Initiative Caring
About Initiative Caring
Initiative Caring is an NDIS-registered provider based in Epping, Victoria, serving participants across Inner Eastern Melbourne. They offer 3 types of support including community nursing, support worker and transport. Initiative Caring is a NDIS service provider. We, Initiative Caring are dedicated to offering the best services for specially-abled people.
Services Initiative Caring provides
- Community nursing
- Support worker
- Transport
NDIS Commission register record
Published by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, as at 2 August 2026.
Approved to deliver
- Innovative community participation
- Community nursing care
- Assistance with daily personal activities
- Assistance with travel and transport arrangements
- Household tasks
- Assistance with life stage transitions
- Participation in community, social and civic activities
- Supported independent living
- Assistance with daily life tasks in a group or shared living arrangement
- Development of daily living and life skills
- Group and centre-based activities
Approval covers the support types listed above. It is not a statement that Initiative Caring 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 community nursing under the NDIS
NDIS community nursing covers nursing care delivered in the participant's home or community setting where the care is directly related to disability support and not the responsibility of the mainstream health system. Common scopes include continence management, wound care for chronic disability-related wounds (pressure injuries, diabetic ulcers in participants whose disability prevents independent management), PEG feeding setup and oversight, complex bowel programs, ventilator support, tracheostomy care, and medication management for participants who cannot self-administer.
All NDIS-funded nurses must be registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) — this is the same registration framework that applies to nurses working in hospitals. Registered nurses have completed a three-year bachelor degree; enrolled nurses have completed a Diploma of Nursing and work under RN supervision. The 2026-27 NDIS Pricing Schedule set rates by qualification: registered nurse $128.05/hr, enrolled nurse $103.44/hr (weekday rates; evening, weekend and public-holiday loadings apply).
Care plans for community nursing should be jointly developed with the participant's GP (or specialist physician for complex care needs) and reviewed at least annually. For high-risk care (tracheostomy management, ventilator oversight, complex wound care), the care plan should explicitly address escalation pathways: who is contacted if the participant deteriorates, what triggers a hospital transfer, and what backup arrangements exist if the primary nurse is unavailable.
A frequent boundary question is whether a particular task is NDIS-funded nursing (disability-related) or mainstream-health (treating illness). The principle: if a non-disabled person with the same condition would receive the care from Medicare or the public hospital system, the NDIS isn't the funder. Care plans should document this distinction explicitly.
NDIS supports in Inner Eastern Melbourne
The Inner Eastern Melbourne service district covers 158+ suburbs and hosts 1126+ registered NDIS providers. Participants in this area typically access services in their local community, though many providers including Initiative Caring 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 Inner Eastern Melbourne access a mix of services — commonly support worker, sda and transport. 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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