For the past seven years, Peter Thorn has thrived under his National Disability Insurance Scheme plan — until earlier this year, when he was told there had been an 'error' and his seven days of overnight support per week were cut to just seven days a year.
For the past seven years, Peter Thorn has thrived under his National Disability Insurance Scheme plan.
"It's a real challenging situation when a decision is made, but there's no transition," Hartley Lifecare chief executive Eric Thauvette said. Peter Thorn's ACT Special Olympics ribbons. The National Disability Insurance Scheme client's plan was cut significantly due to an "error". "What we're seeing is that we're driving the quality down, and really the pricing is driving the quality down," Mr Thauvette said.Long-term and complex needs providers most at risk"I don't know any service providers that are not being challenged right now by the funding issues," Mr Thauvette said.
The ACT was one of the first regions in the country to trial the NDIS scheme 10 years ago — promising to be a beacon of hope for the industry."It's no coincidence that the providers who have been operating the longest, are the ones that are saying that they're really at risk of being unsustainable into the future," she said.
"It is administratively difficult. They've got to go and find a new provider and negotiate whether they can be supported," she said.Koomarri is a disability provider that has been operating in the ACT since the 1960s. Richard Franz lost his job after disability support not-for-profit Koomarri decided to cut back its services due to financial challenges.One of those impacted was Richard Franz, who lives with disability and worked at Koomarri for 29 years as a gardener.
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