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NDIS Discharge Support

Leaving Sydney Southwest Private? Every Support Ready Day One

NDIS discharge support that carries your rehab program home therapy continuity, care and housing across South West Sydney.

Sydney Southwest Private Hospital Discharges

NDIS registered
Hospital to home

15 min

Free intro call
No paperwork to start

Why Us

Rehab Gains That Survive the Trip Home

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Rapid Mobilisation

Discharge shouldn’t stall waiting for supports. We start planning the day you call.

Psychology-led

One Team, Every Support

Coordination, care, high intensity supports, therapy and housing under one roof fewer handoffs, fewer gaps.

all ages

Psychology-Led Care

Leaving hospital is emotional, not just logistical, our psychology-led team plans for both.

Support for Children, Adults and Older Adults

Local Knowledge

We know Baulkham Hills and its services, supports set up where you actually live.

THE PSYCHOLOGY-LED DIFFERENCE

A Discharge Built Around the Person, Not Just the Bed

Leaving Sydney Southwest Private is a milestone and a vulnerable moment. Founded by a psychologist, Affective Care plans the transition around your wellbeing, home and family not just paperwork.

We assess quickly; needs, risks, home suitability and what the treating team advises.

We build the discharge package; supports, equipment, housing and therapy with the discharge planner, family and NDIA.

We’re there on day one and after; adjusting supports as real life at home shows what’s working and what needs to change.

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WHO WE Support

Discharge Support for Every Journey

Private rehab gets you strong the exit plan keeps you that way. We organise the supports, equipment and therapy that carry your Sydney Southwest Private program into everyday life.

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Acquired Brain Injury

Carrying rehab-unit gains into daily life, therapy, structure and support that keep recovery moving.

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Spinal Cord Injury
Equipment, home access and care rosters planned with your rehab team before program end.
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Stroke Recovery

Community therapy that picks up exactly where the inpatient program finished, no lost momentum.

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Orthopaedic Recovery

Support at home after joint replacement, amputation or complex fracture rehab while strength returns.

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Neuro Conditions

MS, Parkinson’s and other neurological recoveries flexible supports that adapt as needs change.

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Psychosocial Discharge
Mental health program ending? We set up the community supports that make the transition stick.
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No Safe Home to Go To
STA/MTA bridges and long-term SIL options when going home isn’t the right next step.
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New to the NDIS

First admission revealing longer-term needs? We help with NDIS access before discharge day.

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Program Ending Soon

Discharge date set? Call now, the best transitions are organised while you’re still an inpatient.

BUILT ON TRUST & PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

A Team Hospitals Can Rely On

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Rita Dagher
Registered Psychologist • CEO
Rita founded Affective Care to make major life transitions safer and more human.
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NDIS registered provider; audited against the NDIS Practice Standards, including high intensity supports.

Registered for Assist-Life Stage/Transition, Support Coordination, Daily Tasks/Shared Living and more.

Familiar with The Hills Private discharge processes (verify referral relationship).

Multilingual, culturally inclusive team; English, Arabic and Mandarin.

What Families Say

Discharges That Went Right

What We Help With

Everything a Safe Discharge Needs

One provider, the whole package for Sydney Southwest Private discharges organised in parallel so nothing holds up the day you leave.

Discharge Coordination

Support coordination including Specialist Level 3 for complex, high-risk discharges driving the whole transition.

Interim & Long-Term Home

Short and medium term accommodation (STA/MTA) when home isn’t ready, and SIL options for the long term.

Personal & Complex Care

Personal care through to high intensity supports tube feeding, wound care, catheter management up to 24/7.

Therapy Continuity

Psychology, OT, speech pathology and behaviour support picking up where the inpatient program left off.

Equipment & Home Setup

Assistive technology, equipment and home modification coordination arranged before discharge, not after.

Family Support

Clear communication with family and carers throughout you’ll always know what’s organised and what’s next.

Complex Discharges
Extra Capability for High-Risk Transitions
Where We Work

Where Participants
Go Home To

Descriptive use only, no affiliation with Sydney Southwest Private Hospital implied.

Around the Hospital
Wider Region
Interim Housing

Beyond These Suburbs? Ask Us

These are common home areas for Sydney Southwest Private discharges, we support the wider region too.

Hospital discharge commitment

Our Commitment to You

A good rehab program deserves a good landing. Our commitment: continuity, the gains you made as an inpatient protected by supports that start the day you walk out.

