Culturally approriate care
Like helping a neighbour or the community, you can trust us to respect your beliefs, and values by coming alongside you wherever you are in a culturally responsive way. With trained providers from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, Asante is uniquely positioned to understand and cater to your unique experience. Please read about our services and then please contact us to book an appointment to talk about your goals.
WE EMBRACE AND CELEBRATE CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Personal
Care
Community
Participation
Life
Skills
Life-Stage Transitions
Tenancy & Accommodation
Plan Management
Personal Care
Like helping a neighbour or the community, you can trust us to respect your beliefs, and values by coming alongside you wherever you are in a culturally responsive way. As part of your NDIS Package – Asante life will provide you with assistance in daily and self-care tasks by pairing you with the appropriate team, taking into consideration your views values and beliefs.
Our personal care supports means we will assist you 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, continence management and 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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assistance with mobility and transfers in and outside your home
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application of splints, basic first aid due to injuries sustained
We will deliver personal care in the setting of your choice: in-home, out-of-home, in the community, etc.
Community Participation
At Asante life we are passionate to ensure everyone we support experiences a quality life through inclusion and integration into their local community. We believe people with disability are an integral part of the community and there are benefits to be achieved through this integration for example:
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an improved wellbeing outcomes for people with disability and their carers (in relation to health, employment, education, income and life satisfaction outcomes).
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Assist to build your capacity for you to be as independent as possible in the future
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Gives everyone a sense of belonging and contribution to their community and society in general by giving opportunities to be socially and economically integrated to the community
Our community participation supports are tailored to build your identity by aligning with your NDIS goals and personal choices. Providing you unique opportunities to try new activities, meet new people and connect with your community, we start by listening to what you’d like to achieve, and we’ll help you reach your goals. Some of the community activities we provide include;
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Arts
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Tafe Courses
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Sports and Recreation
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Music & Sensory Experiences
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Financial Literacy Experiences
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Computer Skills
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Gaming Experiences
Life Skills
We are here to support you in building your life skills so you can live life your way. We know that your journey is different to someone else’s which means your goals are different too, so we are flexible and tailor each training to meet your goals and dreams.
How we can help you
Our specifically designed supports focuses on equipping you with practical life skills that enable you to confidently live independently. We believe this is the first step in helping you build your capacity.
Independent Living
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General household management
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Money skills
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Grocery shopping
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Literacy and numeracy
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Laundry and clothes care
Health and Wellbeing
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Cooking and healthy eating
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Hygiene and personal care
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Joining local exercise classes and sporting clubs
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Ways to relaxation
Travel
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Using public transport
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Road safety
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Travel planning
Communication
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Developing relationships
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Working with others
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Personal presentation
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Proactive behaviour and speaking up for yourself
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Joining local groups based on your interests
Life-Stage Transitions
We understand that making the transitions between life’s milestones can be challenging at times but we’re here to help you coordinate and manage from one stage to the next as seamlessly as possible.
We provide short and long-term supports that focus on strengthening your ability to coordinate your supports, and to assist you to live at home and participate in your community.
Life-Stage Transition Supports
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Support connection
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Coordination of supports
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Assistance with accommodation and tenancy obligations
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Life transition planning including mentoring, peer support and individual skill development
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Assistance with decision making, daily planning, budgeting
Tenancy & Accommodation
Asante Life is here to assist you to live independently. You and your family can discuss your home and living goals as part of your planning conversation. We will do the rest for you. We will outline in your plan the supports the NDIS will fund, as well as the supports you may be able to access through the housing system.
We will be with you through your journey whether in short or long term accommodation as you explore your independence, day-to-day living costs including rent, groceries, utilities, telephone or internet costs. Our goal is to ensure you feel comfortable in the home you choose and in accordance with your wishes, beliefs and desires.
Plan Management
Consider us your personal plan managers. At Asante Life, our experience working with the NDIS has equipped us with the skills to be able to implement your plan the way you want us to.
Our plan managers can help you:
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Increase your financial and plan management skills
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Learn how to self-manage your plan
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Pay providers
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Increase your choice of additional service access
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Get NDIS plan budget reports and greater budget oversight
