Acquired brain injury support in Sydney, NSW
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10 experienced with Acquired Brain Injury·How we chose these
Sydney, NSW and 78 othersAlso servesAdelaide, SA · Airport West, VIC · Armadale, WA · Bairnsdale, VIC · Ballarat Central, VIC · Ballarat East, VIC · Bendigo, VIC · Bentleigh, VIC · Boronia, VIC · Broadmeadows, VIC · Bulla, VIC · Bunbury, WA · +66 more · National provider
- 50+ families connected
- Fast responder, usually replies within 2 hours
- Specialises in Personal care, Cleaning, SIL
CarePro is among the highest-ranked NDIS registered providers in Sydney, New South Wales in our data. They are most often contacted for personal care and cleaning. They have a track record of following through on more than 50 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. They have supported participants with acquired brain injury.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
Sydney, NSW and 9 othersAlso servesAuburn, NSW · Parramatta, NSW · Pemulwuy, NSW · Rooty Hill, NSW · Rouse Hill, NSW · Werrington County, NSW · Westmead, NSW · Wetherill Park, NSW · Yagoona, NSW · Regional provider
- Fast responder, usually replies within 2 hours
- Specialises in Personal care, Occupational therapy, Cleaning
Re-Fit Physiotherapy is an NDIS registered provider in Sydney, New South Wales. They have supported participants with acquired brain injury. Families most often connect with them for personal care and occupational therapy. Support coordinators often connect their participants with them.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Physiotherapist
- Fast responder, usually replies within an hour
- Specialises in Occupational therapy, Personal care
Based in Sydney, New South Wales, Rise And Shine Care Services is an NDIS registered provider. Support coordinators often connect their participants with them. Occupational therapy and personal care are among their most-requested supports. Registered across 15 NDIS support categories, including accommodation and tenancy assistance, Assistance in Coordinating or Managing Life Stages, Transitions and Supports and Assistance to access and/or maintain employment and/or education.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
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Sydney, NSW and 3 othersAlso servesBlacktown, NSW · Central Coast, NSW · Parramatta, NSW · State-wide provider
- 5+ families connected
- Fast responder, usually replies within 2 hours
- Specialises in Cleaning, SIL
Based in Sydney, New South Wales, Radiant Circle is an NDIS registered provider. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly. Cleaning and SIL are among their most-requested supports. Registered across 14 NDIS support categories, including accommodation and tenancy assistance, shared living support and daily personal care.
How this listing is sourced
Sydney, NSW and 4 othersAlso servesCaringbah, NSW · Kogarah, NSW · Sans Souci, NSW · Sydenham, NSW · Regional provider
- 10+ families connected
- Fast responder, usually replies within an hour
- Specialises in SIL, Respite care, Personal care
Based in Sydney, New South Wales, Nova Care Australia is an NDIS registered provider. SIL and respite care are among their most-requested supports. They have a track record of following through on more than 10 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Social Worker
Sydney, NSW and 15 othersAlso servesAuburn, NSW · Bankstown, NSW · Blacktown, NSW · Canberra, ACT · Canberra Airport, ACT · Canowindra, NSW · Central Coast, NSW · Forbes, NSW · Gosford, NSW · Harris Park, NSW · Hornsby, NSW · Parramatta, NSW · +3 more · State-wide provider
- 50+ families connected
- Specialises in Personal care, Cleaning, SIL
Altido Consulting Services works across 19 NDIS support categories in Sydney, New South Wales. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers. They have a track record of following through on more than 50 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. They are most often contacted for personal care and cleaning.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Approved Aged Care provider (Department of Health)
- Business address on file
- Team includes Disability Support Worker
Excellent, energetic and over effective service.
Verified care seeker, Five Dock
Sydney, NSW and 8 othersAlso servesAdelaide, SA · Central Coast, NSW · Hobart, TAS · Kotara, NSW · Modbury, SA · Old Beach, TAS · Rankin Park, NSW · Wallsend, NSW · National provider
- 50+ families connected
- Specialises in Cleaning, Personal care, Respite care
Destiny Community Services is an NDIS registered provider in Sydney, New South Wales. Families most often connect with them for cleaning and personal care. Registered across 11 NDIS support categories, including transport assistance, Innovative Community Participation and community nursing. They operate across multiple states.
