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What Is Plan Management?
NDIS Plan Management is a support service available under the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Australia. When a person with disability is approved for the NDIS, they receive funding for their disability care supports. NDIS Plan Management involves how this funding for these supports is managed.
There are three main ways NDIS participants can manage their funding.
Self-Managed: where participants manage the funds by themselves (including paying providers and keeping records of spending).
NDIA-Managed: where the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) manages the funds on behalf of the participant. (Here participants can only use registered NDIS providers.)
And Plan-Managed: here participants can choose a Plan Manager to manage their NDIS funds on their behalf. Plan Management provides more flexibility than NDIS-managed options because it allows participants to use both registered and unregistered providers.
Role of An NDIS Plan Manager
NDIS plan managers keep track of the NDIS participant’s budget and assess the entire funding in a professional way. They help participants achieve their desired NDIS goals by dealing with their NDIS funding, managing the budget, and paying the invoices on behalf of them. Moreover, they also help lodging participant’s NDIS claims under correct categories.
How Care Blooms Helps You In Plan Management?
Plan management is a great way to keep on course while handling the NDIS plan and NDIS funding. Getting the right plan manager means as an individual with disability, you will get more efficient and excellent NDIS services and achieve goals with much ease.
At Care Blooms, our mission is to offer an inclusive and detailed services on your plan management so that the participants can optimise the best benefits of their NDIS plans. This means all the NDIS goals of the participant’s will be met without any obstacles and they can live their life on their own terms.
Our plan managers will offer you the following supports –
Financial Management:
- Budget Preparation
Prepares and manages budgets based on the participant’s NDIS plan.
- Paying Providers
Processes payments to service providers for supports and services received by the participant.
- Claims & Invoice Management
Manages all the essential invoices, claims, and reimbursements related to NDIS-funded supports.
Administration and Record-Keeping
- Records Maintenance
Keeping an accurate record of all financial transactions and expenditures made against NDIS plan.
- Reporting
Provides regular reports to the participant regarding the status of their budget and expenditure.
Support and Guidance
- Exploring NDIS Portal
Assisting participants in using online portals and other systems to manage their NDIS funding.
- Understanding Funding Options
Making participants aware of their available funding options and how to access and capitalise their NDIS funding to the fullest.
Advocacy and Coordination
- Advocacy
The participant is professionally advocated to ensure they understand and acknowledge all their needs and preferences.
- Coordination
Coordination of service providers and stakeholders involved in implementing the participant’s NDIS plan to deliver supports seamlessly.
Flexibility and Goal Planning
- Flexibility
Flexibility in expenditure of funds with parameters within the NDIS norms and regulations.
- Goal Planning
Working with the participant to align spending with their goals and aspirations outlined in their NDIS plan.
- Monitoring Progress
Closely observing the progress towards goals and reviewing the plan if it is necessary.
So, if you are looking for a NDIS plan manager in Melbourne for a participant seeking support to live independently, Care Blooms is there for you to help. When you choose us, our active team members will dedicatedly work to improve participants life with the support they need.