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The Hearth Home Solution

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Hearth's Approach

Hearth offers long term home solutions for people with Supported Independent Living (SIL) in their NDIS plan – homes that are your own and not just a temporary solution. A place where you feel safe, comfortable, and in control.

Our Solution

Our Hearth Home Solution is a fresh, people-first approach where:

  • You choose your own housemates
  • We buy a home for you and your housemates suiting your individual needs
  • You move in and our team will help you transition into your new home and new life!
We’ve built our Hearth Home Solution for you – conceptualised from real experiences and insights from families and Support Workers. 
 
What will your home look like?
Hearth house
Key features
Matching participants
How does the matching process work?

The NDIS average SIL support ratio is 1:3 (1 support worker: 3 participants), requiring individuals to typically live with two other individuals with SIL in their NDIS plan.

Hearth takes the time to:

Lease
What are the lease details?

You’ll sign a normal rental lease – with added flexibility.

No restrictions on meals, visitors, or how you spend your day.

Cost
What will you pay to live in your home?
Hearth house
Key features
Matching participants
How does the matching process work?

The NDIS average SIL support ratio is 1:3 (1 support worker: 3 participants), requiring individuals to typically live with two other individuals with SIL in their NDIS plan.

Hearth takes the time to:

Lease
What are the lease details?

You’ll sign a normal rental lease – with added flexibility.

No restrictions on meals, visitors, or how you spend your day.

Cost
What will you pay to live in your home?

The Hearth Home Solution Journey

Funding

Securing SIL funding

Check SIL eligibility here >

Apply for SIL funding. Our Occupational Therapists (OTs) can support you with your application. Please request ‘Home and Living (SIL)’ here > 

If SIL Approved: Register your interest in the Hearth Home Solution here >

Housemates

Finding compatible housemates to live with

Participants can take part in our matching process, which connects people with SIL funding who may enjoy living together.

Alternatively, participants may already know individuals with SIL funding they’d like to live with.

Potential housemates and their families meet to get to know each other.

Confirmation of three housemates to share a home.

Coordination

Coordinating funding and roster-of-care with housemates

Hearth coordinates rosters-of-care and confirms funding matches for the housemates. 

We assess support ratios to ensure that they are aligned for sustainable, long-term support within the home.

Please note: If NDIS support ratios do not align, living together may not progress.

Confirmation of care plans and rosters-of-care 

Home

Buying a home informed by the housemates needs and preferences

Hearth works with housemates and their families or nominees, to choose a home they like.

Confirmation of standard lease agreements and move-in dates.

Hearth purchases the house.

We support the housemates through their transition into their new home.

Funding

Securing SIL funding

Check SIL eligibility here >

Apply for SIL funding. Our Occupational Therapists (OTs) can support you with your application. Please request ‘Home and Living (SIL)’ here > 

If SIL Approved: Register your interest in the Hearth Home Solution here >

Housemates

Finding compatible housemates to live with

Participants can take part in our matching process, which connects people with SIL funding who may enjoy living together.

Alternatively, participants may already know individuals with SIL funding they’d like to live with.

Potential housemates and their families meet to get to know each other.

Confirmation of three housemates to share a home.

Coordination

Coordinating funding and roster-of-care with housemates

Hearth coordinates rosters-of-care and confirms funding matches for the housemates. 

We assess support ratios to ensure that they are aligned for sustainable, long-term support within the home.

Please note: If NDIS support ratios do not align, living together may not progress.

Confirmation of care plans and rosters-of-care 

Home

Buying a home informed by the housemates needs and preferences

Hearth works with housemates and their families or nominees, to choose a home they like.

Confirmation of standard lease agreements and move-in dates.

Hearth purchases the house.

We support the housemates through their transition into their new home.

Estimated transition time: 4 months - 12 months

Real Stories:

Hear from families we support, about the Hearth Home Solution experience.

I'm interested, what next?

For more information about the Hearth Home Solution, please contact housing@hearthaustralia.com.au

To register your interest in the Hearth Home Solution, please click the Start Quiz button above, to start the process.