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29/10/2026

Your NDIS service agreement should make things clearer—not leave you guessing. 📝

On 13 October, the NDIA released new resources to help participants and providers make service agreements easier to understand—including a template, checklist and Easy Read information. Using the new template is optional. ndis.gov.au

Before agreeing to supports, try these three questions:

✅ What support am I actually agreeing to receive?
✅ What will it cost, including any extra charges?
✅ What happens if I need to cancel, change or end the arrangement?

You can ask for explanations, request changes and get help understanding an agreement before you agree. Asking questions is part of making an informed choice—not being difficult. NDIS

At ROS, our message is simple: your goals, your choices, a clearer next step. - working with independent providers gives great choice but make sure you have a reliable services agreement and you understand your rights!

Need support making sense of your NDIS arrangements? Start a conversation with Recovery Oriented Services in Perth:

https://www.ros.contact/contact?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=ndis_agreements_oct2026

25/10/2026

🌿✨ SUPPORTING LOCAL | SOLARA SOUND – TONIGHT IN WANGARA ✨🌿

At Recovery Oriented Services, we love seeing local people creating spaces that encourage connection, wellbeing and taking a little time out from the noise of everyday life.

We’d like to give a shout-out to local business Solara Sound, run by Krystal, who is holding another of her Sound Bath sessions tonight in Wangara. 💜

🎶 Solara Sound – Sound Bath
📅 Tonight – Sunday 25 October
⏰ 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Innerbloom Healing Studio
5/54 Buckingham Drive, Wangara WA

For 60 minutes, participants can settle in, close their eyes and simply slow things down.

The session combines sound healing, guided meditation and intentional wellness, creating a calm space for relaxation, connection and renewal.

Yoga mats are provided — just bring along a pillow, blanket and an eye mask if you’d like to get extra comfortable. 🧘‍♀️✨

If you've had a busy week and the idea of switching off for an hour sounds pretty good, have a look at what Krystal and Solara Sound are creating locally.

💜 Support local businesses. Support local people. Support community wellbeing.

🎟 Tickets & information:
https://events.humanitix.com/solara-sound

👉 Follow Solara Sound on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61594343307665

Wellness

Solara Sound offers immersive sound healing experiences designed to help you slow down, reconnect and create moments of deep relaxation through the power of vibration, meditation and mindfulness.

04/09/2026

Stuck plan, overwhelmed participant? In Perth, I often see funded NDIS plans lose momentum because no one names the priority, the blocker and the immediate follow-through. One practical next step I use: name the single priority (e.g., resume coordinated supports), identify the blocker (unclear budget split), then book a 20‑minute call to assign who will do the first task. If you’re a referrer or family member, offer to set that call or hand it to a nominated worker. Need help bringing order to a stalled plan in Perth WA? Visit https://wix.to/3hVgpL0 to start the conversation.

03/09/2026

Stuck NDIS plan in Perth/WA - budgets, providers and review tasks pulling in different directions? That’s a familiar problem I see a lot. 🗺️🧭🤝

One clear next step is Level 2 Support Coordination. I help people and referrers by turning a stalled plan into a practical picture: we clarify what each budget can fund, connect you with suitable providers, coordinate supports so everyone’s aligned, and prepare sensible next actions for plan review - while coaching you to take more control over time.

If you work with participants (allied health, plan managers, discharge teams) or you’re a family/carer looking for a low-pressure first step in Perth and WA, this post lays out a practical map and checklist for getting unstuck. Read the full Service Spotlight for a straightforward guide and examples: https://wix.to/05y83x5

If this sounds like what you need, comment or send a DM to start a short, confidential conversation about whether Level 2 Support Coordination or Psychosocial Recovery Coaching is the right next step.

Meet your Support Coordinator, the ultimate NDIS navigator and problem-solver! 🗺️ If you have an NDIS plan, you might feel a bit overwhelmed by funding categories, provider choices, service agreements… (so many moving parts!). That’s where Support Coordination comes in. At ROS, our Support ...

01/09/2026

Too many NDIS plans get stuck because budgets, evidence and provider roles don’t line up - and that confusion falls on families and referrers. I help Perth referrers and families make the plan readable and identify one clear next step, whether that’s reallocating a line item, clarifying evidence, or nominating a lead provider. Ready to make your plan usable? Visit https://wix.to/ZLnKpRs to book a quick chat. 😊🔍

24/08/2026

When a funded NDIS plan stalls because no one’s keeping the picture clear, everyday support starts to feel impossible. I see this a lot in Perth and across WA: multiple providers, different routines, unclear next steps. One practical step you can take now is to ask for a single, simple coordination note that lists who does what, when, and the next action. At ROS Recovery we help turn that jumble into a workable plan so referrers and participants can move forward with choice and dignity. Read how it works: https://wix.to/hEgkr6n

What’s one small thing blocking progress for you right now? Tell me below and I’ll share a quick next step.

