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Pauline appealCara’s long term Supported Accommodation services offer a home where people with a disability can live with dignity, independence and social opportunities, while trained staff provide support to meet individuals’ needs and preferences. These homes are located throughout Adelaide’s suburbs as well as at Mount Barker, Murray Bridge, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln and Port Pirie.

Overnight supported Adult Respite accommodation for up to four adults in in a suburban house gives people with a disability and families a well-deserved break. Or 18-40 year olds can enjoy a weekend away with their peers on a Youth Getaway trip.

 

Active Support

A key focus is ensuring people with a disability take an active part in home and community life. Our structured person-centred approach encourages people with disabilities to achieve meaningful activities and relationships. In practice, this means people with a disability can be supported - through coaching, physical support and appropriate equipment - to perform small household chores in their own homes, such as vacuuming, watering the garden, or preparing meals.

Skills Enhancement Services (SES)

We believe giving people with a disability the skills to increase their independence and participation is very important. In addition, the SES team also ensures that Cara staff members are well trained to provide a supportive environment that encourages this happen.

Consumer Reference Council (CRC)

This is one of Cara’s means to hear feedback and advice about Cara services, policies, quality systems and broader issues directly from people with disabilities who use our services. The Council meets on a regular basis.

 

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Cara clients have their say at the CRC

CRC meeting

As a service-based organisation, our most precious commodity is feedback - and none more so than from our clients themselves.

The Consumer Reference Council (CRC) is Cara's way to hear feedback and advice about Cara services, policies, quality systems and broader issues from people with disabilities. The 12 members who constitute the council are all people with disabilities who each represent a different Cara service.

This includes representation from services in group accommodation, cluster accommodation, youth getaway, country services, centre-based respite, skills enhancement, outcomes, attendant care and the Cara board.

Any client of Cara who shows an interest in the CRC can apply to be a representative. The group meets every six weeks and each representative has the opportunity to raise issues and discuss ways that Cara can improve its services or policies.

"Information from the CRC, requests for feedback and copies of CRC meeting minutes are sent to all Cara services or mailed directly to individuals. This is to ensure that everyone can contribute ideas, concerns and provide feedback on future goals and provision of services," says Petra Maxfield-Doudy, a coordinator of the CRC.

The CRC also contributes to many external disability policies, legislation and projects. They have provided feedback in a review of the Disability Services Standards to the Office of the Public Advocate; have emailed their local Members of Parliament informing them of their support of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS); and have provided feedback to the Social Inclusion Unit about what people with disabilities need and want in their lives.

For more information on the CRC, contact Petra at (08) 8347 4588 or email crc@cara.org.au

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