NDISP’s software allows service techs, staff and contractors to scan the barcode on every:
air-conditioner
door motor
smoke alarm
wireless access point
stove
hot water system
network switch
automation controller
dishwasher
and more
to see when it was serviced last, what repairs have been done to it. Photos along the way etc.
Better Maintenance Decisions
Tracking everything in a property allows better decisions to be made on maintenance and repairs. As well as ensuring we comply with our obligations to maintain all as an SDA provider.
NDISP has new projects starting every single week. Below is a list of those sites where the land has been acquired and designs are being completed or construction is starting. They are listed in order in our project management system.
Depending on the state this means they are 4 – 8 months away from completion. Great timing to get your SDA in your plan. Note that we don’t take applications for properties until the slab is down.
NDISP only does REAL SDA – that is fit for purpose, not just the minimum standards of the SDA Guidelines.
Our 2 bedroom units and villas are available for one person who is approved at either 1 Bed 1 Resident or 2 Bed 1 Resident.
NDISP has new projects starting every single week. Below is a list of those sites where the land has been acquired and designs are being completed or construction is starting. They are listed in order in our project management system.
Depending on the state this means they are 4 – 8 months away from completion. Great timing to get your SDA in your plan. Note that we don’t take applications for properties until the slab is down.
NDISP only does REAL SDA – that is fit for purpose, not just the minimum standards of the SDA Guidelines.
Our 2 bedroom units and villas are available for one person who is approved at either 1 Bed 1 Resident or 2 Bed 1 Resident.
Australian Financial Revue Article on SDA Investment
The AFR article commenting on investments from various funds and family offices is great. But NDISP is also greatly concerned that if these funds flow in to terrible products with terrible outcomes then there will not be the funding needed to help all those NDIS participants that are needing somewhere to call home.
NDISP has Constant Contact from Funds and Family Offices
We have a constant stream of people contacting us wanting to invest in SDA. The first investment fund we worked with had over $100m to invest in our properties. This set us on our way to be able to help more than 3,000 NDIS participants find places they are happy to call home. We are currently looking to increase our pipeline so that we can help closer to 5,000 people and continue to work with funds, family offices and private investors accordingly.
Risk of Poor Investment
With so much money pouring into this space and with all the complex nuances there is a real risk that the significant money is being poured into poor designs or run by providers poorly so they have a significant vacancy risk. At the beginning only the worst of designs will not have tenants. But NDISP is constantly inside other provider’s products meeting with their tenants who are about to become ours. The need to get this right is important.
Can’t Reduce Rent for Poor Product
It costs the participant the same to live in a dodgy little one bedroom shoebox that are so commonly being developed inside a tower, as it does to live in one of our 100m2 internal units. Or to live in large 3 bedroom share house with ensuites, all the AT people need in great locations, versus the 4 or 5 bedroom places on the cheapest land in new estates away from everything. You just can’t reduce the rent and compensate for bad design, inferior location etc.
Returns are Awesome – Build Awesome
The returns in this space are great. There is simply no need to build or buy rubbish. When you get over $900 a sqm in rent for a 100m2 apartment, building or buying 60m2 ones that just about work will end up leading the apartment to go back to a non SDA. There is plenty of returns that leads to great outcomes for SDA participants without having to cut corners like so many do.
“Experts” Are Often Too Detached & Deliver Terrible Properties
Like the stories of the nurses moving into the brand new hospital on the first day and finding out their ward isn’t suitable for them or their patients, far too many “experts” in the Specialist Disability Accommodation space are too detached from the people living and working in them.
A lot of the old school providers unfortunately just don’t consult with the people who live in SDA properties, or even their staff that work in them. This has lead to new providers consulting with the “experts”. NDISP spent years working with the people who live and help those who live with a disability. With some of the designs around, or the “experts” we’ve talked to you wonder if they have ever even met a person living with a disability. Don’t get us wrong, there are old school providers who are doing it well, ditching tenancy management and exclusive SIL agreements and embracing choice and control, as well as funding great properties.
Great Investment Outcomes Needed – We Don’t Want Bad Properties & Bad Outcomes
For these funds to continue to flow then they need to be directed to properties that actually work. People with disability need a lot of housing, but housing that works. And so they need great investment outcomes for the investment funds to continue to flow.
We just hope that the rush to invest in this space to end up with a flood of rubbish product with vacancy issues because it just isn’t fit for purpose and so investors stop the flow of funds.
NDISP gets contacted by funds and institutional investors often. There are many looking around. The largest we have dealt with had a $120m to spend, the one above is much bigger.
Money Doesn’t Mean Bad Outcomes or Great Outcomes
We have seen groups with lots of money that get it so right and have the best outcomes for tenants (which means best long term returns for investors) and then have seen those that area all about theoretical $$$ and won’t have tenants in a few years. Hopefully these guys are the former rather than the latter. We need great outcomes for tenant.
5 x 2 Bedroom Real HPS Unit Aitkenvale (Townsville)
These REAL HPS units are over 100m2 internal and are Real High Physical Support
1200mm door
1500mm hallways
massive bedrooms (do donuts in your power chair on 3 sides of the Queen Sized Bed)
massive ensuites
Auto Blinds, lights, fans, A/C & more
Auto doors
True touchless entry (secure yet no hands -tag on your chair, button, phone, tablet – you choose) gate opens, foyer door opens, lift gets called, lift opens, your front door of your apartment opens.
Location Location Location
Sorry, couldn’t resist the cheesy headline….. Our North QLD SDA Units are getting hard to beat for location, 2 mins to Smithfield Shopping Centre in Cairns, 2 mins to Earlville Shopping Centre in Cairns and now 2 minutes to Aitkenvale shopping centre in Townsville.
On a quiet street in this picture is where construction will be completed for a move in well before Christmas this year.
Live Alone, With Your Spouse etc You Choose
NDISP are more than happy to have people live in our 2 Bedroom units even if only approved for 1 Bed 1 Res under SDA funding. If you want to live with your family, your spouse etc then we believe 100% you have as much right to live with whoever you want – sometimes the SDA rules get in the way but we will advocate for your right to do so.
