Australian Nurse Care

About Australian Nurse Care

Australian Nurse Care is an NDIS-registered provider based in Horsley, New South Wales, serving participants across Illawarra Shoalhaven. They offer 2 types of support including support worker and transport.

Services Australian Nurse Care provides

• Support worker
• Transport

NDIS Commission register record

Published by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, as at 2 August 2026.

Approved to deliver

• Assistive products for household tasks
• Assistance with daily life tasks in a group or shared living arrangement
• Accommodation and tenancy assistance
• Assistive equipment for recreation
• Community nursing care
• Development of daily living and life skills
• Communication and information equipment
• Specialist disability accommodation
• Assistance to access and maintain employment or higher education
• Assistance with daily personal activities (high intensity)
• Personal mobility equipment
• Assistance with travel and transport arrangements
• Supported independent living
• Innovative community participation
• Participation in community, social and civic activities
• Assistance with life stage transitions
• Household tasks
• Group and centre-based activities
• Assistive products for personal care and safety
• Assistance with daily personal activities

Approval covers the support types listed above. It is not a statement that Australian Nurse Care currently offers all of them, or has availability. How we check listings.

Source: NDIS Commission provider register, snapshot 2 August 2026.

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Understanding support worker under the NDIS

Worker matching, continuity, and backup arrangements are what separate adequate support providers from good ones — and these things are entirely about provider operations, not NDIS funding levels. Under the 2026-27 NDIS Pricing Schedule, the standard weekday rate is $73.58/hr regardless of who's delivering the support. The rate doesn't change between a casual worker the participant has never met and a regular worker who has been with the same participant for three years. The difference shows up in service quality, not pricing.

When evaluating a support worker provider, ask about their roster stability metric (the percentage of shifts that are covered by the participant's regular worker over a 4-week window — good providers track this and aim for 80%+). Ask about their staff retention rate; the disability sector average sits around 30% annual turnover, and providers below that figure tend to invest more in worker training and conditions. Ask how they handle a primary worker's planned leave: is there a named secondary worker who has met the participant in advance, or do they send a stranger?

Support workers in risk-assessed roles for registered providers must hold a valid NDIS Worker Screening clearance; many providers also require Cert III in Individual Support or Disability and current first-aid certification. For participants with complex needs (manual handling, PEG feeding, behaviour support implementation, medication administration), additional training and competency sign-off should be documented in writing.

Travel is billable separately under the NDIS price guide. Providers should distinguish productive travel (the worker is with you, supporting you) from non-productive travel (the worker is getting to or from your location), and the service agreement should make the cancellation policy explicit — typically 7 days' notice for full charge, otherwise pro-rata.

NDIS supports in Illawarra Shoalhaven

The Illawarra Shoalhaven service district covers 115+ suburbs and hosts 407+ registered NDIS providers. Participants in this area typically access services in their local community, though many providers including Australian Nurse Care travel to clients at home. Travel charges under the NDIS are capped and must be agreed in your service agreement before work begins.

Most participants in Illawarra Shoalhaven access a mix of services — commonly transport, support worker and sda. Whether you’re looking for ongoing support or need a specific assessment, comparing providers in your area is the best way to find the right fit for your goals and circumstances.

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