Services
Supported Independent Living homes for dementia
A home built around them.
This is a home. Not a facility.
There is a profound difference between living somewhere and being placed somewhere. Our homes are real homes, designed to feel like one, run like one and, above all, to honour the dignity of the person who lives there.
No clinical corridors. No institutional routines. No shared support where one person's hard day becomes everyone's. Every resident has dedicated 1:1 or 2:1 support, built around their routine, not a roster.
Safety that disappears into the design.
Every element of our homes, from lighting and colour contrast to layout and wayfinding, is chosen with cognitive decline in mind, so residents can move freely, safely and with confidence.
Dementia informed layouts.
Clear sightlines and simple layouts for safe, confident movement.
Sensory considered spaces.
Lighting, acoustics and colour contrast that reduce confusion and distress.
Secure outdoor spaces.
Gardens and verandahs residents can enjoy freely and safely.
Wayfinding without signs.
Cues that help people find their way, without clinical signage.
Homely furnishings.
Familiar, comfortable furniture, and room for the person's own belongings and photos.
Set up for Huntington's disease.
Falls aware layouts, stable seating and mealtime support set up around each person.
Homes in 10 regions.
Living somewhere else in Queensland? We can source a medium term home close to family in 5 to 7 days while the right permanent option is arranged.
Who our homes are for
- People with SIL funding, or applying for it
- People who need support 24 hours a day
- People for whom home is no longer safe, even with support
- People leaving hospital who can't return home
- People whose shared house isn't working
- People living with Huntington's disease, young onset dementia or brain injury
How it works.
Referral.
Call or send a referral. We respond the same business day.
We meet the person.
At home or on the ward, with their family, decision maker and treating team.
Home matched and team trained.
Every worker is trained on the person's functional capacity assessment and behaviour support plan before their first shift.
Moving in, in 7 to 14 days.
With a transition plan built around the person, so the move feels familiar, not frightening.
Right fit funding
Funded for shared support? Talk to us anyway.
When a person's presentation points to 1:1 support, we can support them through medium term accommodation while the evidence is gathered for the right plan. We write progress notes as evidence, not for billing.
Our standards
Our commitments. In writing.
- Same day
- Every referral answered the same business day
- 7 to 14 days
- A place in one of our homes
- Before shift one
- Every worker trained on the person's plans
- 1:1 or 2:1
- Dedicated support for every resident
Where it's available.
Our homes are in Toowoomba, the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane North, Brisbane South, Ipswich, Logan, the Gold Coast, Cairns, Townsville and Bundaberg.
How it's funded.
Supported Independent Living funds the support in the home and is included in the person's NDIS plan. Rent, food and household bills are paid by the resident, as in any home. Where someone is eligible for Specialist Disability Accommodation, that is funded separately. Our Specialist Support Coordinators can help with SIL and housing applications.
Homes information pack
What our homes are like, how placement works and what to bring.
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“We visited a lot of SIL houses before we found Dementia Care Queensland. Most of them felt like nursing homes with nicer curtains. But when we walked into one of these homes, it just felt different. It smelled like someone's house. The layout made sense. There were pictures on the walls. Our son, who has Young Onset Alzheimer's and is 49, walked in and didn't panic. That was the moment we knew.”
Questions about Supported Independent Living
Life doesn't stop at a diagnosis.
Our homes are designed to prove it. Ask us about availability across Queensland.