What is SDA?
Many people with disability, and others, have been interested in our luxurious Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) homes. We have found that even if you are an NDIS participant, one of the most frequent queries is “what is Specialist Disability Accommodation”? [...]
NDIS Price Guide Changes
The recent announcement regarding the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2022-23, does not directly impact current Supported Disability Accommodation (SDA) pricing arrangements. It does however make provision to support the continuing impact of COVID on service provision and has [...]
Hot off the press! Vera Living’s Starter Guide to SDA
The process of finding and moving into a new home will always present some challenges! The transition into an SDA dwelling can sometimes have a few added layers to navigate through, but we have been told it is well worth [...]
Take a look at Vera Living’s SDA FAQ guide. Download your copy now!
Do you have a question about Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)? Our FAQ guide is a great staring resource! At Vera Living, we spend a lot of time speaking with participants, their family members, clinical professionals and support providers about SDA. [...]
Opportunity for reputable SIL providers to express their interest in our next QLD portfolio
It is here. Vera Living’s new portfolio in Queensland is underway and we are super excited to share this news with you. The Vera Living team have been busy finding the best locations for our next portfolio and we can [...]
Application of Design Thinking in Construction
“Focus on user’s experiences, especially their emotional ones.” Design Thinking frameworks in construction projects promote innovation, user engagement and close the “feedback loop.” The most significant tensions on a construction project exist between stakeholders when applying a developed design to [...]
Health, Wellbeing and Our Natural Environment
Environmental design and the connection that our places of residence, care and respite have with the natural environment has become increasingly considered and prioritised within the last century. From the modernist Le Corbusier’s, overhead windows in his 1963 conceptual Venice [...]
Dimmable Lights and the Ripple Effect
When building Specialist Disability Accommodation to the High Physical Support level, dimmable lights are required in living areas and bedrooms for general comfort in the home under the SDA Design Guideline. This is a great outcome of course, and we [...]
Perth SDA Market Update
Although Western Australia is the last state to transition to the NDIS Commission, Perth is punching above its weight when it comes to Specialist Disability Accommodation. From both an innovation and partnerships perspective, Perth is setting a strong benchmark for [...]
Assistive Technology in SDA: Who does what?
Assistive Technology brings immense benefits to residents in any SDA property, not only through its promise of increasing each resident’s independence, but also in its ability to assist in the delivery of in-home services more effectively. Automated doors, automated blinds, [...]
Provider Choice x Vera Living SDA Webinar
Recently, Vera Living and expert plan managers Provider Choice, teamed up to deliver an introduction to Specialist Disability Accommodation via webinar to over 100 support coordinators and participants around the country. As part of this program, Provider Choice also produced a [...]
Using Core Supports for Support Coordination
The last couple of months have been an incredibly challenging and uncertain time. It goes without saying that the next number of weeks will also present increasing challenges, forcing us to change the way we communicate, work and live. So, [...]
