NDIS Daily Personal Activities

Daily Personal Activities in Adelaide

Daily personal activities covers the help people need with the tasks most adults do privately. Showering, toileting, dressing, medication, eating. For participants with physical, cognitive, or complex medical needs, this is usually where NDIS support begins. It is the closest kind of support there is, which is why the quality of the worker matters more here than anywhere else.

What daily personal activities includes

Under NDIS, line item 01_011 covers assistance with personal activities that an adult would normally handle alone. The core tasks are:

Showering and bathing
Dressing and grooming
Toileting and continence care
Oral hygiene and shaving
Eating and feeding assistance
Medication prompts and management
Mobility assistance and transfers
Positioning and pressure care

What is not included: anything clinical that requires a registered nurse, like wound dressings that go beyond first aid, IV care, or injections. Those fall under Community Nursing (a separate service). We work alongside nursing providers where clinical care and personal care overlap.

High intensity personal activities

High intensity is the term NDIS uses for personal activities that involve additional risk or specialised training. Line items 01_013 through 01_017 cover tasks like:

Complex bowel care including suppositories and digital stimulation
Enteral (PEG) feeding and flushing
Tracheostomy care
Urinary catheter care including intermittent catheterisation
Ventilator support
Severe dysphagia feeding assistance
Complex wound management
Subcutaneous injection assistance

Workers delivering high-intensity tasks complete task-specific training, signed off by a clinical supervisor, before they do the task for a participant. No worker performs a high-intensity task they are not signed off for. This is non-negotiable.

How we run it

Consistent workers for personal care

You don’t want a new face in your bathroom each shift. We match one or two main workers to your morning and evening routines and keep them on your roster long-term. Back-up workers are drawn from the same small pool, so the person filling in for your regular is someone you already know.

Same-gender workers if you want

Many participants prefer same-gender workers for personal care. Some request same-cultural-background, same-language, or a specific age range. All of this is standard and we don’t ask you to justify it.

Morning, evening, and overnight shifts

Standard shift patterns:

Morning routine (usually 45 min – 2 hours)
Evening routine (usually 30 min – 1.5 hours)
Overnight active (worker awake and available)
Overnight inactive (worker sleeps but available if needed)

Shift length depends on complexity. A participant who needs a two-person hoist transfer for every toilet visit has longer, more frequent shifts than someone who needs medication prompts and help with dressing.

Two-worker shifts when required

For participants who need manual handling with two workers (hoists, complex transfers, behavioural support), we roster in pairs. NDIS funding for two-worker shifts is in your plan if clinically required.

Starting with a new participant

The first week is slower than normal. The support worker learns your routine, your preferences, and any equipment you use. We don’t rush this. Rushing personal care is how incidents happen.

Typical onboarding:

Meet the worker in your home, no tasks yet, just conversation
Worker shadows your current carer or watches you demonstrate preferred routine
Worker starts with supervised shifts (you, a carer, or our team leader present)
After 2-3 shifts, worker takes full lead, with a team leader checking in
At 4 weeks, we review with you and adjust anything that needs adjusting

Ready to talk?

A 20-minute consultation is enough to know whether EDSA fits what you’re looking for. We will ask questions, listen, and tell you honestly whether we can deliver what you need.

Call: 0478 271 422
Email: info@edsadisability.com.au
Visit: 122 Morphett Road, Glengowrie SA 5044

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Daily Personal Activities and Daily Living Skills?

Daily Personal Activities is the worker doing tasks for or with you (for example, helping you shower). Daily Living Skills is teaching you to do the tasks yourself (for example, coaching you through a shower routine until you can manage independently). They use different line items. Plenty of participants have both.