GemCare is an organisation that promotes innovative support for individuals with disabilities so they may live more ndependent lives.
New Employees, Welcome to GemCare
▪ Muhammad Pratama
▪ Allison Ricci (BDM)
Services Manager’s Message
As you maybe aware, we are conducting Personal Development Plans this month for all support workers, to ensure quality service delivery. It will consist of two parts, the first is your understanding of GemCare expectations including the NDIS Code of Conduct that will be handed to you. The second part is how we can support you better, your individual goals and what you want to achieve, your strengths and weaknesses.
GemCare growth is always priority to ensure adiquate services are avaialable for all South Australians with a disability. We have recently secured a 3-bedroom accommodation site located in Enfiled, 5 minute walk from gepps x for SIL, STA, MTA, Respite shared or single accommodation.
What is a Restrictive Practice?
A restrictive practice means any practice or intervention that has the effect of restricting the rights or freedom of movement of a person with disability. Under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules 2018 certain restrictive practices are subject to regulation.
Seclusion: The sole confinement of a person with disability in a room or a physical space at any hour of the day or night where voluntary exit is prevented, or not facilitated, or it is implied that voluntary exit is not permitted.
Chemical Restraint: The use of medication or chemical substance for the primary purpose of influencing a person’s behaviour. It does not include the use of medication prescribed by a medical practitioner to treat, or to enable the treatment of, a diagnosed mental disorder, physical illness or physical condition.
Mechanical Restraint: The use of a device to prevent, restrict, or subdue a person’s movement for the primary purpose of influencing a person’s behaviour. Mechanical restraint does not include the use of devices for therapeutic or non-behavioural purposes.
Physical Restraint: The use or action of physical force to prevent, restrict or subdue movement of a person’s body, or part of their body, for the primary purpose of influencing their behaviour. Physical restraint does not include the use of a hands-on technique in a reflexive way to guide or redirect a person away from potential
harm/injury, consistent with what could reasonably be considered the exercise of care towards a person.
Environmental Restraint: The restriction of a person’s free access to all parts of their environment, including items or activities. Behaviour support and the use of regulated restrictive practices are considered high-risk supports and are therefore subject to additional requirements.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 and the NDIS (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules 2018 requires providers who implement regulated restrictive practices to be registered with the NDIS Commission. It also requires providers who undertake functional behaviour assessments and write behaviour support plans to be registered and use NDIS behaviour support practitioners.
We would like to acknowledge the Kaurna people as the custodians of the lands and waters of the Adelaide region, on which we meet today. We pay respect to elders both past and present.