Bamford Community Care

02/11/2026

Have you got a plan?

Participants' need for support doesn't stop during an emergency.

The Emergency Management Provider Alert helps providers:

✅ Plan for participants' individual needs during emergencies
✅ Prepare staff to respond confidently and effectively to emergencies
✅ Keep critical supports and services running during disruptions

Templates, checklists and planning tools are also available to help you prepare.
Download the Provider Alert here: https://bit.ly/4pPathu

02/11/2026

Consultation on Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031 is closing soon. We want to know what is working well and what could be improved for people with disability.

Your feedback will help guide the independent evaluation of the Strategy. It will look at what has changed since the Strategy began in 2021.

There’s still time to share your experiences online:
🔹 survey for organisations closes 13 November 2026
🔹 online form for people with disability, families, carers and kin closes 13 November 2026.

To find out more, see the comments below. 👇

02/11/2026

29/10/2026

🚨 NDIS Update: Understanding Section 73VA 🚨

From 20 November 2026, Section 73VA of the NDIS Act introduces new rules around participant inducements. In simple terms, NDIS providers cannot offer gifts, rewards, or benefits that are intended to influence a participant's choice of provider or encourage increased use of services.

Examples of inducements may include:

❌ Cash gifts or gift cards

❌ Expensive giveaways or electronic devices

❌ Rewards for signing up or referring others

❌ Offers designed to persuade participants to use more funded supports than they need

The goal is to ensure participants choose providers based on quality, suitability, and outcomes, rather than incentives or promotional offers. This helps protect participant choice, maintain the integrity of the NDIS, and promote fair competition across the sector.

As providers, our focus should always be on delivering high-quality, ethical, person-centred supports; not on offering incentives to secure business.

✅ Choose providers based on their values, expertise, and ability to meet your goals.

✅ Ask questions about services and support options.

✅ Be informed about your rights as an NDIS participant.

Quality care should never need a sales incentive.

28/10/2026

Palm Island Voice out now!

See the full issue at: https://news.aflip.in/0aab9dab6e.html

26/10/2026

Participants' need for support doesn't stop during an emergency.

The Emergency Management Provider Alert helps providers:

✅ Plan for participants' individual needs during emergencies
✅ Prepare staff to respond confidently and effectively to emergencies
✅ Keep critical supports and services running during disruptions

Templates, checklists and planning tools are also available to help you prepare.
Download the Provider Alert here: https://bit.ly/4pPathu

26/10/2026

Trilogy Care and Bamford Community Care have partnered to ensure you have access to high-quality home care services via your Support at Home plan.

Contact us today!

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23/10/2026

📄 Updated PBS Capability Framework now available

The NDIS Commission recognises the important role qualifications play in developing an NDIS behaviour support practitioner’s capability.

We've updated our guidance to provide clarity about the qualifications considered relevant when applying for suitability as a practitioner.

Qualifications are one part of the suitability assessment and are considered alongside an individual's knowledge, skills and experience.

We’ve also updated the following resources:
• Self-Assessment Resource Guide: https://bit.ly/47vjyEN
• New Behaviour Support Practitioners: Applying for Suitability Fact Sheet: https://bit.ly/4icRWsJ

These changes do not affect practitioners already considered suitable, or those currently undergoing a new entry-level reconsideration process.

🔗 Explore the PBS Capability Framework here: https://bit.ly/3UIc9yX

21/10/2026

📢 NDIS Participants: Important Pricing Changes from 1 December 2026

The NDIA has announced increases to the maximum prices for four NDIS support items from 1 December 2026 following a Fair Work Commission decision to increase wages under the SCHADS Award.
✅ Supports affected include:
• House or Yard Maintenance
• House Cleaning and Other Household Activities
• Assistance with Personal Domestic Activities
• Specialised Home-Based Assistance for a Child
What does this mean for participants?
💡 If you receive any of these supports, the cost of service delivery may increase from 1 December 2026.

💡 Providers cannot automatically change your service agreement. Any proposed changes must be discussed with you, and you must agree before changes are made.
💡 Higher support costs may mean your funding is used more quickly, so it's important to review your budget and speak with your provider if you have concerns. (General guidance.)

🤝 We encourage participants and nominees to:
✔ Review their current service agreements
✔ Discuss any proposed price changes with their provider
✔ Monitor their NDIS budget utilisation
✔ Contact their Support Coordinator or Plan Manager if they need assistance understanding the impact

At Bamford Community Care, we are committed to keeping participants informed and ensuring any changes are discussed openly and transparently.



Source: NDIS price increase from 1 December 2026: Gender-based undervaluation priority awards review (19 October 2026).