Complete Choice and Control
NDISP don’t install SIL or support workers. You choose. Bring your own, share overnights with others in the OOA. Don’t share, use the 2nd bedroom for your support workers. Whatever you choice, it’s up to you.
Here are a few pics from inside one of NDISP’s Real High Physical Support houses in Cairns.
Accessible Ensuite
You can see the ceiling rail in the bathroom picture. Notice also that there are grey tiles for behind the toilet. This lets us use a white toilet that looks just like a luxury toilet. No blue or grey seats needed here.
Large OOA for Carers
This little kitchenette is inside the large OOA (carers room). It’s tucked into a corner next to the two bathroom, but away from the door. The OOA is big enough for a desk and a queensize bed as well. We love carers and think that happy carers mean happy participants so we always look after them.
Kitchenettes in HPS Bedrooms
These little kitchenettes with sinks, microwave and bar fridge are really popular. For participants that require peg feeding this is great for carers to use. But also it means that people sharing with others can keep some of their things in their room.
High Physical Support Kitchen
This is the kitchen going into the home. The low appliances and space under sinks are more to comply with regulations then for the participants in this particular home. In a HPS SDA house it is extremely rare that a participant would able to use their arms to a sufficient extent to be able to cook or help with meal preparation and clean up. In those places were participants can do so we put in large under bench spaces, adustable benches where the sink, cooktop and bench space height can all be adjusted.
Another Accessible Swimming Pool in NDISP’s Specialist Disability Accommodation
Great to see the excavation finished and the steelwork going in for the concrete pour for another SDA swimming pool. This is one is a great little pool with a ramp and a hoist.
Hoist & Ramp
The ramps are great and often used by carers guiding people down in chairs. Alternatively a hoist is used and the ramp just makes for an easy exit for the carer.
Real High Physical Support SDA
This pool is in one of NDISP’s real HPS SDA property in Earlville in Cairns.
NDISP has new projects starting every single week. Below is a list of those sites where the land has been acquired and designs are being completed or construction is starting. They are listed in order in our project management system.
Depending on the state this means they are 4 – 8 months away from completion. Great timing to get your SDA in your plan. Note that we don’t take applications for properties until the slab is down.
NDISP only does REAL SDA – that is fit for purpose, not just the minimum standards of the SDA Guidelines.
Our 2 bedroom units and villas are available for one person who is approved at either 1 Bed 1 Resident or 2 Bed 1 Resident.
NDISP installs enterprise grade access control on every property. This is installed to the front door and the individual rooms.
No Lost Keys
For carers and participants these means no lost keys. The NDIS participant can change carers overnight and we can cancel all codes and access cards and wristbands remotely and issue new ones.
Touchless Entry
For our real HPS SDA and real FA SDA properties we can install fully touchless secure entry.
Different Carers ? Different Rooms
Because we code by the door, NDIS participants can have different carers and the carers don’t have access to their rooms with their cards (emergency access is available)
Data Logging
Worried that someone is always late, or the wrong person is accessing. Our secure logs can identify that person and the time accessed (we need to log into secure server and log reason as to why accesssing so privacy is maintained)
Townsville SDA Access Control Pictures
Here’s some pictures of the Access Control for one of our Specialist Disability Accommodation Townsville properties that Yellow Card Electrical installed yesterday.
This is on a 3 bedroom plus OOA High Physical Support SDA property in Mount Louisa
Fully Accessible SDA (Specialist Disability Accommodation) Houses Open for Preview in Townsville
NDISP’s first Specialist Disability Accommodation in Townsville are almost completed and we are happy to show you through our places while they are being programmed for automation.
3 Bed plus OOA Fully Accessible SDA House – Yumba Circuit, Mt Louisa – 25 February
As the SDA market matures we are at a loss as to why there are still so many terrible properties being designed. We have written about this before but it’s worth revisiting as we want good SDA stories, not so much rubbish being built as there is now.
NDISP’s mission is to get as many people out of inappropriate accommodation and into places they are happy to call home. The SDA funding is sufficient to allow quality properties in all locations, there is no need to cut corners.
Unfortunately so many investors are going to have massive vacancy issues as they are lured into advertising by builders and marketers who are building cheap inappropriate rubbish. There are ads constantly on facebook and google by builders and marketeers that state they are SDA experts and yet you look at their designs and they just don’t work.
NDISP is often asked to take over these properties once they have been sitting empty or when the provider who was “advising” the builder or marketeer turns out to not be able to deliver.
Passing SDA or LHA Standards Doesn’t Make Fit for Purpose
Just like the other categories, just because something meets the standards doesn’t mean it is fit for purpose.
We were recently asked to manage houses on 400m2 blocks that met both HPS and Robust standards but that were fit for neither. Wider doors and spaces, but not big enough for power chairs to get through and even most walkers, but low ceilings, shower screens and so much else wrong.
Below are the most common problems we see.
SDA Property Problems That Can’t Be Fixed:
High Physical Support SDA
Doors smaller than 1200mm
Hallways less than 1500mm
bathrooms not big enough to shower in shower bed
bathrooms not big enough for 2 support workers to shower someone
bathrooms not big enough to transfer someone in
bedrooms not beg enough to transfer someone
spaces around ends of bed that are not significantly larger than 1000m
Small Living areas in shared accommodation
Houses for > 3 people
corners in hallways and living areas
Robust SDA
shared accommodation (Robust SDA participants need to live alone)
small blocks of land – Robust SDA needs to be well separated from neighbours – acreage preferred
low ceilings
no exit – one way rooms that support workers can be cornered in
All SDA Categories
Shared bathrooms
small living areas
>3 people in one house
located in middle of no where in new estates on cheap land
SDA Property Problems that are More Expensive to Fix Later
High Physical Support SDA
no automated doors
automated doors that need a button to be pushed
being in a unit complex where the lift, foyer doors and gates aren’t automated (touchless)
toilets next to showers
Robust SDA
ceiling fans installed
spit system air conditioners
shower screens installed
lack of casual surveillance from OOA to entrances and exist
Robust Needs Large Blocks – Noise Separation
The majority of participants requiring Robust SDA need large blocks (acreage) for one or more of the following reasons:
triggered by noise from neighbours
make loud noise that upset neighbours
confrontational personalities that benefit from separation
being within walking distance to shops etc can increase likelihood of risky behaviours
How to Reduce the Likelihood of Developing a Terrible SDA
Firstly, If the property doesn’t exceed the SDA design guidelines then it is unlikely to be fit for purpose. The guidelines are available online and they are set as an absolute minimum. You could build an 80m2 house and meet the building guidelines, but would anyone want to live there. This is especially the case for High Physical Support and Robust properties.