How this listing is sourced
Lovely to talk to quick response overall lovely definitely will be choosing destiny to help me :)
Verified care seeker, Devonport
Sydney, NSW and 3 othersAlso servesCentral Coast, NSW · Manly, NSW · Penrith, NSW · Regional provider
- Fast responder, usually replies within an hour
- Specialises in SIL, Personal care, Cleaning
Based in Sydney, New South Wales, Professional Health Care Services is an NDIS registered provider. Registered across 12 NDIS support categories, including Assistance in Coordinating or Managing Life Stages, Transitions and Supports, group and centre activities and daily personal care. SIL and personal care are among their most-requested supports. Active on Carevo in the past week.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
Sydney, NSW and 16 othersAlso servesAustral, NSW · Blacktown, NSW · Bondi, NSW · Campbelltown, NSW · Central Coast, NSW · Cronulla, NSW · Hornsby, NSW · Liverpool, NSW · Marrickville, NSW · Mount Druitt, NSW · North Sydney, NSW · Oran Park, NSW · +4 more · State-wide provider
- 25+ families connected
- Fast responder, usually replies within an hour
- Specialises in Cleaning, Respite care, Personal care
Sydney, NSW and 7 othersAlso servesAuburn, NSW · Bass Hill, NSW · Central Coast, NSW · Gladesville, NSW · Harris Park, NSW · Riverstone, NSW · Ryde, NSW · State-wide provider
- 25+ families connected
- Specialises in Allied health, Transport
Sydney Gentle Care works across 17 NDIS support categories in Sydney, New South Wales. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers. They have a track record of following through on more than 25 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. They are most often contacted for allied health and transport.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
How we rank providers
Rankings in Sydney are based on real outcomes between providers and families on our platform. They are recalculated daily and cannot be purchased or influenced by advertising.
- How this list is built. Providers shown here offer physiotherapy, occupational therapy, allied health, therapy, psychology, nursing, support work, and personal care, the support types most relevant to acquired brain injury. They are then ranked by demonstrated experience with acquired brain injury, providers who have actively claimed and supported acquired brain injury referrals rank above those who only list it as a capability.
- Outcomes with families. We measure what happens after a family contacts a provider. Providers where families report positive outcomes rank higher. Multiple signals are weighted across a rolling window.
- Condition-specific track record. Providers who have accepted and worked with acquired brain injury referrals on Carevo rank above those who only list the condition as a capability. We weight providers using their demonstrated experience with this cohort, not self-declared specialisations.
- Service match. Providers are ranked by how closely their registered services and capabilities match what you are searching for.
- Registration and compliance. NDIS registered and government-approved aged care providers are weighted for meeting quality and safeguards standards.
- Local presence. Providers confirmed in Sydney rank above those covering only the broader region.
What "Trusted" means. The Trusted badge is awarded to providers with a consistent record of positive outcomes with families on our platform. It is based on multiple behavioural signals and family feedback, and it cannot be purchased.
10
providers in Sydney
32,111
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What "Verified care seeker" means. Any care-seeker feedback shown above is from a real person who used Carevo to connect with that provider and then told us how it went. We only publish feedback tied to a genuine, matched enquiry, never anonymous, unsolicited, or paid reviews.
What people with Acquired Brain Injury in Sydney usually need help with
Acquired brain injury happens after birth and can affect mobility, speech, fatigue, executive function, behaviour, memory, and emotional regulation all at once. NDIS support for ABI often needs to combine neuro rehab, cognitive support, personal care, and structured routines that reduce overload while rebuilding independence. The strongest providers are usually the ones who understand ABI beyond the physical presentation and can manage fatigue, behaviour change, and rehab carryover in everyday life.
For neurological conditions, the strongest local pages help people compare what matters most after discharge: how quickly therapy can start, whether therapists are genuinely neuro-focused, and whether the provider can keep hospital rehab goals moving once support shifts back into the home and community.
What people usually compare locally
- • Whether therapists have neurological rehabilitation training and experience locally
- • How quickly therapy can start after hospital discharge
- • Capacity for intensive therapy schedules (multiple sessions per week)
- • Coordination with local hospitals, rehab units, and specialist teams
Language support in Sydney
Sydney has a large Mandarin-speaking community (15.2% of residents), so finding acquired brain injury support in a shared language matters here. These are the main languages spoken at home locally (ABS Census 2021). When you get matched, ask providers which of their staff speak your language and whether they can keep that worker as your regular. Interpreters are free through TIS National for NDIS appointments, and My Aged Care can arrange them for aged care assessments.
