Tag: Disability services
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Centacare Ceases NDIS Disability Services in SE Queensland After 40 Years
Centacare Ends 40 Years of Disability Support in South-East Queensland Centacare, the social services arm of the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane, has announced it will cease providing National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funded disability services this year. The decision marks the end of four decades of care for hundreds of clients and the work of…
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Centacare exits NDIS services after 40 years in Queensland
Centacare ceases NDIS-funded disability services after 40 years in Queensland Centacare, the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane’s social services agency, has announced it will cease providing its National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)-funded disability services this year, after four decades of operation. The decision, described as financially unsustainable, ends an era of support for hundreds of people…
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IDD Patients Overrepresented Among Ontario Long-Stay Psychiatric Inpatients
Key finding: IDD overrepresentation in long-stay inpatient care In Ontario, a recent study indicates that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities account for more than one in five patients who have remained in mental health beds for over a year. Using provincial hospital data, researchers found that the IDD group is significantly more likely to…