NDISP’s N-SDA Property – Disability Housing for People Not Eligible for Specialist Disability Accommodation
This week marks the start of something the NDISP team have been working on for a long time, people moving into the first of many Non-SDA Properties. We have developed a model with multiple different support worker organisations where we can separate support work from tenancy management in Supported Independent Living (SIL) housing.
Although it is not yet separated funding wise, we believe that the NDIS will have to provide an accommodation support model out of the SIL funding provided.
Property Managed the Same as SDA Property
NDISP has long term (5 year minimum periods, usually 10 years) leases over the properties where we are responsible for all maintenance and repairs. This gets things fixed fast and efficiently by our Yellow Card Helpers teams.
Our properties have access control and security cameras the same as our SDA Properties.
Benefits for NDIS Participants
New or near new properties
Maintained and repaired quickly
Fully airconditioned to each room
Choice and Control – tenancy is completely separate from support
Long Term leases – up to 10 years
Your contribution to the rent is similar to the RRC in SDA (providers make a further contribution on your behalf)
Electricity at discounted rates and paid proportionally and invoiced separately
Cheap fast Internet – paid proportionally and invoiced separately
Benefits for SIL Providers
Quality new or near new properties in great locations
Separation of tenancy management from support work – giving participants true choice and control
Removal of all the hassle, no need to look for properties, organise maintenance, enter into leases, enter into agreements with tenants, split up electricity and phone bills, organise maintenance etc.
Do what you do best, provide great support to people while we provide great properties.
We were lucky enough to have the DB Construct and Renner’s Electrical teams work flat out to get people in here for Christmas.
Purpose built around the corner from one of the Resident’s families, these lovely villas have an OOA in the middle of the two.
Having gone from a community housing place without even ceiling fans to fully automated air con, doors, fans, lights and more, it will make a massive difference
3 Bed plus OOA HPS House, 2 Auxillary Villas, Rec Room & Pool
When we met with 5 people who were living in a tiny little housing commission duplex in Bundaberg in June we were so amazed about what a happy house it was, considering the property was terrible. As the bulk of these people had lived together for 20 years and they wanted to stay that way we came up with an innovative design.
Amazing Support Workers Make this Work
NDISP never thought we would develop something like this as anytime we had been to a place with more than 3 residents in one property it had been run like an institution.
But, the team made the terrible old property such a happy home that we were really happy to do something like this.
It’s a real credit to April, Grant, Kahli and the crew that the old place was such a happy home, now they have the space and facilities to make it even better.
Amazing Builder and Trades Made it Possible Before Christmas
The team from DB Construct and Renner’s Electrical worked tirelessly to build this expansive place with full automation in just 4 months.
Jon, Darryl and the NDISP team are truly grateful to all involved who got this place done by Christmas and made us be able to deliver on our promise.
It’s Move in Day for some of our SDA properties in Sandstone Point
These beautiful IL SDA properties on the marina at Sandstone Point have people moving in today. It’s why we do what we do and it is by far the best part of what we do.
Just over the bridge from Bribie Island and right near the iconic Sandstone Point Hotel, these places have proved extremely popular.
Finally with the relaxation of the Covid-19 rules in Victoria we are able to move people into our SDA properties in the Beautiful Mornington Pennisula in Victoria.
This lovely building is in a great location and it’s been such a shame that the restrictive rules didn’t allow us to move people in sooner but at least we are free to do so.
It was a very busy few days have crews clean up a building that had been sitting empty for 6 months but it was well worth the effort.
Special thanks to our Victorian Relationship Manager Samm
Ms Samm has had a stressful time having worked hard on making the mix of future residents work but then having to wait for restrictions to lift to allow them to move in. Samm is amazing with great connections to various health services and provider groups, but most of all she is just a lovely lady who really cares about the people she helps, we are so lucky to have her.
We are in Townsville this week doing the best part of what we do, showing people through their new forever homes.
NDISP lives and breathes by our key philosophy Creating Places People are Happy to Call Home.
Fully Accessible Specialist Disability Accommodation in Townsville
Mt Louisa SDA
NDISP has a 3 bed plus OOA Fully Accessible SDA for 2 residents finishing in Mt Louisa just after Christmas. One of the bedrooms in this one is full, the other won’t be far behind.
We have another 2 x 3 bed plus OOA FA SDA in Mt Louisa finishing in February.
Oonoonba SDA
There are 2 x 2 bed plus OOA Fully Accessible SDA Houses in Oonoonba that will be finished in February.
Bushland Beach SDA
One 3 bed plus OOA and one 2 bed plus OOA Fully Accessible SDA houses are starting construction in Bushland Beach after Australia Day, finished for move in June.
South Townsville SDA
We have 2 blocks of High Physical Support SDA Apartments starting in the first quarter of 2021.
More than 20 Townsville SDA residents in by June 2021
NDISP key metric is how many people we get out of inappropriate accommodation and into places they are happy to call home. With 20 Townsville SDA residents by June 2021 and plans for more than 50 by December 2021 we are really happy to have found a great development partner in Townsville to help as many people as we can.
Fancy an early present? NDISP have released tons of new properties both on Nest and the Housing Hub. Check them out!
We have a home for everyone with SDA , MTA and SIL options available. All information is listed in the property profiles; but as always, if you want more information or have questions, please call us 07 3724 0020 or email [email protected]
Treat yourself early this year, we know you deserve it.
We are so lucky to be able to do what we do. I’m just driving back from Bundaberg where I just had the privlege of a roll through for 7 people, their carers and loved ones through the 5 different dwellings they are moving into in mid December.
There were so many tears of joy, and that was just from the big blokey tradies on site who were there to see how happy everyone was.
All of us at NDISP consider it a real privilege that we get to use our skills to not just build awesome places but places that make people happy
Keep an eye out, because we’re about to release tons of new SDA & HPS properties this week!