Speaker counts are persons using the language at home in this postcode. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (table G13). Carevo connects families with providers and does not deliver care itself.
Services and providers to compare first in Sydney
For neurological conditions, specialist therapy and rehabilitation support are usually the first services to compare. Timing matters for neuro rehab, so prioritise providers who can start quickly and deliver intensive schedules when needed. Use the service links below to pressure-test provider fit, not just to browse every option in the area.
The Acquired Brain Injury provider network on Carevo
4 providers on Carevo have supported people with acquired brain injury through real matched requests.All are registered NDIS providers. Matching is based on real provider history, not self-described claims.
Supports they provide
- • Support workers
- • Personal care
- • Nursing
- • Therapy
Where providers are
Providers experienced with acquired brain injury are listed in more than 30 suburbs across Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales.
Often supported alongside
Providers who support acquired brain injury most often also have experience with Eating Disorders, Amputation, Huntington's Disease, Autism, and Epilepsy.
About Sydney, NSW
Population
17,252
Local government area
Sydney (City)
Providers listed
10
Sydney sits within the Sydney (City) local government area in NSW. Providers serving this area often cover surrounding suburbs in the same LGA, so it is worth checking neighbouring areas if you cannot find an exact match.
How to check a provider's credentials
Carevo lists the registration details a provider reports and links you to the official Australian registers so you can confirm them yourself. Here is what each listing shows and where to check it. A listing on Carevo is not an endorsement.
NDIS registration
Listings show whether a provider reports being NDIS registered. You can confirm a provider's current registration and approved support types yourself on the NDIS Commission's public provider register.
Source: NDIS Quality and Safeguards CommissionAged care approval
Listings show aged care approval where it is recorded. You can check a provider's current approval and the services they deliver on the Australian Government's My Aged Care find a provider service.
Source: My Aged Care (Department of Health and Aged Care)ABN you can check
Most listings include the provider's Australian Business Number, shown on the profile. You can look it up on the Australian Business Register to confirm the business is registered and active.
Source: Australian Business RegisterComplaints process
If you have a concern about any provider, you can lodge a complaint with the NDIS Commission or the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission at any time. We also accept complaints via our own channel.
Source: NDIS Commission / Aged Care CommissionCare Services Available in Sydney
Provider counts by service type in Sydney
* Services commonly accessed for this condition
What happens after you request support in Sydney
1. Identify rehab priorities
Work out whether the main focus is physical recovery, communication, cognitive rehabilitation, daily living skills, or a combination across multiple areas.
2. Compare neuro-specialist providers
Look for providers with therapists who have specific neurological rehab training. Compare how quickly they can start and whether they can deliver the intensity your rehab plan requires.
3. Coordinate the transition
If transitioning from hospital, ask how the provider works with discharge teams, whether they continue existing rehab goals, and how they manage the shift to community-based support.
For NDIS participants with neurological conditions, confirm whether the provider can coordinate with your hospital rehab team, deliver intensive therapy early in recovery, and adjust the program as you progress.
Sydney at a glance
Nearest hospital
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Public transport
All train lines via Central/Town Hall
Pharmacies
Priceline Pharmacy World Square • Chemist Warehouse Town Hall
Community support
City of Sydney Seniors Groups • Sydney U3A
Diverse mix of professionals, international visitors, and long-term residents. Strong multicultural community with significant Asian and European populations.
Generally flat terrain in CBD. Excellent accessible public transport. Most buildings have lift access. Tactile ground surface indicators throughout.
Frequently Asked Questions
What rehabilitation supports does the NDIS cover for acquired brain injury in Sydney?
NDIS participants with an acquired brain injury in Sydney can access neurological physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, cognitive rehabilitation, behaviour support, and personal care. Carevo connects people in North West Sydney with providers who specialise in ABI recovery and long-term community living.
How do I find a rehabilitation provider for ABI in Sydney?
Carevo lists rehabilitation providers in Sydney experienced in acquired brain injury. Look for providers offering neurological physiotherapy, cognitive rehabilitation, OT, speech therapy, and support staff who understand fatigue, behaviour change, and goal carryover after discharge. You can compare providers and contact them directly through our platform.
What therapy helps with acquired brain injury recovery?
