residents, respondents were asked to report the numbers SUPPORTS receiving each support category in the previous 12 months. These numbers were reported first in terms of PROVIDED supports provided directly by the organisation. Separately, numbers were reported in terms of supports provided by To gauge the an external provider. Table 3 summarises these results. range of It is noteworthy that, with the exception of tracheotomy supports management, all supports were more likely to be provided currently by the SSA provider than by parties external to the SSA. provided to 3. PROPORTION OF RESIDENTS RECEIVING SELECTED SUPPORTS % of residents receiving support from: SSA provider provide 24-hour presence 92% 26% Support staff for resident/s to attend external services 89% 49% Transport services (e.g. private vehicle transport) 86% 53% Specialist assessments (e.g. OT, continence nurse, speech pathology assessment) 82% 64% Active overnight support 74% 16% Periods of 1 to 1 support 73% 49% Specialist products (e.g., gloves, bandages, PEG nutrition) 69% 33% Services from allied health staff 68% 60% (e.g., physio, OT, psychology/counselling) Mobility equipment 65% 43% (e.g. ceiling track or portable hoist; mobile shower commode) Special training 64% 40% 64% 19% Periods of 2 to 1 support (2 staff supporting 1 resident) 58% 18% Enrolled or registered nursing staff 50% 13% Home automation or environmental control assistive technology specialist equipment or devices 41% 27% (e.g., communication aids, blood pressure monitor) 16% 3% Palliative care 12% 10% Nasogastric or PEG nutrition support 9% 4% Periods of 3 to 1 support (3 trial supporting 1 resident) 2% 3% Tracheotomy management
SUPPORTS PROVIDED To gauge the range of supports currently provided to residents, respondents were asked to report the numbers receiving each support category in the previous 12 months. These numbers were reported first in terms of supports provided directly by the organisation. Separately, numbers were reported in terms of supports provided by an external provider. Table 3 summarises these results. It is noteworthy that, with the exception of tracheotomy management, all supports were more likely to be provided by the SSA provider than by parties external to the SSA. 3. PROPORTION OF RESIDENTS RECEIVING SELECTED SUPPORTS % of residents receiving support from: SSA provider 24-hour presence 92% 26% Support staff for resident/s to attend external services 89% 49% Transport services (e.g. private vehicle transport) 86% 53% Specialist assessments (e.g. OT, continence nurse, speech pathology assessment) 82% 64% Active overnight support 74% 16% Periods of 1 to 1 support 73% 49% Specialist products (e.g., gloves, bandages, PEG nutrition) 69% 33% Services from allied health staff (e.g., physio, OT, psychology/counselling) 68% 60% Mobility equipment (e.g. ceiling track or portable hoist; mobile shower commode) 65% 43% Special training 64% 40% Periods of 2 to 1 support (2 staff supporting 1 resident) 64% 19% Enrolled or registered nursing staff 58% 18% Home automation or environmental control assistive technology 50% 13% specialist equipment or devices (e.g., communication aids, blood pressure monitor) 41% 27% Palliative care 16% 3% Nasogastric or PEG nutrition support 12% 10% Periods of 3 to 1 support (3 supporting 1 resident) 9% 4% Tracheotomy management 2% 3% provide trial