We are excited to be releasing so many new properties to you all. There will be a mixture of SDA, Platinum Plus SDA, HPS, Platinum Plus HPS and more.
The last thing you want is the added stress of moving during Christmas or the New Year; so all properties released, will be move in ready before Christmas.
Our new properties can be found on our website under ‘SDA Properties’, via Nest, and via Housing Hub.
We hope you enjoy the properties to come, and if you have any questions or want more information, please contact us. You can reach us at 0737240020 or [email protected]
Don’t forget, our high physical support (HPS) specialist disability accommodation (SDA) is open for viewing on the 11th November from 10:30am – 1:30pm.
In case you missed our last post with the property details, this property features; 3 spacious bedrooms and bathrooms, NDISP platinum plus features, a private balcony, modern design and more.
As always, if you have any questions or would like additional property details, please give us a call at 07 3724 0020 or send us an email [email protected]
Open Home – 224A Hume Street, South Toowoomba QLD 11/11/2020 10:30am – 1:30pm
Come along and see what a high physical support (HPS) specialised disability accommodation (SDA) property should look like. Any and all are welcome to view this beautiful home. This property really has it all.
3 spacious bedrooms and bathrooms, with an additional suite for 24hr on-site overnight support accommodation
Platinum Plus features – premium ceiling rails; solar and battery backup power; full automation of doors, blinds, fans, entertainment systems and more.
Modern design and colour palette to make the home feel warm and welcoming
Designed to maximize natural light
Separate balcony for privacy and independence, and
A green and leafy street
If you have any questions leading up to the viewing, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Guess what, you can now match your requirements to SDA vacancies!
The NDIS have announced that SDA vacancy matching lists are now available when searching for your new home.
The platforms available with this feature are the Housing Hub and Nest; all of which you can use to find NDISP properties. You can search via their websites or download the apps.
What does this mean?
This means that you can filter and search for SDA specific properties when looking for vacancies. You can also search ‘NDISP’ for our SDA or MTA properties.
If you have any questions or want more information about a property, please call us (07)37240020.
This is the outside of one of our High Physical Support 2 x 2 Bedroom Duplex (plus OOA) SDA Property in Bagara, near Bundaberg QLD.
Please note that this property is full. But we are currently constructing 27 SDA places in Bundaberg and surrounds and have a couple of vacancies. We also have several hundred other SDA properties in QLD, VIC and WA. email [email protected] for more info.
Come along to our open home this Friday, 2nd October 2020 to view the beautiful high physical support (HPS) specialised disability accommodation (SDA).
This property is located in charming Willowood Crescent, Nambour Qld. It’s only a 9 minute walk to the supermarket; 4 minute drive to cafes, restaurants and shops; and health services are only 3 minutes drive away.
The property contains 3 very large bedrooms and bathrooms, along with an extra room for on-site overnight support. As it’s a HPS property, extra care has been taken by our team to ensure that all requirements have been met or exceeded. This SDA also features all of the NDISP Platinum Plus features including full automation throughout i.e. entertainment systems, fans, lights, blinds, premium ceiling rails, solar and battery backup power, air-conditioning and more; all controlled via phone or tablet.
High physical support SDA property with 3 beautifully large bedrooms and bathrooms, a large living area, and a modern kitchen. The property features NDISP’s platinum plus features and has on-site overnight accommodation available for support workers. If you’d like more information, please contact us.
You may have seen in one our previous blog updates, that NDISP is working on 42 properties this month. We are very excited for you all to see the hard work that goes into building and perfecting these homes. Below is a list of the property locations and approximate completion times. If your interested in a property, have questions or just want some more information, please contact us.
Our SDA finishing for move in this month.
3 bed 3 bath plus 00A Fully Accessible SDA House for 2 residents in Park Ridge
2 bed 2 bath Improved liveability SDA House in Crestmead
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House in Leichardt
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House in Newtown
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House in Middle Ridge
2 & 3 Bed ensuited Improved Liveability SDA Apartments in Sandstone Point on the Marina ( in block of 60)
2 x 3 Bed Improved Liveability holiday apartments in Sandstone Point on the Marina ( in block of 60)
Starting or Started this month
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House in Middle Ridge
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House in Middle Ridge
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House in Drayton
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House in Drayton
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House in Drayton
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House in Drayton
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House in Walkerville
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House in Walkerville
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House in Avenell Heights
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House in Middle Ridge
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House in Smithfield
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House Earlville
2 bed plus OOA High Physical Support SDA Apartments Earlville 1 resident.
2 bed plus OOA High Physical Support Apartments Smithfield 1 resident.
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House in Trinity Beach
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House in Smithfield
3 bed 3 Bath plus OOA High Physical Support SDA House in Proserpine
Coming in October
8 X robust SDA duplex 1 resident on Sunshine Coast
NDISP’s Rental Properties are being leased out quickly so make sure to contact us if your interested or have any questions.
Feeling safe and living comfortably, especially in a time like this, is very important. All of our homes are built and designed to meet all your needs and assist with day to day living. We want this property to be your home and help you gain independence. Click on the following link to view our current SDA and MTA properties, https://www.ndisp.com.au/rental/.
This is the first of 7 of NDISP’s SDA houses that are finishing in Toowoomba this month and next.
True High Physical Support Specialist Disability Accommodation
True touchless entry
automatic doors inside and out
automatic blinds
automatic lights
automatic fans
automatic air/con
voice, phone, tablet and button operation
Suits Large Power Chairs
With 1200mm doors, 1500mm hallways, oversized clearances around beds, massive ensuites for shower beds or 2 support workers to bath participant etc. These HPS houses are some of the few fit for purpose HPS places around.
New fully accessible SDA/MTA home available in Park Ridge, recently completed and ready for tenants.
This clean-lined modern home is ready for tenants and we are ready to hear from you. This home contains platinum plus features and exceeds the LHA Platinum Build Standard.
It contains three large bedroom and bathrooms, built in storage, air conditioning, broadband, solar panels and more. This home is especially nice as it’s a complete new build, and its location is great with a leafy outlook from the back deck and living area. If you would like further information please visit our website or contact us.
NDISP have spent the last few days looking at land with our builder up here in Airlie Beach, Cannonvale and Proserpine.