Key therapies for ABI recovery in Sydney include physiotherapy for mobility, occupational therapy for daily living skills, speech pathology for communication and swallowing, neuropsychology for cognitive function, and psychology for emotional adjustment. A multidisciplinary approach delivers the best outcomes.
Can I get 24/7 support for ABI through the NDIS in Sydney?
Yes. NDIS participants with significant ABI in Sydney may be eligible for supported independent living (SIL) with 24/7 support, or high-intensity personal care. Your plan funding is based on your assessed support needs. Carevo can connect you with SIL and personal care providers in North West Sydney.
What cognitive rehabilitation services are available for ABI in Sydney?
Cognitive rehabilitation for ABI in Sydney may include neuropsychological assessment, memory strategies, executive function training, and technology-assisted rehabilitation. NDIS-funded occupational therapists and neuropsychologists provide these services. Contact providers through Carevo to discuss your needs.
Understanding Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Acquired brain injury (ABI) refers to any damage to the brain that occurs after birth, including traumatic brain injury from accidents, stroke, brain tumours, infection, hypoxia, and substance-related brain damage. ABI affects an estimated 432,700 Australians, or about 1 in 45 people, who have an acquired brain injury that limits everyday activities (AIHW, 2003 ABS Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers), though the impact varies dramatically depending on the location and severity of the injury. ABI can affect movement, speech, swallowing, vision, memory, concentration, planning, behaviour, personality, and emotional regulation, often in combination. Recovery is rarely linear. Significant improvement can occur in the first one to two years, but ongoing therapy and support can continue to produce gains well beyond that window. The challenge for many people with ABI is that they may look physically well while struggling significantly with cognitive and behavioural changes that others cannot see.
How acquired brain injury affects daily life
ABI can make daily life unpredictable. Fatigue is one of the most common and least understood effects: even simple tasks like a conversation or a trip to the shops can exhaust cognitive reserves. Memory difficulties mean appointments get missed and routines break down. Reduced impulse control and emotional regulation can strain relationships. Executive function problems make planning, organising, and starting tasks genuinely difficult, not just inconvenient. Many people with ABI also experience personality changes that affect their sense of identity and relationships with family and friends.
What to look for in a provider
Good ABI providers understand that physical recovery is only part of the picture. Ask whether their staff have training in cognitive rehabilitation, fatigue management, and behaviour support after brain injury. A provider who can carry therapy goals into real-world situations (practising memory strategies at the supermarket, not just in a clinic room) will usually produce better outcomes. Red flags include providers who focus only on physical rehab, who do not account for fatigue in their scheduling, or whose support workers have no specific ABI training. Consistency of staff is particularly important for people with memory and behaviour difficulties.
How to access funding
Brain injury resulting in paraplegia, quadriplegia, tetraplegia or hemiplegia is on NDIS List A (conditions likely to meet the disability requirements automatically), while other acquired brain injuries follow the List B pathway, requiring evidence of permanent and significant functional impairment. A neurologist, rehabilitation physician, or neuropsychologist can provide the diagnostic and functional evidence needed for access. For traumatic brain injury acquired recently, the NDIS may grant access while the person is still in rehabilitation, with the plan reviewed as recovery progresses. Plan reviews are annual, but you can request an early review if needs change significantly. Many people with ABI benefit from specialist support coordination to manage the complexity of their support arrangements.
Sources: AIHW, Disability in Australia: acquired brain injury (2003 ABS SDAC) · NDIS, List A conditions likely to meet the disability requirements
Need help with NDIS for Acquired Brain Injury? A support coordinator can help you find the right providers and get the most from your plan. Find support coordinators in Sydney
Funding and costs for acquired brain injury support in Sydney
Lower
$25,000
per year
Typical
$80,000
per year
Higher
$250,000+
per year
Plan size depends on the severity of the injury, whether SIL or 24/7 support is needed, the extent of ongoing therapy, and whether complex behaviour support is required. People with severe ABI in SIL may have plans exceeding $300,000.
Illustrative ranges only. An individual plan is set by the NDIA on assessed need, not by diagnosis, and varies widely. Pricing basis: NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27.
Neuropsychological assessments cost approximately $1,500-$3,000. Allied health sessions run $193-$234/hr. Support workers with ABI-specific training may charge at the higher end of standard rates, particularly for complex behaviour support.
Figures are indicative and based on the current NDIS Price Guide and published Home Care Package rates. Actual costs depend on your plan, provider, and location.
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