Escape into our Secret Garden and stimulate your senses and your imagination. Gardening is well known to be one of nature’s wonderful healers. Join us on our therapeutic journey that takes us from the tropics to the desert in our 6-week program.

Lotus Disability Care group is committed to supporting NDIS participants in their life journey of learning new skills, building relationships and community engagement. All groups are supported on a 1:4 ratio, and we are able to provide extra support for people with more complex needs.

Group name: Lotus Disability Care Connect

Start Date: 6th August 2024
End Date: 12th September 2024

Run Times: Every Thursday 9.00am – 12.00 MD

Location: Helensvale Community Centre- 31-37 Discovery Drive, Helensvale

– This centre is wheelchair friendly with ramps and large disability toilet

– Support is provided at a 1:4 ratio. You are welcome to bring your own support worker at your own cost and our team will support both the client and Support Worker. If you require 1:1 support, we are happy to provide that as well

– Tea and coffee making facilities are provided. Please bring water bottles or any food items you may require during the 3 hour workshop

– This is a 6/8 week program. If the participant chooses to disengage before completion of the program, 2 weeks notice must be given and will be charged accordingly.

Goals

– These workshops support participants to build capacity and skills for daily life. They give participant the opportunity to build relationships, forge friendships and increase their

social support.

– Workshops improve cognitive functioning including your ability to plan, organise and problem solve. They also improve your abstract thinking and creativity.

– The items create and add value to your living environment and often require ongoing care and nurturing.

– These skills assist to achieve the goals you set in your NDIS plan.

Timetable

Week 1 Fairy Garden– Learn how to create a tranquil fairy terrarium filled with miniature plants and all things “Fairy”. Let your imagination flourish and adorn your garden with colourful pebbles and trinkets to create a whimsical feature for your home.

Week 2 Succulent Garden– Learn how to sculpt your succulents and design them into a decorative feature. This living art piece will incorporate a number of different succulents, ornamental rocks and pebbles to create a masterpiece that you can watch grow like magic.

Week 3 Water Plants– Who would know that plants can survive and flourish in water alone? In this class, we will create 3 different water plant features that will add harmony to your home.

Week 4 Desert Garden– Create an arid desert style garden that has texture and contrast using sand, river pebbles and earthen rocks. This garden will be an interesting and creative addition to either your indoor or outdoor living space.

Week 5 Kokadamas – Handcrafted from natural materials including potting soil, moss and twine, these unique plant features will be the talking point of your home. Kokodamas make a beautiful patio plant whether it is hanging or placed in a decorative saucer.

Week 6 Teacup Garden-. Turn our old teacups into a charming garden full of flowering plants and trinkets. This activity allows you to use your imagination to the fullest and will create a centrepiece that will be a delight wherever it is placed in your home.

This service agreement outlines how we will work together to achieve the goals set out between Lotus Disability Care Workshops and my NDIS Plan. This service agreement is made between the following:

PARTICIPANT

Participant Preferred Name:

Date of Birth:

NDIS Participant Number:

AND

PROVIDER

Company Name: Lotus Disability Care Connect PTY LTD

Daytime Phone: 1300 330 540

Email: info@lotusdisabilitycare.com.au

This service agreement between NDIS participant and the provider is effective between these dates _____________

The NDIS and this service agreement
This Service Agreement is made for the purpose of providing support under the participant’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plan The parties agree that this service agreement is made in the context of the NDIS, which is a scheme that aims to:

– Support the independence and social and economic participation of people with disability, and
– Enable people with a disability to exercise choice and control in the pursuit of their goals and the planning and delivery of their supports

How will payments be made?
–Lotus Disability Care Group Pty Ltd  will Claim the agreed cost of the workshop attended from the NDIS, through participants elected plan management company.

Cost of Service?
See attached a copy of the Program of Support.

Responsibilities of the Participant

The participant/participant’s representative agrees to:

– Inform the provider about how they would like the team to deliver support at the workshop
– Treat the provider with courtesy and respect
– Talk to the provider if the participant has any concerns about the supports being provided
– Extend courtesy and notify  the provider if they are unable to attend a workshop
– Give the provider the required notice if the participant needs to end the service agreement and let the provider know immediately if the participant’s NDIS plan is suspended or replaced by a new NDIS plan or the participant stops being a participant in the NDIS.

What is expected of the service provider?

– Communicate openly and honestly in a timely manner
– Treat the participant with courtesy and respect
– Support the participant to access and manage in workshops consistent to their needs
– Consult the participant on how the workshops will be managed
– Give the participant information about managing any complaints or disagreements and details of the provider’s cancellation policy (if relevant)
– Listen to the participant’s feedback and resolve problems quickly
– Protect the participant’s private and confidential information
– Provide supports in a manner consistent with all relevant laws, including the National Disability Insurance – Scheme Act 2013 and rules, and the Australian Consumer Law: keep accurate records of the supports provided to the participant

Terms and Conditions of the Service Agreement

Ending the Service Agreement

Should either party wish to end this agreement, we must give 2 (two) weeks’ notice. If there are serious breaches to this agreement, the requirement of notice will be waived. If there are further queries or questions regarding this, please email us at info@lotusdisabilitycare.com.au.

What to do if there is a problem
If the participant wishes to give the provider feedback, is not happy and/or wants to make a complaint, the participant can talk to:

Human Resources Office; Email: info@lotusdisabilitycare.com.au 

If the participant is not satisfied or does not want to talk to this person, the participant can make a complaint to:
– National Disability Insurance Agency – phone 1800 800 110, visit one of their offices in person, or email: feedback@ndis.gov.au
– QLD Dept of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors – GPO Box 806, Brisbane Qld 4000 or Free call 1800 080 464 or feedback@communities.qld.gov.au

The parties agree to the terms and conditions of this Service Agreement; and the Program of Support.