Supported Independent Living (SIL)
Supporting Your Independence, Nurturing Life Skills, and Embracing Community in Comfortable Living Spaces.
Comfortable Living Spaces
At Always Here Homecare, our Supported Independent Living (SIL) options are about more than just providing a place to live. We're committed to helping you develop life skills, build relationships, and engage with your local community, all while enjoying the comforts of a shared, supportive living environment.
Empowered Living
Why Choose Us For Supported Independent Living?
We specialise in providing our participants with exceptional support for their dynamic and complex needs. Our homes are customised to our participants' needs and are staffed by highly qualified and fully accredited support workers.
Personalised Support
Our SIL options go beyond mere accommodation, focusing on personalised support to nurture your independence and life skills.
Community Engagement
Experience a supportive living environment that encourages building relationships and active participation within your local community.
Expert Care
Benefit from our expertise in providing specialised, accredited support staff and customised homes designed to meet your unique requirements.
“Their personalised approach and integrated care philosophy are game changers. Professional, compassionate, and dedicated to your well-being. Highly recommended for comprehensive support on your mental health journey.”
– A participant's family
Aligned to the new NDIS Practice Standards
Four new standards. How they shape our SIL homes.
The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission has strengthened the SIL Practice Standard with four focus areas. Below is what each one means, and the concrete ways we've built them into how our homes operate.
Choice and Control
Participants lead decisions about their home — from who supports them and when, to how the household is run day-to-day. We build service agreements that make choice visible and reviewable, not assumed.
In our homes
House meetings, individualised routines, roster preferences, and a documented decision-making support plan for each participant.
Service Agreements with SIL Participants
A clear, accessible agreement between the participant and provider — what's included, what's not, cost apportionment in shared homes, and how disagreements are handled.
In our homes
Plain-language SIL service agreements, Easy Read summaries on request, and a formal onboarding walk-through before any support commences.
Responsive Support Provision
Support that flexes with the participant — including after-hours changes, health events, behaviour support needs and transitions — without gaps or handover risk.
In our homes
Consistent staff matching, 24/7 on-call clinical governance, documented shift handovers and integration with allied health and behaviour support plans.
Service Environment (Suitable Living Space)
The home itself must be safe, accessible, and a place the participant genuinely wants to live — not a facility. Compatibility with co-tenants is treated as a real risk, not an afterthought.
In our homes
Home selection with the participant, tenant compatibility assessments, accessibility upgrades where needed, and regular environment reviews.
Want a deeper walk-through of how the four new standards apply in a specific home or plan? Our team can talk it through with participants, families and Support Coordinators.
Read the full guide
Let's craft a kinder tomorrow, together.
You'll be paired with a dedicated Care Coordinator who shapes a support plan around your goals, your routines, and the people you love. Expert guidance, transparent budgets, and warm in-home support — all in one place.