20/08/2026

When a funded NDIS plan sits stalled because providers, budgets and next steps are unclear, people in Perth can feel stuck and unsure where to start. 🤝

At ROS we lean on person‑centered practice and lived‑experience leadership - many of our team have walked recovery themselves and use that real‑world judgement to turn uncertainty into a clear sequence of practical next steps. We start by mapping a short, workable plan: the priority, who needs to act, and one first thing to do (for example, book a meeting or gather a key piece of evidence). 🧭

Read our blog post “Our Approach - Person‑Centred Care and Lived Experience Leadership” to see how this thinking shapes our Level 2 Support Coordination and Psychosocial Recovery Coaching across Perth and WA. If you’re a WA referrer with a stalled NDIS plan, comment “Refer” or DM us to start a low‑pressure planning conversation. ❤️

20/08/2026

🚨 **The NDIS is changing — and the participant newsletter I received this morning doesn't tell the whole story.**

The email opens reassuringly:

**“Right now, you can continue using your plan and supports as usual.”**

That's true.

But when you dig into the Government's detailed reform information, some of what is coming could have a **very serious impact on participants and their supports.**

From October 2026, the Government says funding allocations will progressively reset as plans are renewed or reassessed, including:

⬇️ **50% reduction in social, community and civic participation allocations**

⬇️ **10% reduction in capacity-building daily activity allocations**

And that's only part of the change.

⚠️ Unscheduled reassessments are becoming harder to request.

⚠️ Participants and nominees will have new record-keeping obligations.

⚠️ From December, NDIS claims will generally need to be made within **90 days**.

⚠️ From February 2027, **unused funding will no longer roll over** into renewed plans.

⚠️ New planning processes begin from April 2027.

⚠️ From 2028, access increasingly focuses on **functional capacity and how disability affects everyday life.**

For some participants, these changes may be manageable.

For others — particularly people with psychosocial, episodic, complex or poorly documented disability — getting caught unprepared could mean **major disruption to supports they depend on.**

And there is another part of this conversation we shouldn't ignore.

In my work as a Support Coordinator and Psychosocial Recovery Coach, I'm already seeing people come to us with substantial clinical and functional evidence where the eventual NDIS decision does not reflect the level of support they believe the evidence demonstrates.

Some relatively basic support disputes are already requiring internal review and, in some cases, the **Administrative Review Tribunal**.

So having a folder full of reports isn't enough.

Your evidence needs to clearly explain:

✅ What your disability actually means in everyday life
✅ What you cannot do safely, reliably or independently
✅ How much help you require and how often
✅ What happens when that support isn't available
✅ The sustainability of family and informal supports
✅ The risks created when required support is removed or reduced
✅ Why each requested support relates to your disability and functional needs

This is **not** about panic-spending NDIS funding.

It isn't about exaggerating disability.

And nobody can promise that evidence will protect a participant from every system-wide funding change.

It **is** about making sure your genuine disability-related needs are clearly documented before your next renewal, reassessment or major NDIS decision.

I've published a detailed participant guide explaining:

👉 what's changing
👉 when it starts
👉 what the newsletter doesn't spell out
👉 where the biggest risks may be
👉 and what participants can start doing now to prepare

🔗 **Read the full guide here:**
https://www.ros.contact/post/ndis-changes-2026-2028-participant-guide

If you're in WA and you're worried about what these reforms could mean for your current NDIS plan, **Recovery Oriented Services can help you identify what needs attention before it becomes a crisis.**

19/08/2026

A funded NDIS plan isn't always a working NDIS plan.

Funding can be there while reports aren't turning into action, providers aren't communicating, or nobody is clear about what happens next.

One question can cut through a lot of the noise:

What's supposed to happen next — and who is responsible for it?

If there isn't a clear answer, Support Coordination or Psychosocial Recovery Coaching may be able to help.

ROS currently has availability for new participants in Perth.

You don't need a full referral or every piece of paperwork ready just to start a conversation.

19/08/2026

Plans pulling in different directions? I see that a lot in Perth: providers with competing goals, budgets spread thin, and no clear next step. A simple, person-centred first move is to create one-page clarity: list current supports, who’s responsible, what each is meant to achieve, and one immediate action you or the support coordinator can own. I can help you turn that into a plain-language snapshot so the plan becomes easier to use-no overwhelm, just a clear next step. Learn more: https://wix.to/G8Wzrbe