A break that restores everyone.
A short stay away can be a holiday and a lifeline at once — a fresh, fun experience for you, and the rest that lets the people who care for you keep caring. Respite is not a luxury. It is what makes everything else sustainable.
Your short break
A change for you, a rest for them
This stay
Everyone recharged
New friends
Made ✓
Your carer
Recharged 💙
When the people who care never get to stop.
Caring for someone you love is one of the most generous things a person can do — and one of the most relentless. There is no clock-off, no weekend, no real holiday. Over months and years, even the strongest carer runs on empty.
And the participant feels it too: the same routine, the same walls, fewer chances to try new things, make friends or simply have a change of scene. Everyone, quietly, could do with a breath.
Respite gives everyone that breath — a short stay that is a genuine experience for the participant and genuine rest for the carer, so the care can keep being good.
Respite is not stepping away from care. It is what keeps care sustainable — for everyone.
A proper stay, not just a bed
Short-Term Accommodation funds support and accommodation for a short stay away from home — including a place to stay, meals, activities and the personal support you need, so the break is genuinely restful and fun.
A comfortable place to stay
Safe, suitable accommodation for a night, a weekend or up to two weeks at a time.
The support you need
Personal care and support during your stay, delivered with dignity by screened workers.
Activities & fun
Outings, social time and new experiences — a real change of scene, not just time away.
Connection & friends
A chance to meet people, build social confidence and bring home more than just a rest.
One stay, two kinds of good.
The magic of respite is that it works both ways at once — a fresh experience for you, and real rest for the people who care for you.
For you
A fresh experience
- A change of scene and a break from routine
- New activities, outings and experiences
- New friends and social confidence
- A taste of independence away from home
For your carers
Real rest, real recharge
- Genuine time to rest and recharge
- Peace of mind that you are safe and happy
- Space to look after their own health
- The sustainability to keep caring well
Respite & STA is likely a good fit if…
- You and your regular carers would both benefit from a break.
- You would enjoy a change of scene, activities and new connections.
- Your family or carers need time to rest and recharge.
- You want to build independence and social confidence away from home.
- You need a short stay with support — from a night to two weeks.
A different support may suit better if…
- You need a permanent home — that is SDA, SIL or a rental.
- You are bridging the gap to a confirmed long-term home — that is MTA.
- You mainly need support at home day-to-day — look at SIL or daily-living support.
- You need emergency or crisis accommodation — please call us so we can help directly.
Not sure if respite (STA) or a longer stay (MTA) is the right fit? A quick chat will sort it — and we will help you make the most of your respite funding.
How respite & STA funding works
Short-Term Accommodation is funded from your Core budget. It usually covers a set number of days a year — here is how it works in plain English.
Funded from Core
STA is funded from your Core supports, commonly up to around 28 days of respite a year.
Bundled into the stay
It covers accommodation, support, meals and activities together as one respite package.
Flexible to your life
Use it as a night here or a fortnight there — planned around what you and your carers need.
We make it easy
We help you plan and book stays so respite is something you actually use, not just funding that lapses.
STA covers: Accommodation, support, meals and activities during your short stay.
Usually up to: Around 28 days of respite per year, taken flexibly.
Funded from: Your Core supports budget.
Good to use: Respite that lapses helps no one — we help you plan it in.
A friendly first chat
You reach out. Within ~2 hours a real person responds and helps you think about what a good break looks like.
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A good break is the difference between caring that lasts and caring that burns out — so we make respite genuinely restorative for everyone.
We care for the whole family
We design respite that genuinely restores both the participant and the carers — because both matter.
A real experience
Activities, outings and connection — stays people look forward to, not just time away from home.
Safe & screened
A registered NDIS provider with 100% worker-screened teams — so carers can truly switch off.
Easy to plan
We take the hassle out of booking, so respite is something you actually use, not funding that lapses.
Joined-up support
Respite that connects to your wider supports — one team, no repeating your story to strangers.
Care that is actually warm
Your stay is held with genuine kindness — you are a guest and a person, never a placement.
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Everyone deserves a break. Let's plan yours.
A warm, no-pressure Meet & Greet — we listen first, you decide everything. A real person replies within ~2 hours.