How the NDIS Funds Home Ventilation & 24/7 Clinical Care
NDIS ventilator funding: how home ventilation, 24/7 clinical care, nurse oversight and respiratory equipment are funded, and the evidence you need.
Home ventilation is one of the most significant supports the NDIS funds, and it is built from several parts working together — trained worker and nurse time that often runs around the clock, oversight, equipment and consumables — sitting in different budgets. This guide explains which budget pays for what, how around-the-clock ventilation care links to SIL, where the health system fits in, and how…
The parts of your plan ventilation touches
Worker and nurse time, often around the clock
Registered-nurse oversight and competency
The ventilator and respiratory equipment
The everyday consumables
How ventilation funding links to SIL and 24/7 rosters
Building the evidence and asking at your planning meeting
Frequently asked questions
How does the NDIS fund home ventilation?
Home ventilation is built from several parts in different budgets: trained worker and nurse time (often around the clock), registered-nurse oversight, the ventilator and respiratory equipment, and everyday consumables. It's one of the most significant supports the NDIS funds, so each part is…
Can a support worker look after someone on a ventilator?
Some ventilation-related tasks can be delivered by a support worker trained and assessed as competent for that person's specific set-up, under close registered-nurse oversight. But ventilation is the highest-risk end of complex support, so a nurse is often directly involved, and higher-risk tasks…
Does the NDIS pay for the ventilator itself?
The ventilator and respiratory equipment are funded as assistive technology following a clinical assessment, while everyday consumables are funded as consumables. Because ventilation is life-critical, backup equipment and reliable maintenance are an important part of the request, not an…
How does ventilation funding link to 24/7 or SIL support?
Because ventilation often needs support available every hour, funding is frequently assembled through a Supported Independent Living quote or a detailed 24/7 roster that includes overnight and high-intensity loading. The ventilation support and the around-the-clock roster are planned together so the…
What evidence do I need to fund ventilation support?
You'll need reports from your respiratory and treating team, a ventilation management plan, and evidence for the hours of worker and nurse time, including overnight and any two-person needs. This shows the NDIA the support is reasonable, necessary, disability-related and, above all, safe. Acute…
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