YourChoice Disability Services provides specialised high intensity personal care throughout Perth and Western Australia. Our experienced team delivers comprehensive support for individuals with complex disabilities, ensuring safety, dignity, and quality of life through expert care that addresses intensive support requirements.
What Is High Intensity Personal Care?
High intensity personal care involves comprehensive support for individuals with complex disabilities who require frequent, skilled assistance with daily living activities. This service addresses multiple support needs simultaneously and often requires specialised training and medical knowledge.
Our high intensity personal care services include complex medical support, 24/7 personal care, medication management, specialised feeding support, mobility and positioning assistance, respiratory care, and continence management – all delivered with the highest level of professional expertise.
Why Choose YourChoice DSP for High Intensity Personal Care?
Highly Qualified Staff
Our support workers receive extensive training in complex care procedures, medical equipment operation, and emergency response protocols specific to high-intensity support needs.
Medical Partnership Approach
We work closely with healthcare professionals, specialists, and medical teams to ensure seamless coordination of care and adherence to medical protocols.
Person-Centred Complex Care
Despite complex medical needs, we maintain focus on your personal preferences, goals, and quality of life, ensuring care remains dignified and person-centred.
Complex Support Areas
We provide specialised support for neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy with complex presentation, spina bifida and associated complications, acquired brain injury requiring intensive support, progressive neurological conditions, and epilepsy requiring specialised monitoring.
Our respiratory support includes tracheostomy care and suctioning, ventilator support and monitoring, oxygen therapy management, chest physiotherapy and airway clearance, and emergency respiratory interventions.
For nutritional and feeding support, we provide PEG tube feeding and management, nasogastric tube care, modified texture diets and swallowing support, nutritional monitoring, and hydration management.
24/7 Intensive Support Services
For individuals requiring continuous support, our 24/7 services provide continuous monitoring and assistance, night-time repositioning and care, emergency response capability, around-the-clock medication administration, comfort care and pain management, and family support and respite provision.
Medical Equipment & Technology Support
Our staff are trained in the operation and maintenance of complex medical equipment including mobility equipment, communication devices and switches, feeding pumps and monitoring equipment, respiratory equipment and monitors, pressure care equipment, and environmental controls and assistive technology.
Health Monitoring & Prevention
Proactive health management is essential for complex care. We focus on preventive care strategies including skin integrity monitoring and pressure sore prevention, infection prevention and control measures, contracture prevention through positioning, respiratory health maintenance, nutritional status monitoring, and medication effectiveness monitoring.
Family & Carer Support
High intensity care affects the entire family. We provide training for family members in care procedures, respite care for primary carers, emergency backup support, emotional support and counselling referrals, coordination with family needs, and transition planning and support.
NDIS Funding for High Intensity Personal Care
High intensity personal care is typically funded under Core Supports in your NDIS plan, with funding levels reflecting the complexity and intensity of support required. Funding considerations include level of medical complexity, frequency and duration of support, equipment and resource requirements, risk factors and safety considerations, and staff qualifications and training needs.
Quality Assurance & Clinical Governance
We maintain the highest standards through regular clinical supervision and review, comprehensive staff training and competency assessment, incident reporting and analysis systems, quality improvement processes, external clinical audits, and professional development and continuing education.
Emergency Response & Crisis Management
Our high intensity personal care includes comprehensive emergency preparedness with detailed emergency action plans, staff trained in emergency procedures, direct communication with emergency services, medical alert systems, backup equipment and supply management, and hospital liaison protocols.
Service Coverage
YourChoice DSP provides high intensity personal care throughout North Perth metropolitan area, with services extending to South, East and West Perth regions, delivering expert support wherever you call home.
Getting Started
Beginning high intensity care involves comprehensive assessment of all support needs, medical consultation with your healthcare team, risk assessment and management, care plan development, staff training for assigned support workers, and gradual service commencement with close monitoring.
Expert Care When You Need It Most
When complex disabilities require intensive support, trust YourChoice DSP to deliver expert care with compassion and professionalism. Contact us today to discuss how our high intensity personal care services can meet your complex support needs.
Get in Touch
Phone:
0862489441
Address:
27 Moreau Drive,
Ellenbrook, 6069
Frequently Asked Questions
What qualifications do staff have for high intensity care?
Our staff hold relevant qualifications in disability support, with additional certifications in first aid, medication administration, and specialised procedures, plus ongoing training specific to complex care requirements.
How do you ensure continuity of care with complex medical needs?
We maintain detailed care plans, provide comprehensive handovers between staff, ensure all team members are trained in your specific care requirements, and maintain close communication with your medical team.
Can high intensity care be provided in my own home?
Yes, we provide high intensity care in your own home whenever possible. We assess the home environment for safety and can recommend modifications if needed to support complex care delivery.