Personal Care and Support Services
We help people with spinal cord damage and other physical disabilities or injuries to live more independently and actively participate in their community.
Choosing the right disability home care services for you
If you need extra support or a helping hand, our disability support workers are here to assist you. Our dedicated team of personal support workers are committed to supporting you in your daily life. Whether you require assistance with tasks such as getting in and out of bed, personal grooming and dental hygiene, maintaining a clean household, or participating in community activities, our goal is to make your life easier.
Whether you need support regularly or for specific tasks, our services are flexible and tailored to your individual requirements. Our disability support workers are trained to provide the assistance you require while respecting your preferences and decisions.
How we can help
Getting out and about
Assistance with community access activities including shopping, health and medical appointments, attending concerts and sporting events, as well as support when travelling.
Personal care
Showering, dressing, personal grooming, dental hygiene, skin checks, bowel and bladder management, prescribed exercise programs and assistance with taking medication.
Light domestic duties
Your disability support person can assist with laundry, meal preparation, cleaning, and tidying.
Why choose Spinal Life for your personal support
We take great pride in our highly skilled and compassionate team of individual support workers who provide disability home care services. Our team undergo extensive training to specialise in providing care and support for people with spinal cord damage or other physical disabilities. We conduct a rigorous selection process that ensures all our staff align with Spinal Life’s mission ‘to enable people to live an accessible, equitable and empowered life.’
You also will have a dedicated Client Service Officer who will help manage your individual support plan, your roster and any questions that you have along the way.
In addition to core training, we offer extended competencies where our Personal Support Workers receive further specialised training from Spinal Life’s nursing team. This additional training equips them with the expertise to provide specialised care in areas such as:
Catheter flushing
Stoma support
PEG feeding
Bowel irrigation
Ventilation assistance
Spinal Life are your local Brisbane and Queensland and Western Australia disability support providers. We work with most funding types including NDIS, NIIS, NIISQ, TIO, private funding such as insurance or WorkCover, and self-funded individuals. If you’re unsure if we can work with your funding body, just get in touch with our friendly team by calling 1300 774 625 or by completing an online contact form.
