A Guided Journey to Finding Your Home
Home & Living should be a guided, personal journey rather than a confusing collection of acronyms. From understanding your options to settling into a home and growing your independence, we walk beside you at every step.
Understanding SIL vs. SDA
The NDIS splits housing and support into two separate funding streams so you maintain choice and control.
Specialist Disability Accommodation
SDA refers specifically to the physical bricks-and-mortar housing designed for people with extreme functional impairment or very high support needs. It covers purpose-built modifications, ceiling hoists, automated doorways, and robust materials.
In simple terms: SDA is the physical building you live in.
Supported Independent Living
SIL refers to the person-to-person support services provided inside the home. This covers assistance with daily tasks, personal hygiene, meal preparation, medication routines, and developing independent living skills.
In simple terms: SIL is the team of support workers and nurses helping you live your daily life.
The 7 Stages of Your Home Journey
A clear, structured pathway designed to reduce stress and ensure your housing aligns with your personal vision.
Understanding Options
Exploring what is possible under the NDIS: comparing SIL, SDA, MTA, and ILO to determine what fits your lifestyle.
Assessment & Evidence
Gathering Occupational Therapy (OT) housing assessments, allied health reports, and clinical evidence for NDIA submission.
NDIS Decision
Reviewing the NDIA funding outcome and confirming plan budget allocations for accommodation and support rosters.
Choosing a Provider
Selecting your SIL care provider and SDA housing provider, ensuring shared values, clinical capability, and transparency.
Finding the Right Home
Visiting properties, checking accessibility features, and meeting prospective housemates for compatibility.
Moving In
A gradual, supportive transition plan with your dedicated support team, roster orientation, and family check-ins.
Growing Independence
Ongoing goal reviews, community connections, life skill development, and celebrating personal milestones.
SDA Design Categories
CCSS is a registered Specialist Disability Accommodation provider. While our dedicated property portfolio is currently in active development, we support participants across all four official SDA design categories.
Improved Liveability
Designed to improve accessibility for people with sensory, intellectual, or cognitive impairments. Features clear sightlines and enhanced physical wayfinding.
Fully Accessible
High level of physical access for wheelchair users, including step-free entries, wide doorways, accessible kitchens, and roll-in bathrooms.
High Physical Support
For individuals requiring intensive physical support. Includes ceiling hoist provisions, emergency power backups, and assistive automation technology.
Robust
Built with high-impact resilient materials, soundproofing, and secure perimeters to ensure safety for participants with complex behavioural support needs.
Future SDA Property Portfolio
CCSS is currently preparing upcoming SDA homes. Property-specific details—including locations, floorplans, accessibility features, photos, and live vacancies—will be published directly here as homes open for intake.
Register Interest in Upcoming SDA HomesSTA, MTA & ILO Explained
Clear, honest guidelines on how short-term, medium-term, and individualised living arrangements operate.
Short-Term Accommodation
A short-term stay away from your usual home where funded and appropriate. Examples include planned respite, skill-building getaways, and supported holiday stays.
STA covers short-term accommodation, personal support, food, and agreed activities in a supportive setting.
Medium-Term Accommodation
Temporary accommodation funding for up to 90 days in specific circumstances—such as when waiting for your long-term SDA home to be finished, waiting for major home modifications, or transitioning safely from hospital.
Please note: MTA funding covers the accommodation cost only; personal care and daily living supports are funded separately where approved.
Individualised Living Options
An alternative living arrangement tailored around individual relationships rather than one fixed group home model. May include host family living, co-residency, or personalised companion support.
Arrangements carry no standard number of support hours; support is completely co-designed around your lifestyle and funded package.
Every journey starts with a conversation.
Tell us your story. We’ll start by listening.
Speak directly with our accommodation and intake coordinators to discuss your housing eligibility, support evidence, or upcoming property vacancies.