We are looking forward to construction starting on several houses, duplexes and apartments in the coming months.
It was great to be at an outstanding service provider in Propserpine, the Whitsunday Leisure Activity Centre, the HQ for Prosperpine and District Respite Inc. They do have some great programs and are so client centred.
One of the Residential Aged Care Centres in Proserpine has 3 young people living with Disability and eligible for SDA living in them. There are dozens more people in Proserpine, Airlie Beach and surrounds living in inappropriate accommodation because of a lack of supply. We really look forward to helping them find places they are happy to call home.
Disability Holiday Accommodation
It was great standing on a million dollar beachfront block of land looking at what sort of units we can fit in there and build a great complex.
NDISP is working on a chain of holiday accommodation. Airlie Beach is going to be an awesome location for some.
Two bedrooms remaining in this beautiful SDA property built to meet high physical support needs with OOA (on-site overnight accommodation for support workers). This property features streamlined kitchen workspaces and appliances, with a large living and bedroom area along with charming outdoor spaces. For more information submit and expression of interest form or give us a call. Images below:
NDISP has limited MTA available on the Mornington Pennisula
We have some accommodation for up to 90 days available.
People with a Disability in Residential Aged Care – MTA Funding Available
The NDIS provides Medium Term Funding for a range of reasons including if you are residing in Residential Aged Care.
SDA Eligible People – Permanent Home is Possible
If you are SDA eligible then we are looking for people who would love to live on the Peninsula for their forever home. 10 Year leases are available, though would have to reside under MTA funding until the Covid-19 situation resolves.
After some incredible efforts (see History below) from a great community Murray Anderson Place in Rosebud on the beautiful Mornington Pennisula is ready to open the doors.
4 x 2 Bed (plus Carer) SDA Units for 1 HPS and 1 IL Participant
The 4 units each have 3 bedrooms in them, 2 for participants, one for a carer or support worker. Due to historical funding grants there is a delivery requirement that each unit is occupied by one individual with High Physical Support SDA funding and one individual with Improved Liveability SDA funding.
Need an Awesome Place to Call Home in Rosebud?
If you are eligible for SDA (HPS or IL) then please call us on 03 9998 7427 or email [email protected] or our relationship manager [email protected]
History
The Southern Mornington Peninsula Uniting Church started the journey to deliver disability accommodation in 2012. This was before the NDIS and SDA was even a consideration for them.
After completion of the building, in 2019 the SMPUC in conjunction with Uniting Church in Australia Synod of Victorian and Tasmania conducted a national tender process for the appointment of a Specialist Disability Accommodation provider. NDISP is very pleased to have won the tender and to have worked extensively with these groups through the interesting times of 2020 with the common goal of providing places people are happy to call home.
The First SDA Properties in Bundaberg Started Construction Today
After an intensive few months of design, the first 3 SDA Properties of ours in Bundaberg started today. At this stage we have 7 properties starting construction this month and more next month.
These SDA Properties were Full Before Construction Started
We are building these different properties specifically for participants and so they are already full. We have worked with some great participants, support co-ordinators and support workers to get here.
More Participants Wanted for Stage 2 Developments
At this stage it looks like we will be in a full time development program in Bundaberg for the next 3 years or so.
We love getting people out of inappropriate accommodation and into places they are happy to call home.
If you or your loved one is looking to do the same and you think they may be SDA eligible then please feel free to get in contact.
Thanks to Integrated Disability Support Services
A special thank you goes to Kahli and the team from IDSS for the original invite to come to Bundaberg and their continued support and introductions to others since. They are truly selfless and so focused on the best outcome for participants, the ones they work with or otherwise.
Then we had someone in a medium sized power chair try and use it. And it just didn’t work. The chair actually got stuck and hit the bed trying to turn the corner
NDISP SDA Properties Exceed Standards
We exceed the standards as we have spent an enormous amount of time with participants seeing what works and what doesn’t.
When designing your SDA property it’s vital that you work with participants to ensure your SDA property works.
NDISP have released more SDA property walk through videos, check them out!
Have you ever wondered what a high physical support SDA property should look like? Then have a look at our most recent walk through videos.
Our homes are new, clean and easy living. Our properties contain the platinum plus features (information can be found on our website), large bedroom and bathroom areas, a courtyard and an outdoor area along with an accessible kitchen and very large living room.
NDISP has an MTA Vacancy in PIMPAMA – Roll to Shopping Centre
We are finishing the fit out on an 3 bed plus carer place in Pimpama this weekend. A lovely gentleman in his 50’s is moving in tomorrow while we are building his SDA house in a different location closer to his family.
Note that this property was not an NDISP design and doesn’t have our usual automation, 1200 doors etc. It is quality construction with quality finishes and will be suitable for a wide range of participants. Certified LHA Platinum
1020 doors
wide hallways
step free entry
step free alfresco area
massive kitchen with accessible benchtops and stove etc
accessible ensuite to each bedroom (shower screen free and not small, but not large enough for shower beds)
Hello everyone! We hope those that could attend our open homes on the 16th June enjoyed themselves and our properties. If you couldn’t make it, don’t forget that you can still view our properties on our website via the SDA Properties tab. We a have a wide variety of properties both for sale and rent. If you have any questions or want to get in contact, don’t forget to call or email us, we are happy to help.
Reason Given is for Dealing with COVID-19. 3 Active Cases in whole of WA
WA has zero cases in hospitals or aged care and has 3 Active Cases in the entire state. This makes no sense. The transition date has been known for a long time and providers should have been ready.
All of the quality providers we have met in WA were ready to transition and already had great systems and compliance in place prior. All the delay does is extend the life of those providers who have poor systems and compliance and have little chance of passing an NDIS QSC Audit.
This is Bad for Some Participants.
The compliance obligations of the NDIS QSC are enormous compared to the former NDIA and state based regimes. We know of participants living in SDA housing where the owners of the houses have been made the NDIS SDA Provider yet the ones we spoke to were not even aware of the policies or procedures they had used to apply for registration, let alone about how to comply with them. There are trades and services people going into SDA properties with no safety checks, no inductions, no training, nothing.
