Assistance with Daily Life Tasks in a Group or Shared Living Arrangement
Short Term Accommodation and respite in Adelaide
A break for you. A breather for the people who love you.
Short Term Accommodation (STA) — now also called short term respite — is NDIS funding that gives you time apart from your usual care arrangements, so the family, friends or carers who support you can take a break. It's usually funded for up to 28 days a year, in stays of up to 14 days at a time.
It works two ways. For you, it's a change of scene and different faces. For the family or carer who supports you every day, it's a real break — and that break is part of what keeps the whole arrangement going. Booking respite isn't giving up on caring for someone. It's how you keep doing it.
Availability
To check dates or hold one, call 08 7009 4462.
What a stay involves
Arriving. You’re shown around, you settle in, and staff go through what matters — your routine, what you eat, what helps when you’re unsettled. Nothing about a first stay should be a surprise.
A day. Support with the morning routine, then activities you’ve chosen rather than a fixed program. Quiet time is a legitimate choice; nobody gets pushed into a group.
Support. Personal care, medication and mobility support continue exactly as they do at home, at the level your plan funds.
Your own support worker. You can bring your own support worker if you’d like to — tell us when you book so we can plan around it.
Food. NDIS funding covers your supports and accommodation, not everyday costs like food — so we’ll tell you how meals work for your stay, and any cost, before you book. Tell us about allergies, texture-modified diets and preferences before you arrive and we plan around them.
If it isn’t going well. New place, new people — that’s a lot, and sometimes a stay doesn’t work. We call the person you’ve nominated early, not late, and work out what to change. Ending a stay early is always an option and never a problem.
Booking
How far ahead: ask as early as you can. It costs nothing, and we’ll tell you honestly what’s open.
What you need: STA funding in your plan, under Core Supports. Not sure if you have it? We’ll look at your plan with you.
What we’ll ask: support needs, medications, health information, dietary needs, communication preferences, and emergency contacts.
Cancellations: our terms follow the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and are set out in your service agreement before you book. If you cancel at short notice, a cancellation charge may apply — we’ll explain exactly when before you confirm.
How it starts
Call us.
08 7009 4462. Tell us what you need — or what you're not sure about. Working that out is a normal first conversation.
Plan it together.
We look at your plan and your funding, meet you, and agree what support looks like — in writing, before anything starts.
Support begins.
With review dates built in, so it keeps fitting as your life changes.
Questions people ask
What is Short Term Accommodation?
NDIS funding that gives you time apart from your usual care arrangements, so the people who support you can take a short break. It covers your supports during the stay and standard accommodation.
Is STA the same as respite?
Yes. In October 2025 the NDIS renamed it short term respite. It's the same support, and NDIS pricing still calls it Short Term Accommodation.
Who can get it?
You may be eligible if you live with the family, friends or carers who support you — or get daily drop-in support — and they give you more than six hours of disability-related support a day.
How many days can I use?
The NDIS usually funds up to 28 days a year. You can use it flexibly — a block of up to 14 days at a time, or a weekend a month.
Does STA come out of Core funding?
Yes — Core Supports, under Assistance with Daily Life.
What's included?
Support with everyday activities during the stay, like showering, cooking and toileting, and standard accommodation. NDIS funding doesn't cover everyday living costs such as food, so ask us how meals work for your stay.
How far ahead should I book?
Months for school holidays and the Christmas period; earlier is always better.
Can I bring my own support worker?
Ask us — it depends on the stay, and we will give you a straight answer.
What if my needs are complex?
We're registered for High Intensity Daily Personal Activities, so we can support complex needs during a short stay — personal care, medication support, and nursing input where it's funded. Tell us the detail up front and we'll confirm honestly whether we can staff it safely.
Guides on this topic
- Short term respite in 2026: who can get it, how many days, and what it covers
Short term respite, once called Short Term Accommodation, is NDIS funding for a break from usual care. Who can get it, the usual 28 days, and what it covers.
Talk to someone who can actually answer.
Call 08 7009 4462 and you'll reach a person who knows what's available today — not a call centre reading a screen.
08 7009 4462Mobile 0424 000 751