Everyday activities can look different for everyone. At Mind & Body Support, we provide personalised Assistance with Daily Life across Melbourne, helping people with disability manage everyday routines, participate in daily activities and build greater confidence and independence.Support is tailored to the individual and may include assistance with daily routines, meal preparation, personal organisation, everyday tasks and developing practical skills for greater independence at home and in the community.
Whether you need regular assistance or support to become more confident doing things for yourself, we'll work alongside you at a pace that feels right.
Assistance with Daily Life is about more than simply completing everyday tasks.
The right support can help you establish routines, develop practical skills and become more confident participating in the activities that make up your day.
At Mind & Body Support, we take the time to understand what you can already do, where you would like assistance and what you’d like to become more independent with.
Your support may involve doing activities together, receiving prompts or guidance, learning a task step by step or having practical assistance where you need it.
The goal is to provide the right level of support for you while encouraging choice, confidence and independence wherever possible.
Assistance with Daily Life refers to support with the everyday personal activities and routines a person may need help with because of their disability.
Within the NDIS, you may also see the term Daily Personal Activities used when describing supports related to everyday personal tasks.
The support required can vary considerably from person to person.
Some participants may need practical assistance completing particular activities, while others may benefit from prompting, supervision or working alongside a support worker to develop the skills to complete activities more independently.
At Mind & Body Support, daily life assistance is personalised around your individual needs, routines, preferences and goals.
Assistance with Daily Life can be adapted around the everyday activities, routines and skills where you would benefit from additional support.
Receive support to establish, organise and maintain everyday routines that can help make your day feel more manageable and predictable.
Get practical support with planning and preparing simple meals while developing skills and confidence with everyday food preparation.
Develop practical strategies for organising belongings, planning activities, remembering everyday responsibilities and managing your routine.
Work alongside a support worker with everyday activities where you need practical assistance, guidance, prompting or encouragement.
Receive support preparing for appointments, shopping, completing errands and managing other practical activities that form part of everyday life.
Practise everyday activities step by step and develop practical skills that can help you become more confident and independent over time.
Develop skills and routines for everyday activities in the community, such as shopping, attending appointments and navigating familiar environments.
Work towards your individual independence goals with support that encourages you to participate, make choices and develop confidence doing more for yourself.
Daily life support is different for every participant. For one person it may involve establishing a more consistent morning routine, while another may want support preparing meals, organising appointments or completing everyday household tasks.
Support establishing practical routines that make everyday life more manageable.
Planning and preparing everyday meals while encouraging participation where appropriate.
Helping organise belongings, schedules and everyday responsibilities.
Using calendars, reminders and routines to keep track of everyday commitments.
Support completing practical tasks in the community as part of everyday life.
Practising everyday skills with the aim of developing greater confidence over time.
Daily Personal Activities is terminology commonly used within the NDIS to describe assistance with everyday personal tasks.
But what this looks like in practice depends entirely on the person.
One participant might need help establishing a morning routine. Another might want to become more confident preparing meals, organising their day or completing everyday activities outside the home.
Support can involve practical assistance, prompting, supervision, encouragement or learning activities together.
At Mind & Body Support, we focus on providing the level of assistance that’s right for you while creating opportunities to participate, learn and become more independent wherever possible.
Your daily life shouldn't have to fit around a rigid support program. Our Assistance with Daily Life services are shaped around the routines, activities and goals that matter to you.
We take the time to understand what your typical day looks like, which activities you already manage independently and where additional assistance could make a difference.
Support starts with what you can do. We build on your existing strengths rather than focusing only on the activities you find difficult.
You may want to become more independent preparing meals, establish a better daily routine, manage everyday responsibilities or feel more confident completing activities in the community.
Everyone has their own way of doing things. We listen to how you prefer to be supported and adapt our approach accordingly.
Developing confidence and independence takes time. We provide encouragement and consistency without expecting everyone to progress at the same pace.
Your support should work around your life — not the other way around.
Home is where many everyday routines and practical skills are developed.
Our support workers can work alongside participants within their own environment to make everyday activities more manageable while encouraging active participation.
Depending on your individual goals, this could include establishing routines, preparing simple meals, organising your day, completing everyday tasks or practising skills you'd like to manage more independently.
Rather than automatically completing activities for you, we encourage involvement wherever appropriate.