Great Providers were Ready and have been Compliant for Years
As above, all of the great providers were ready and had outstanding compliance and quality control systems in place for a long time prior. Unless we are missing something it just looks like those providers with poor compliance systems have been given an extra 6 months. We hope it doesn’t result in any harm coming to participants
Check Out NDISP’s New Ready To Go Rental Properties
Have you had a look at our SDA Property Rentals lately. Three new properties are up on our website and available now. They all look amazing, so make sure to make your inquiries soon because they may not last for long.
NDISP is like no other with their Platinum Plus SDA Properties; smart designs, all inclusive standard features and premium locations. Platinum Plus includes non slip tiles, keyless security systems, home automation systems and so much more.
By using smart home automations, you can have all the freedom to control your environment. From your phone/tablet you can control the lights, fans, TV, blinds and doors with just a touch. Platinum Plus also gives you the independence to enter and leave your home without assistance.
All NDISP smart homes have doors with automatic openers that can be controlled using your voice, a pin code, a phone/tablet or key. Our homes also come with attractive concealed ceiling rails pre-installed to take you from bed to bathroom. All bedrooms are generously oversized to allow for the extra equipment you may need on a daily basis. Bathrooms typically exceed the standards set in the LHA Platinum certification. Emergency call via voice or button activation. And the best part of all, every bedroom has its own fully accessible bathroom! No sharing required!
We found out on Wednesday afternoon that someone was stuck in hospital and needed Medium Term Accommodation (MTA) asap. So we rounded up a crew and put together a whole house load of furniture.
All Hands on Deck
Jon and Darryl enlisted some of the Yellow Card team but rolled up the sleeves and got stuck in.
We are very much looking forward to moving someone in in the morning.
This is What it is All About
Helping people is why we are here. Whilst this property was going to become MTA, we were going to sort this over the coming weeks. But with someone needing to get out of hospital we just couldn’t wait. It’s a privilege to be in a position to help people.
It was lovely to see another 3 Bedroom High Physical Support SDA property completed and handed over from the builder to us today in Aura on QLD’s Sunshine Coast.
A Whole Week of Inspections
Jon, Darryl and Peter will be flatout next week as we have back to back inspections.
Medium Term Accommodation is Available can be paid for using core support funding (MTA funding), which is available to some NDIS participants.
MTA funding will only cover the cost of the housing and not the support – you bring your own support workers or we can introduce to you.
Stuck in a Hospital – Medium Term Accommodation is Available to You
During COVID-19 it is likely you will be approved for Medium Term Accommodation very quickly so that you can get out of hospital and make your bed available to others, it also assists you with reducing your risk of catching COVID-19.
Approved for SDA and Waiting for a Vacancy – Medium Term Accommodation is Available to You
When you are approved for SDA and you are waiting for a vacancy to be available then Medium Term Accommodation is usually available to you immediately.
Approved for SDA and Waiting for your New Build to be Finished – Medium Term Accommodation is Available to You
When you are approved for SDA and you are waiting for your SDA New Build to be completed then Medium Term Accommodation is usually available to you immediately.
Our MTA Properties are High Physical Support SDA Properties
We have properties with touchless entry, full automation, ceiling rails massive ensuites, auto doors, blinds, lights and airconditioning.
Usual Requirements for MTA
When a person is in an exceptional circumstance and is discharged to interim housing without a long term housing option identified, it is essential to include a range of safeguards so that the person does not get ‘stuck’ in the interim housing option. These safeguards are things like:
an interim NDIS Plan for 3-6 months at the most
at least 2 hours per week of Support Coordination to explore housing options
more than enough Core Supports budget in the NDIS Plan so that the person is very well supported in this less than ideal, interim housing option
adequate Capacity Building Supports budget in the NDIS Plan so that the person can be supported to continue to build their skills and not deteriorate while they are in any interim housing option
SDA House in Nambour – Internal Painting is Finished
You can see from the photos below the painter has just finished at one of our Choice 3 SDA houses in Nambour.
SDA Kitchens & Bedroom Kitchenettes
The kitchens and the kitchenettes are also sitting in place (the flooring has to go underneath them so the cupboards touching the floor are not attached yet.
1200mm Doors, 1500mm Hallways
The photos really let you start to see the size of the properties. We are really excited to see years of planning taking shape and getting closer to tenants moving in.
NDISP House – NDISP’s Corporate Headquarters, Warehouse & Community Facilities
NDISP House from Junction Road
NDISP House & Yellow Card Helpers
NDISP House
NDISP is excited to introduce you to NDISP House. We have the keys for the next 20 years to this 2000m2 plus building on 4000m2 plus of land.
New Corporate Headquarters (as well as our Brisbane CBD Office)
(We are not moving, we are keeping our Brisbane CBD Office in Edward St, though we may drop down to 250m2 or so next year.)
With almost 700m2 of office at the front and 30 plus carparks 2mins from the Gateway we have decided to make this our Corporate Head Quarters. Whilst we really like our CBD offices, and will be keeping them, the plentiful parking with easy access to the Gateway to the airport, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Ipswich and beyond the location really helps our constantly travelling team.
Our mailing address will stay as PO Box 16235 City East QLD 4002 as we will retain some administration and accounts staff in the CBD Office
Warehouse
To reduce construction costs to our investors we are directly importing and buying some of our automation, solar, airconditioning and other equipment.
On top of this our sister company Yellow Card Helpers will be based out of part of the warehouse and use the additional 200m2 of offices above the mezzanine level. Yellow Card Helpers businesses running out of the warehouse will be:
Yellow Card Automation
Yellow Card Carpet Cleaning
Yellow Card Cleaners
Yellow Card Electrical
Yellow Card Furniture Rental
Yellow Card Gardening
Yellow Card Handyman
Yellow Card Plumbing
Yellow Card Helpers is a specialist service business for NDIS Participants and their Properties. They don’t provide services for anyone other than people with disabilities, nor do they provide any care services, support coordination etc. Yellow Card Helpers have their property services division, their community interaction division and their SDA housing assistance division.
Community Facilities
Dance & Performing Arts
Inside part of the warehouse we are constructing 3 dance and performing arts studios plus singing rooms. These will be used by Yellow Card Dance & Performing Arts to run classes specifically for people with disabilities of all ages including a very cool wheelchair dance class for kids. They will also be used by Kick Dance to run dance and performing arts classes open to the wider community.
