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Eight allied health services for NDIS, aged care and private clients, matched to you, online or in person.
NDIS, aged care & private clients welcome · Online or in person
ALLIED HEALTH, ALL IN ONE PLACE
One team. One Referral
From occupational therapy to psychology, physiotherapy to dietetics, bring it all together. No new referrals. No repeating your story.
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disciplines, under one roof
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who we support
Supporting people with a wide range of needs
From everyday support to complex disability, our team works with people across the spectrum of NDIS-funded conditions.
AnxietyHypoxic Brain InjuryDementiaHuntington's DiseaseDeafnessTraumatic Brain InjuryEpilepsyMotor Neurone Disease (MND)SchizophreniaDevelopmental DelayDepressionMuscular DystrophyMobility
Spinal Cord InjuryBrain TumoursChronic PainCerebral PalsyMultiple SclerosisBlindnessStrokeAutismParkinson's DiseaseIntellectual Disability (ID)ADHDAlzheimer'sMotor Disorder
This list is not exhaustive. If your condition isn't listed, we can still help.
the process
Finally, an allied health provider that actually calls you back
Six months on a waitlist. Your story retold to every new provider. What feels like endless forms, no callbacks, and no idea what happens next. That is what families and Support Coordinators kept telling us, so we built CARED to remove the uncertainty, not just the wait.
A real person contacts you
Within an hour, you'll hear from us (including your Support Coordinator, if you have one) to confirm what you need.
You are matched with a practitioner
On the same day, you are matched with a practitioner whose experience fits your goals, and your appointment is booked.
Everything from the start
From day one, you are provided with one point of contact, proactive updates, and reports delivered on time.
Every step exists to answer one question: "Is somebody actually helping me?" Yes. Here is exactly how.
how we match
Why CARED matches differently
Most providers allocate whoever becomes available first. We don't. Every referral is reviewed against everything that shapes a good fit, because the best outcomes happen when the practitioner fits the participant, not when they're simply free first.
Clinical fit
The clinical picture comes first: what support is needed, and what it's working towards.
DiagnosisTherapy goalsFunctional needs
Personal fit
The things that decide whether sessions actually click.
Communication styleAge & stagePersonalityCultural considerations
Practical fit
A match that survives a real week: times, places and formats that work.
Delivery preferenceLocationPractitioner interestsAppointment times
Then, you decide
You'll get a plain-English summary of why this practitioner was suggested.
Going ahead is always your choice, that's yours, not ours.
real people. real support.
The faces behind every story
OT can help someone who struggles to get dressed each morning build the sensory strategies to do it independently.
Psychology can help someone who finds it hard to express feelings build the language to name their emotions.
Dietitics can help someone anxious around food reach a place of eating with confidence and ease.
A tailored Exercise Physiology plan can help someone manage chronic pain and stay active in work and life.
After a fall, OT and home modifications can help someone move safely and keep their independence.
Speech therapy can help a child with a speech delay build toward full, confident sentences.
OT and Psychology can support rebuilding routine and motivation, and finding a path back to study or work.
After a workplace injury, a conditioning plan can help someone return to their trade.
Whoever you are, wherever you're starting from, you're part of the community CARED supports.
hear from our community
“I've worked with a lot of OTs and CARED's FCAs are genuinely the most thorough I've seen. The detail in the report made the NDIA's decision easy. My participant got everything we asked for.“
wherever you are
Therapy where you live, work, learn and play
Our mobile practitioners come to you across 100+ service areas nationwide, with selected in-clinic appointments and secure telehealth also available. Same practitioners, same standards, wherever you live, work, learn and play.
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Your CARED team, in your pocket
Book and reschedule appointments, message your therapists, track progress towards goals and keep your plan handy, all in one friendly app.
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Ready when you are
You've waited long enough. One referral, and the whole CARED team is behind you.