A New Conversation About Home and Living Supports and Why Strong Foundations Matter More Than Ever

This month marks an exciting step forward for the disability housing sector. Consultation on a new commissioning approach for home and living supports has officially opened, focusing on participants in Supported Independent Living (SIL) who require 24-hour support. Alongside mandatory SIL provider registration, which also commenced this month, these reforms signal a stronger focus on quality, accountability, and delivering meaningful outcomes for participants.

For support coordinators, occupational therapists, social workers, and housing providers, this presents an opportunity to think proactively about what successful outcomes look like and how we can work together to achieve them.

A Positive Direction for the Sector

The consultation will take place over the coming months, giving the disability sector an opportunity to help shape the future of home and living supports. It complements several important initiatives already underway, including the $200 million Inclusive Communities Fund, the establishment of a Technical Advisory Group to strengthen lived experience in access reforms, and a broader move towards measuring quality, impact, and participant outcomes.

Together, these reforms encourage services that genuinely support participants to build independence, maintain stable living arrangements, and enjoy a higher quality of life.

Creating Homes That Support Success

A participant's home is often one of the strongest reflections of how well their supports are working. A safe, comfortable, and well-maintained environment creates the foundation for greater independence, wellbeing, and confidence.

Sometimes participants simply need some additional practical support to achieve or maintain that stability. Whether it's assistance with household maintenance, specialised cleaning, or more complex environmental support, early intervention can make a significant difference helping participants remain comfortable in their homes and preventing small challenges from becoming larger ones.

As the sector increasingly focuses on measurable outcomes, demonstrating that a participant's home environment is safe, stable, and well supported can strengthen evidence for plan reviews, funding discussions, and future support planning.

At Residence Revival, we partner with participants and their support networks across NSW to:

• Restore and maintain safe, healthy living environments through compassionate hoarding and squalor remediation

• Deliver trauma-informed, person-centred services that respect each participant's goals and pace

• Support tenancy sustainability and preparation for routine property inspections

• Provide ongoing domestic assistance that helps participants maintain independence between larger interventions

  
  

A well-supported home tells a positive story. It reflects progress, stability, and the right supports working together to help participants achieve their goals.

Looking Ahead Together

These reforms represent more than a change in policy they're an opportunity for the sector to shape a stronger future for home and living supports. By working collaboratively, we can ensure participants, families, and frontline professionals remain at the heart of these important conversations.

At Residence Revival, we're proud to support participants in building safe, welcoming homes that enable greater independence and lasting success. A stable home environment isn't simply where good support happens it's one of the clearest indicators that the right supports are making a meaningful difference.

As a registered NDIS provider, we currently have capacity across NSW to support participants with environmental cleaning, specialised cleaning, ongoing domestic assistance, and tenancy preservation services.

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