Small steps repeated consistently can help build practical skills, confidence and greater independence over time.
Assistance with Daily Life can work alongside other disability supports. The focus of each service is slightly different depending on your needs and goals.
These services can work closely together, but they aren't necessarily the same thing.
Focuses on providing the support you need to participate in and manage everyday activities and routines.
Places a stronger emphasis on actively learning and developing skills that may increase your independence over time.
Receiving help preparing a meal may form part of daily life support. Learning how to plan meals, shop for ingredients, follow a recipe and prepare food more independently may form part of broader life skills development.
Assistance with Daily Life and Community Access can also overlap, particularly when everyday activities happen outside the home.
Focuses on the practical activities and routines that make up your everyday life.
Focuses more specifically on helping you access your community, attend activities and appointments, develop travel confidence and participate outside the home.
Daily living support may help you prepare for an appointment or organise what you need for the day, while Community Access support may help you travel there and participate confidently once you're out in the community.
Every person’s day is different. Our approach to daily living support starts with understanding the individual and providing practical assistance that fits naturally into their everyday life.
Support tailored around your individual routines, preferences, abilities and goals.
We encourage participants to be actively involved in everyday activities and develop practical skills wherever appropriate.
Build familiarity and confidence with support workers who take the time to understand how you prefer to be supported.
Daily living assistance can adapt as your routines, confidence, abilities and goals change.
Receive practical support with relevant everyday activities at home and within the community.
We focus on what you can do and how we can build on your existing strengths, rather than defining you by the activities you need assistance with.
Being supported doesn't always mean having someone do something for you. For many participants, the goal is to gradually become more involved in everyday activities and build confidence doing more independently.
For one person, independence might mean preparing part of a meal themselves. For another, it might mean remembering their routine, organising what they need for the day or completing an everyday activity with less prompting.
The aim isn't to rush towards a particular outcome. We focus on meaningful progress that reflects the participant's abilities, preferences and individual goals.
Whether you're accessing the NDIS or funding your support privately, Mind & Body Support provides flexible Assistance with Daily Life tailored to your individual routines, needs and goals. Our support can help you participate in everyday activities, develop practical daily living skills and build greater confidence and independence over time.
Choose daily living supports that align with your individual needs, routines and goals while maintaining control over how your NDIS funding is used. We can provide personalised assistance with everyday activities while supporting greater participation, confidence and independence.
Learn More →If you're plan-managed, we'll work with your plan manager to make accessing Assistance with Daily Life simple and straightforward. Our team can manage the invoicing process while your support remains focused on your everyday needs, routines and individual goals.
Learn More →Assistance with Daily Life is also available to individuals and families who choose to fund their support privately. We can provide flexible, personalised assistance based on the everyday activities, routines and practical skills that are important to you.
Whether you're self-managed, plan-managed or privately funding your support, our team can help you explore the support available for your individual needs. Get in touch to discuss Assistance with Daily Life and how we can support you with everyday activities, routines and greater independence.
Make an EnquiryAssistance with Daily Life refers to support with everyday activities and routines that a person may need help with because of their disability. The type of support provided depends on the individual's needs, abilities and goals.
Daily Personal Activities is terminology used within the NDIS for support relating to everyday personal tasks. The assistance required can vary between participants and may involve practical help, supervision, prompting or support to participate more independently.
Depending on your individual needs and goals, support may include everyday routines, meal preparation, personal organisation, appointments, shopping, practical daily activities and developing greater confidence with everyday tasks.
Yes. Where appropriate, our approach encourages participants to be actively involved in everyday activities. This may include practising tasks together, establishing routines, using prompts and gradually developing the confidence to complete more independently.
Not necessarily. Assistance with Daily Life has a broader focus on supporting the participant with their everyday personal activities and routines. Mind & Body Support also provides separate In-Home Support & Family Assistance for participants and families seeking practical household assistance.
Assistance with Daily Life focuses on the support you need with everyday activities now, while Life Skills Development has a stronger capacity-building focus on learning skills that may increase independence over time. Depending on your goals, the two can complement each other.
Yes. Everyday activities don't only happen at home. Depending on the support required, assistance may involve everyday activities within the community. Community Access & Transport Support may also complement your daily living support.
Mind & Body Support works with children, teenagers and adults, with support adapted to the participant's age, abilities, circumstances and individual goals.