NDISDA SDA Housing and Disability is a National Specialist Disability Accommodation Professional network and peak body.

We exist to ensure the SDA and complex housing sector remains informed, connected, and future-ready, by providing national leadership, industry intelligence, education, and collaboration across disability, health, housing, and mental health systems.

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NDISDA represents and connects a validated national network of SDA, SIL, and specialist support providers, ensuring the sector remains aligned with policy reform, regulatory requirements, funding changes, and emerging best practice.

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Hospital to Home & Complex Systems Coordination :  In collaboration with Impact Housing Strategic Alliance

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Through our Hospital to Home division, delivered in collaboration with the Impact Housing Strategic Alliance, NDISDA extends its sector leadership into education, coordination, and system navigation that supports safer, more sustainable transitions from hospital into housing and supports.

This work focuses on capacity-building, pathway design, and cross-sector coordination - not direct service delivery- enabling hospitals and stakeholders to better navigate complex housing, funding, and support environments.

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We support:

• Hospitals and health systems

• Allied health and behaviour practitioners

• Discharge planners and care coordinators

• Community and housing stakeholders

• to improve outcomes for people transitioning from hospital into appropriate housing and supports.

• Our National Provider Network

• NDISDA represents a carefully validated and quality-assured national professional network of:

• SDA providers across all SDA design categories

• SIL and specialist support providers

• Mental health and community-based service partners

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NDISDA and Impact Housing Members adhere to:

• Regulatory and sector standards

• A strict professional code of conduct

• Ongoing compliance and quality expectations

This ensures confidence, credibility, and reduced risk when hospitals, participants, and stakeholders engage with the SDA and specialist housing sector.

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Our Role in Hospital to Home Pathways

NDISDA does not replace clinical decision-making or direct service delivery.

Instead, we:

• Educate health systems on SDA, SIL, and housing pathways

• Connect hospitals with credible, compliant providers

• Support system navigation across housing, disability, and mental health frameworks

• Strengthen coordination between sectors to reduce fragmentation

• Our approach ensures participant choice and control remains central, while improving clarity, confidence, and timeliness across discharge pathways.

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What we support through Hospital to Home Education & Coordination

Through NDISDA and Impact Housing, we address complex discharge, housing instability, and system fragmentation, particularly for individuals with high and complex needs.

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Hospital to Home & Complex Discharge Focus Areas

We support hospitals and discharge teams to better navigate:

• Complex and high-risk discharge scenarios using a coordinated, person-centred lens

• Participants with complex behaviours, psychosocial disability, or mental health needs

• SDA and mental health-focused accommodation pathways aligned to design categories and clinical requirements

• Short-Term and Medium-Term Accommodation (STA/MTA) pathways as interim solutions

• Participants with or without current NDIS funding, including plan review and adjustment pathways

• SDA-funded participants requiring appropriate housing and support alignment

• Delays caused by housing availability, funding decisions, or service coordination gaps

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Why this matters

Hospital discharge for people with disability is frequently delayed due to:

• Lack of suitable housing

• Misalignment between funding and support needs

• Limited understanding of SDA and complex accommodation pathways

• Fragmentation between health, housing, and disability systems

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These delays can result in extended hospital stays, increased risk, and poorer outcomes for participants who are otherwise clinically ready for discharge.

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NDISDA’s framework bridges these system gaps by ensuring education, coordination, and provider engagement occurs well in advance of discharge, supporting safer, more sustainable transitions back into the community.

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Socially Vulnerable & Mental Health Cohorts - through Impact Housing Strategic Alliance

Through our collaboration with Impact Housing, we support pathways for:

• Socially vulnerable individuals and cohorts

• People with mental health needs requiring stable, supported housing

• Individuals transitioning from hospital, crisis, homelessness, or justice settings

• People who fall between traditional health, housing, and disability systems

 

This includes coordination of wrap-around, cross-sector supports to enable holistic, person-centred, and sustainable outcomes.

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Funding Knowledge & System Navigation

NDISDA and Impact Housing provide specialist education and guidance on funding pathways, including:

• NDIS funding structures (SDA, SIL, Core Supports, Capacity Building)

• Aligning funding with housing and support needs for complex participants

• Supporting hospitals to understand fundable, appropriate pathways

• Connecting participants with suitable SDA/SIL providers

• Promoting continuity of care post-discharge

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Education & Sector Development

A core function of NDISDA is education and sector capability-building, including:

• SDA and complex housing workshops for hospitals and allied health

• Training on SDA design categories, eligibility, and matching principles

• Guidance on supporting participants with complex behaviours and mental health needs

• Cross-sector learning between health, housing, disability, and community services

• Funding and coordination pathway education

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Proven National Experience

NDISDA has demonstrated national capability through collaborations such as Queensland Health, where our network supported complex hospital discharge pathways by connecting hospitals with appropriate housing options and aligned providers.

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Our Value to Health Systems & Communities

• Partnering with NDISDA and Impact Housing delivers:

• Clearer, faster, and safer discharge pathways

• Improved outcomes for high-needs and socially vulnerable participants

• Greater confidence in housing and provider matching

• Access to national SDA expertise and funding knowledge

• A connected, credible, outcomes-driven professional network