Gymnastics
We are in final stage negotiations with a gymnastics school and hope to be able to fit out another part of the facility for gymnastics and movement classes.
Movement & Other Community Classes & Workshops
Our facilities will be available for other providers to use for community and social interactions
Coffee Container & Function Facility
We are currently preparing a development application to allow us to have some converted shipping containers in the carpark to be used for a coffee hut open to Junction Rd and the public on one side and open to staff, participants and supporters on the inside of the carpark (fence separating as our site will be a secure site as below)
A Safe Space
We are passionate about providing safe spaces and NDISP House requires all staff and contractors who come on site to have blue cards, yellow cards and have completed the NDIS worker orientation module. Children attending dance and gymnastics classes, participants, parents and loved ones are exempt from this requirement in accordance with practice standards.
Local Humans with National Support
Although we are headquartered in Brisbane and we deliberately avoid layers of management or duplication across regions and states that doesn’t mean we neglect our other areas. We currently have offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth with Cairns opening this quarter. But more importantly we have real humans on the ground in areas they are needed. Our relationship managers are our people people. They don’t have to look after maintenance, finance or anything other than the humans in our properties, their supporters and loved ones and the other humans they interact with like carers, support coordinators, other providers and health professionals.
Many of our builders return to work tomorrow after a well earned break. Hopefully they are well rested it’s a big year.
January
Either already under construction or breaking ground this month we have almost 30 SDA properties in
Cairns
Sunshine Coast
Toowoomba
February
Caboolture
Cairns
Cannon Hill
Ipswich
Logan
Mission Beach
Morningside
Nundah
Sunshine Coast
Wellington Point
Wyong
March Onwards
All of the above plus
Albany (WA)
Busselton
Cleveland
Geraldton
Gippsland
Latrobe
Melbourne
Mornington Pennisula
Newcastle
Northern Rivers
Perth
Redland Bay
Southport
Sydney
More Areas Later in Year
We probably missed an area or 2 in the lists above and we are sure we will be asked to help people out of inappropriate places and into ones they are happy to call home elsewhere around the country also.
Need an SDA Property
If you or a loved one are in need of an SDA property then we have the funding and resources to help provide just about anywhere in the country, all you need to do is let us know.
It looks like we will be able to break ground in Smithfield just after Australia Day. Looking forward to watching those come out of the ground.
SDA Mission Beach, Cairns CBD and Kewarra Beach
We are also in negotiations on some 2 bedroom Villas ( one resident) in Kewarra Beach, 2 Bedroom units in a block of 4 in Grafton St and some houses in Mission Beach.
SDA Vacancies Smithfield
At this stage we are likely to have one tenant secured for each. Both young people in their 20’s. We are really looking.foewars to working with these young people and finding other people to share with them. We work really hard on making sure the tenants are suited to living together.
Want SDA Elsewhere in Far North QLD
We are privledged to have sufficient funding to build many properties in Far North QLD.
If you or someone you know wants to live in an awesome place then just let us know. We will build something great to suit.
5 New Camera Feeds of SDA Construction Sunshine Coast Live
As previously noted, we were starting to roll out camera feeds on our construction sites. Now we have it sorted for how to do it on underground powered sites you will see new cameras added regularly.
There will plenty of more SDA Property Cameras to come soon. While we have more than 200 properties scheduled to build this financial year we will not be putting cameras on everyone but we are likely to have them on at least half.
Steve and Helen at Middy’s smart centre in Melbourne were really great.
Middy’s have been outstanding working with our electrician, Yellow Card Electrical and have spent hours helping design all our systems. Ray in the Brisbane automation office has been outstanding also.
The visit did make us consider putting solenoids in for water in the showers.
Summer Foundation Annual Public Forum – How Long is Too Long
It was such a privilege to spend time with people who are enjoying an SDA Property. A 25 year old lady was talking about just how life changing it is. Her mother has cared for her for 25 years and then 24/7 carers. She now has downtime, time by herself can go to the city and a park by herself. Her mother got her life back too, it really was life changing for her.
And there were the terrible stories from people stuck in aged care. One lady has been in for 6.5 years. She has to go to bed at 7:30pm each night. And it was clear she has given up, she worked hard for a year to find somewhere, but she has completely given up.
Construction Starting to Take Off in South East QLD
After more than 2 years of solid work and preparation our massive pipeline of SDA is underway en masse.
Electricity Poles Installed
Yellow Card Electrical (Australia’s only NDIS only Electrical business) has been busy installing power poles and new mains switchboards on sites that require overhead power. Energex are connecting the supply for Yellow Card Utilities (Australia’s only Electricity and Internet Retailer solely for NDIS Participants). You can see them hard at work up a ladder on one of our SDA Property construction cameras.
Soil Tests and Slab Design
Soil tests and slab design are now complete at large number of our sites from Ipswich to Nambour. Toowoomba and Southport are happening soon.
Demolition
Demolition approvals are in and we are just awaiting Energex to move the power cables from the old house to the new property pole and demolition will start and be completed within 2 days.
Slabs Starting
Footings are imminent and we expect to have slabs going down on half a dozen sites during November.
They tell us we will have slabs down frames up, roof on and be through brick and cladding by Christmas
Our Ipswich, Brisbane and Toowoomba builders aushomes.com.au are working hard at having the roof on many of our builds by Christmas also.
SDA Properties Filling Fast
Now that construction is underway our places are filling fast. We anticipate all of them will be filled prior to the roof going on. Check our rentals page for a sample. At this stage some of our properties are filled the moment the build contract goes unconditional.
The renders for the front of our 4 x 2 bed units in Seven Hills and Norman Park are completed for the front elevation and floor plans. Looks great – I’d be happy to call that home.
It’s been a busy week this week for our site acquisition team, spent mostly in the bayside suburbs of Brisbane and the Redlands.
Property (ies) of the Week
Great 800m2 sites in Birkdale. – going to be 4 units plus OOA on each site. So close to shops and train.
What We Bought or are Buying
Some waterfront properties in the Redlands as well as near waterfront. Excellent locations in Victoria Point, Birkdale, Wellington Point. Also found some 600m2 sites in Moorooka and Salisbury. We also started looking in Darwin and talking to builders up there. NDISP has about 60 people waiting for us to build places there and there will be a lot more demand to come once we start working with people.
