearly, with a care diary and a worksheet for each need.
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Coming home from hospital
What to ask before discharge, who pays for what, and a checklist for the first week at home.
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Leaving school
What changes when school ends, a term-by-term checklist for the final year, and a good-week worksheet.
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Planning ahead as an ageing parent
Home and living options, guardianship basics, and a handover worksheet for everything you know.
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These guides are general information, not advice about a particular plan. Checked against government sources in October 2026.
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