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Short Term Accommodation

NDIS Short Term Accommodation & Respite in Ipswich

First Priority Care provides NDIS Short Term Accommodation, still known to most families as respite, across Ipswich. Stays cover accommodation, meals, personal care and 24-hour support. Ipswich has grown fast through Ripley and Springfield, and many families here have moved away from the relatives who used to provide informal breaks.

Quick answer

Can I get NDIS Short Term Accommodation in Ipswich?

Yes. First Priority Care provides NDIS Short Term Accommodation across Ipswich, including the Ripley and Springfield corridors, Goodna and Redbank Plains. A stay covers accommodation, meals, personal care and 24-hour support. Stays run from one night to a few weeks and are funded under Core Supports.

Our Short Term Accommodation in Ipswich

  • Accommodation and meals for the whole stay
  • 24-hour support from qualified disability support workers
  • Personal care: showering, dressing, grooming and hygiene
  • Medication management, with registered nurse oversight where needed
  • Community access and social activities during the stay
  • Regular communication with family and carers throughout
  • Planned stays from one night to a few weeks, and emergency stays where we can

Areas We Serve in Ipswich

  • Ipswich City Council area
  • Springfield, Goodna, Redbank Plains, Ripley
  • Contact us for current STA availability in Ipswich

Can't see your area? Call 1800 402 205. If you're anywhere in the Ipswich area, we can almost certainly help.

Delivering Short Term Accommodation in Ipswich

Ripley and Springfield are among the fastest growing residential areas in Australia, and a lot of families here moved out for the housing rather than for the community. That matters for respite: the grandparents and siblings who used to take a weekend are often still back where the family came from, so formal respite is doing work that informal support used to.

Getting Started with NDIS Support in Ipswich

  1. 01

    Call 1800 402 205 or submit our referral form online

  2. 02

    Intake conversation within one business hour

  3. 03

    Care plan and service agreement built together

  4. 04

    Services begin within 5–10 business days of completed intake

Frequently Asked Questions | Short Term Accommodation Ipswich

Do I need a diagnosis or assessment to use Short Term Accommodation?
No separate assessment is needed if STA funding is already in your plan under Core Supports. If it is not, you can raise it at your next plan reassessment, and evidence about the impact on your carers is usually what makes the difference. Your support coordinator can help you put that case.
Can my support worker come with me on a stay?
Where the funding allows it and it genuinely helps, we try to keep familiar faces involved, because an unfamiliar place with unfamiliar people is a lot to ask of someone at once. It is not always possible, and we will tell you before you commit rather than after.
Ready when you are

Let's build a care plan that works for you.

Speak with our care team about your NDIS plan, your goals, and how we can help. Coordinators can send a referral straight to intake and hear back within one business hour.

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