What We Didn’t Buy
There are few sites in the Redlands that were just too large. Otherwise it was a very successful week.
Designing Updates
We spent a morning with our designers completing some house designs for 12.5m wide blocks for a SIL in Walloon. Spending a lot of time working on renders.
An Update From NDISD
As always this is an update from our Development Partner NDISD on the sites and units they have been acquiring lately.
With in excess of $200m of completed properties needed by NDISP to supply outstanding new homes in the Financial Year Ending 30 June 2019 and over $800m by 30 June 2022 the pipeline of supply is a vital component.
Read below for what our current priorities are and email us at [email protected] for an intro to an NDISD team member who can quickly assess whether your site is suitable.
Wanted to Buy
With NDISP’s mission to provide homes for people with disabilities that are just as easy to find and move into as non accessible homes, NDISD are constantly acquiring land for houses, unit sites and 10 units inside other developers off the plan complexes.
We look for flat sites that are preferably all of, or at least :
Located an easy, flat chair roll away from shops, cafes etc;
Have an excellent view or something more interesting than a neighbouring fence;
On or close to a high frequency public transport route.
Whilst above is the desired outcome for a lot of tenants, people with disabilities live everywhere and we will look at any site to see if it helps someone get into their new home.
Current Site Priorities
While always looking for all of these, the order of priority changes regularly
350 – 800m2 sites for houses
600m2 unit sites
10 units inside larger complexes
Current Location Priorities
While always looking in all of these,areas (and the rest of Queensland) the order of priority changes regularly
It’s been a busy week this week for our site acquisition team, spent mostly in the Brisbane.
Property (ies) of the Week
Great 400m2 sites in Coopers Plains – Drone Footage of the Estate at the linl- going to be 4 bed plus OOA houses on each site. Close to QEII hospital, shops, trains, buses, Grifith uni.
What We Bought or are Buying
As well as the Coopers Plain’s sites we picked up some new blocks in Waterford West and started negotiating on more units in Cannon Hill
What We Didn’t Buy
There were some sites in Ellen Grove that look great, but we don’t have tenants for those at the moment so we will be looking for tenants before grabbing any of these.
Designing Updates
The renders for Morningside were published in an earlier post. Seven Hills renders and design are being done now. We have some great new 2 and 3 bed house designs being finalised.
An Update From NDISD
As always this is an update from our Development Partner NDISD on the sites and units they have been acquiring lately.
With in excess of $130m of completed properties needed by NDISP to supply outstanding new homes in the Financial Year Ending 30 June 2019 and over $600m by 30 June 2022 the pipeline of supply is a vital component.
Read below for what our current priorities are and email us at [email protected] for an intro to an NDISD team member who can quickly assess whether your site is suitable.
Wanted to Buy
With NDISP’s mission to provide homes for people with disabilities that are just as easy to find and move into as non accessible homes, NDISD are constantly acquiring land for houses, unit sites and 10 units inside other developers off the plan complexes.
We look for flat sites that are preferably all of, or at least :
Located an easy, flat chair roll away from shops, cafes etc;
Have an excellent view or something more interesting than a neighbouring fence;
On or close to a high frequency public transport route.
Whilst above is the desired outcome for a lot of tenants, people with disabilities live everywhere and we will look at any site to see if it helps someone get into their new home.
Current Site Priorities
While always looking for all of these, the order of priority changes regularly
350 – 800m2 sites for houses
600m2 unit sites
10 units inside larger complexes
Current Location Priorities
While always looking in all of these, areas (and the rest of Queensland) the order of priority changes regularly
The renders are coming along nicely for our new 4 x 2 Bed SDA Property in Morningside.
These are based on the plans designed expertly by Ben and Paul Wilson at William H Wilson & Associates [email protected] . Highly recommend working with these gentleman. They are second generation and have actually spent time on site swinging a hammer so know what they are doing.
We know that at least 12,000 new places are needed to meet the demand for SDA and 16,000 need to be refurbished. With 6,200 young people with disabilities already living in residential aged care, an additional 50 people moving in every week looks like it will offset all of the development underway.
NDISP Supply
While NDISP is privileged to have the financial and supply resources to develop around 1250 properties, the Northern Territory and Victoria in the next 3 years (we are still working on funding and construction supply in other states) it appears that this is unlikely to be enough to make any significant contribution to the problem.
What We Can Do
It looks like NDISP will need to look at increasing it’s resources to be able to deliver even more SDA property in year 2 and 3 than we originally anticipated. I guess $1B worth of property is not as much as what it seems.
NDISP and NDISD have been working hard to harness the volume of our properties to enable us to provide a better deal on electricity.
At this stage NDISD is on schedule to deliver more than 150 new properties in Queensland in the coming financial year, we are hoping to be able to achieve double that number and continue to work on both funding and construction pipelines. (the next financial year we are starting to plan to deliver nearly 500 in QLD plus hundreds in other states. While this will barely make a dent in the demand for SDA property, we will be helping hundreds of people with disability move into outstanding places they can call home.
With this volume we have been able to leverage a deal that will deliver:
Electricity to tenants cheaper than available to any single property;
No Common Area accounts or bills required for the owners of the properties;
Massive use of solar and renewable energy.
In the coming weeks we will be able to announce the prices for our properties but we are very excited to be able to add another way that we can reduce the cost of living pressures on people living in our SDA properties.
Shailer Park – 2 x 4 bedroom + OOA houses with never to be built out stunning natural views
These properties are ready to start construction.
Like all NDISD properties these units have: – Solar System & Battery for Critical Supply – Fully automated voice/phone/tablet controlled doors, blinds, lights, windows, A/C, fans and Televisions – large rooms with easy manoeuvrability – grab rails – ceiling rails – fully accessible bathroom to EVERY bedroom – separate quality OOA with quality fittings and office for carers
Each of these bedrooms also contain their own kitchenette
Turnkey properties are available for sale in the low to mid $700’s
Ideally these properties will be occupied by 3 residents leaving a bedroom free for family and friends to visit. 4 residents will be considered.
People with SDA in their plan or eligible to do so are encouraged to list their interest.
