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Trapped in supported accommodation

kanga_brumby
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

I have various people on my team supposedly helping through my depression, and other issues I have. They requested I go into a care facility for a one month stay. Which I agreed to fully expecting to return home about one month after. As soon as I mover in to the place there attitudes changed. All of a sudden I had to stay in the supported accommodation. Because I was not going to be supported in my home. Even though the support I need is available from various agencies. Around Melbourne by various counsels or privet agencies. Providing attendant care and home help. I believe I should be eligible for funding for disability. I have raised this with the people who are my advisers. But get caned every time I am not consulted. About the decision I am told just sit back do as we say. When your ready we will help more then. The plan i am not consulted on it's not working it's just stagnating. My family are no help. I am that fed up where I am. I am rely contemplating ending it all my life has no meaning in here. Just a worthless piece of meat that gets treated like a 3 year old. I know a warehouse full of stuff. That no one can now use. I cannot help anyone in here not even myself I'm not aloud.

Kanga

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Quirky thanks for your words. But I have no shield to protect me no Armour to defend me or a sword. I have been under attack by abuse and neglect for far to long any fight any longer. To tired exhausted I have fought to be free and independent. The mental batal I have fought has taken its tole on my body I just seek rest now Thank you for your words. I am safe I will be around for years but right now I need faces and real voices of friends in my room

Kanga

kanga_brumby
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

I finally found out what half the problem is with the place I am staying in is. Some of the staff talk to management who then hold a staff meeting and make a decision for that client and move on. In my case i have a case manager out side and family helping then their is me staff and then their is the clinical manager all feeding me information or to each other sometimes changing information to the point it is unrecognizable or changed that much I cannot use it and kept in here because I am unstable or made to look unstable. But I am now on my way soon. house cleaning is almost done. Then its home and scooter I have my job and places to sell it to

Peter

Peter

That is good news and I hope that will be on your way home soon. You must be very pleased.

It will be good to go home to clean place.

Quirky

Belgium man Belgium all to dam soon

talking about building up a bloke letting him believe he is going home to to his loved ones soon. With amenities and helpers. Only to find out they have the purse strings and not allowing the work to go ahead yet again. So it's indefinite in here with shit care and shit management all over

Kanga Crying in the corner

Some months ago I was told because I had NDIS Funding I could not have an out reach worker from a certain organization and they could only offer very limited service out side setting up the NDIS package. Today same company offered me a out reach worker and activities out side NDIS funding.

whilst with them their participants would treat me as if I have the plague. the same with their out reach workers. I am choosing to stay away my head is not in te right space to deal with that shit

Kanga

Hey Kanga.....just saying hello. I know you are in a tough place and I have no idea what it feels like

Can you help an older guy understand what you meant when you mentioned "Paul I never asked to be pushed out into the spotlight for the cross hairs to be put on me"

Forgive me Peter....I dont understand what you mean....seriously.

Confused (as usual)

My kindest always

Paul

Paul me old china both of us are getting older. Looking to lay down and rest not jump up and down trying to save the universe. let the young blokes with a continuance who are indestructible do the fighting for social change. I am just getting too old to fight any more even for me

Peter

kanga I am so sorry and disappointed there is yet another hurdle preventing you from going home.

tHat must be frustrating about the NDIS.

THis may sounds silly but is there an ombudsman or someone higher up you can complain to about how you have been treated.

Or is there an health worker advocate who will help you navigate the system. I am sure you have tried so many things but I was hoping there was someone who could help you.

Kind thoughts

Quirky

Quirky I am now working with someone who I know knows the people when I was learning about wheelchairs and scooters I was picking their brains. Now we are working as a team so if there is a loop hole or an angle a finger grip to boost me up we will find it. After all the horse manure that's been around in the last 3 years The package should grow quite nicely now

Kanga

Just as I seem to get good news some one or thing pops in to view just to knock the wheels of my trollie. The one sister who has been a great support. Now it turns out one of the nay Sayers. I cannot go home I wont be supported properly by any one or group.

Now I have to shut her down my farther understood after he lost his first wife. (My mother.) He would dread turning the key in the lock, and opening the door. He hated returning to the house that had become his home. Because there was nothing there nothing but memories and emptiness. He had not had that in 65 years + . The loneliness almost was his undoing. He fought through The difference is He could walk out of the house I cannot I have not enough support

Kanga