Personal Care
Personal care supports relate to assistance with daily personal activities including assistance with, or supervision of, personal tasks of daily life. For example:
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personal hygiene, including showering, bathing, oral hygiene, dressing and grooming;
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toileting, bladder and bowel management and menstrual care;
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eating and drinking;
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attending appointments;
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use of aids and appliances, hearing and communication devices;
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mobility and transferring, for example moving in and out of bed and on or off the toilet; or
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application of splints, basic first aid due to injuries sustained as a result of a participant’s disability.
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Personal care supports may be required across a variety of settings. For example, a participant living alone in their own home, living with family or other people, when undertaking social, recreational, education or employment activities or during holidays away from home.
Social and recreation
Social and recreation supports are key to the NDIS achieving its objective to support people with a disability to achieve independence, social and economic participation.
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Social and recreation activities are part of everyday life. These are activities everybody does for fun and can help with your health and wellbeing. They can also help you to meet new people and improve your skills. When we talk about support for social and recreation activity funded under the NDIS, we mean the extra help you need to take part in these activities because of your disability.
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Social and recreation activities can include things like:
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visiting your friends and family
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active hobbies, such as bike riding, skiing or kayaking
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playing sport, such as tennis, surfing or basketball
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going out, for instance to the movies or a concert
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going places for fun, such as shopping or visiting a museum
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relaxing, like meditation or yoga
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learning new skills, like dance, art classes or quilting.