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Home, Interim Housing or Supported Living, We Plan for Your Path

Discharge isn’t one-size-fits-all. We build the option that’s actually safe:

  • Straight home with supports, equipment and therapy in place
  • Interim stay (STA/MTA), a safe bridge while home or housing is prepared
  • Supported Independent Living, when home no longer works
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How Discharge Support Is Funded

  • Discharge supports draw on several NDIS budgets, Core for daily care, Capacity Building for coordination and therapy we map yours.
  • Interim housing uses Short Term Accommodation or Medium Term Accommodation funding while a longer-term home is arranged.
  • Plan doesn’t cover what discharge needs? We’ll help you and the treating team request changes through NDIA processes.
How it works

From Ward to Welcome Home

Call from the ward, the waiting room, or home, we take it from there.

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Call Us Early

The earlier we’re in, the smoother it goes. We’ll assess needs and liaise with the treating team same-week.

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Build the Package

Supports, housing, equipment and therapy organised in parallel honest timelines shared with everyone.

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Land Safely

Supports start on discharge day then we review in the first weeks and adjust as home life settles in.

Discharge Planners & Social Workers, Refer Here

Referring from Sydney Southwest Private? Send the referral, we’ll respond within one business day with what we can mobilise, and honest timeframes for the rest.

We accept complex, high intensity and psychosocial discharges, including participants without safe housing.

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For Hospital Teams & Planners

A Provider Who Answers the Phone and Delivers

NDIS-registered across the support types discharges actually need, coordination, daily personal activities, high intensity, accommodation and therapeutic supports with one contact point for your whole referral.

  • Response within one business day, with clear capacity answers
  • Complex, high intensity and psychosocial discharges accepted
  • Interim housing pathways (STA/MTA) for patients without a safe home
For Participants & Families

Stuck Waiting, or Scared of Going Home Unsupported?

You don’t have to organise a discharge alone. Call us, we’ll explain what can be arranged, work alongside the The Hills Private team, and keep you and your family informed at every step.

  • One call starts everything we coordinate with the treating team for you
  • Help with NDIS access if you’re not yet a participant
  • Support in English, Arabic and Mandarin
We're ready when you are

Don’t Wait for Discharge Day

The best discharges are planned early. One call today means supports, housing and therapy ready when your team says you’re ready.

Rapid response — call today

FAQ

Discharge Questions, Answered

Sydney Southwest Private runs inpatient rehabilitation programs with a set end date which makes discharge planning easier to get right. We coordinate with your rehab team before program end, so community therapy, supports, equipment and (if needed) interim housing start the day the program finishes.

We start planning the day you call and can often mobilise care workers and coordination within days. Honest caveat: some elements, NDIA plan changes, equipment orders, housing have their own approval timeframes. We move everything we control fast and give you straight answers on the rest.

That’s one of the most common reasons discharges stall and something we specifically solve. Short Term or Medium Term Accommodation (STA/MTA) can bridge the gap while home is modified or a longer-term option like Supported Independent Living is arranged.

Yes. A hospital stay is often when disability support needs first become clear. We help you and your family understand NDIS access, gather the evidence the application needs, and work with the treating team, so the process starts before you’re home.

Yes, that’s the point of a planned discharge. Our psychology, OT, speech and behaviour support teams pick up where the inpatient program finished, and we coordinate with your rehab clinicians so nothing gets lost in the handover.

Your NDIS plan different pieces draw on different budgets: Core funding for daily care, Capacity Building for coordination and therapy, and dedicated STA/MTA funding for interim accommodation. We’ll map your plan and tell you exactly what’s covered before anything starts.

Yes, Liverpool, Casula, Moorebank, Prestons, Glenfield, Ingleburn, Campbelltown and the wider region. If you’re going home somewhere else entirely, ask between local teams and telehealth therapy we cover more ground than this list.

Ongoing supports and therapy are exactly what we set up and please know discharge support isn’t a crisis service. If you’re in crisis or at immediate risk, call 000, or Lifeline on 13 11 14 (24/7). For everything else, call us on 1300 615 193.

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More Ways We Can Help

This page is part of our hospital-discharge network. See the main Hospital Discharge Support page for the full service, the step-by-step Discharge Guide, and our pages for Liverpool Hospital and The Hills Private. Ongoing supports, Support Coordination, SIL and therapy continue long after discharge day.

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