Service dogs in Adelaide, South Australia
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Organisations that train and place guide, hearing and assistance dogs. Typically $20,000-$50,000+ (training and placement), $3,000-$5,000/year ongoing, funded through NDIS, charities or private fees.
Assistance dog providers in Adelaide
- 8 providers in Adelaide
- Funded via NDIS, charities or private fees
- Assistance dog organisations and training
- Free. One request, providers contact you.
Service Dogs providers near me
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NDIS registered Serves Adelaide
- Funding accepted
- NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)Private
- Registered for
- Early childhood supports
About Guide Dogs Association Of SA & NT Inc
Guide Dogs Association Of SA & NT is listed for service dogs in Adelaide because they are registered with the NDIS Commission for assistance animals and are based in Adelaide. They are an NDIS registered provider offering service dogs in Adelaide, South Australia. How we rank
How this listing is sourced
- Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
Assistance Animals · Assistance in Coordinating or Managing Life Stages, Transitions and Supports · Assistive Products for Household Tasks · Assistive Products for Personal Care and Safety · Communication and Information Equipment · Customised Vision Equipment · Development of daily living and life skills · Early Childhood Supports · Hearing Equipment · Innovative Community Participation · Therapeutic Supports
- Business address on file
NDIS registered · Aged care provider Serves Adelaide
- Funding accepted
- NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)Private
- Registered for
- Early childhood supports
- Team includes
- Disability Support Worker, Interpreter/Translator, Occupational Therapist
About See Differently (Royal Society for the Blind SA)
See Differently (Royal Society for the Blind SA) is listed for service dogs in Adelaide because they are registered with the NDIS Commission for assistance animals and are based in Adelaide. They are an NDIS registered and aged care approved provider offering service dogs. How we rank
How this listing is sourced
- Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
Assistance Animals · Assistance in Coordinating or Managing Life Stages, Transitions and Supports · Assistance to access and/or maintain employment and/or education · Assistance with travel/transport arrangements · Assistive Products for Household Tasks · Assistive Products for Personal Care and Safety · Communication and Information Equipment · Customised Vision Equipment · Daily Personal Activities · Development of daily living and life skills · Early Childhood Supports · Group and Centre Based Activities · Hearing Equipment · Innovative Community Participation · Interpreting and Translation · Participation in community/social and civic activities · Personal Mobility Equipment · Specialised Supported Employment · Therapeutic Supports
- Registered aged care provider in government register data copied by Carevo; check the current entry on My Aged Care
- Business address on file
NDIS registered Serves Adelaide + 4 other areas in SA
- Funding accepted
- NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)
- Registered for
- High-intensity daily personal activities, registered SDA (specialist accommodation) provider
About Life Caring
Life Caring is listed for service dogs in Adelaide because they list Adelaide in their service area. They are an NDIS registered provider offering service dogs serving Adelaide, South Australia. How we rank
How this listing is sourced
- Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
Accommodation/Tenancy Assistance · Specialist Disability Accommodation · Assistance with daily life tasks in a group or shared living arrangement · Daily Personal Activities · High Intensity Daily Personal Activities · Household tasks · Development of daily living and life skills · Assistance in Coordinating or Managing Life Stages, Transitions and Supports · Assistance with travel/transport arrangements · Group and Centre Based Activities · Participation in community/social and civic activities · Innovative Community Participation · Assistive Products for Personal Care and Safety · Assistive Products for Household Tasks · Assistive Equipment for Recreation · Communication and Information Equipment · Personal Mobility Equipment · Assistance Animals
- Business address on file
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NDIS registered Serves Adelaide
- Funding accepted
- NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)
About Lowcostat
Lowcostat is an NDIS registered provider offering service dogs in Adelaide, South Australia.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
Assistance Animals · Assistance with travel/transport arrangements · Assistive Equipment for Recreation · Assistive Products for Household Tasks · Assistive Products for Personal Care and Safety · Communication and Information Equipment · Customised Vision Equipment · Hearing Equipment · Household tasks · Innovative Community Participation · Personal Mobility Equipment · Therapeutic Supports
- Business address on file
NDIS registered Serves Adelaide + 6 other areas in SA
- Receiving Carevo enquiries
- Active on Carevo this month
- Funding accepted
- NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)Private
- Registered for
- High-needs community nursing
About Care Assure
Care Assure is listed for service dogs in Adelaide because they list Adelaide in their service area. They are an NDIS registered provider offering service dogs serving Adelaide, South Australia. Their most frequently accepted Carevo enquiries concern personal care and SIL. Support coordinators often connect their participants with them. How we rank
How this listing is sourced
- Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
Accommodation/Tenancy Assistance · Assistance with daily life tasks in a group or shared living arrangement · Daily Personal Activities · Household tasks · Development of daily living and life skills · Assistance in Coordinating or Managing Life Stages, Transitions and Supports · Assistance with travel/transport arrangements · Group and Centre Based Activities · Participation in community/social and civic activities · Innovative Community Participation · Community nursing care for high needs · Assistive Products for Personal Care and Safety · Assistive Products for Household Tasks · Plan Management · Support Coordination · Assistance Animals
- Business address on file
NDIS registered Serves Adelaide + 1 other area in SA
- Funding accepted
- NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)Private
- Registered for
- Specialist behaviour support, high-needs community nursing
About One Tribe Australia
One Tribe Australia serves Adelaide, South Australia and is registered for 16 types of NDIS support.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
Daily Personal Activities · Specialist Behaviour Support · Assistance with daily life tasks in a group or shared living arrangement · Participation in community/social and civic activities · Household tasks · Therapeutic Supports · Development of daily living and life skills · Assistance Animals · Plan Management · Assistance with travel/transport arrangements · Community nursing care for high needs · Innovative Community Participation · Support Coordination · Assistance to access and/or maintain employment and/or education · Assistance in Coordinating or Managing Life Stages, Transitions and Supports · Exercise Physiology and Physical Wellbeing Activities
- Business address on file
NDIS registered Serves Adelaide + 1 other area in SA
- Receiving Carevo enquiries
- Active on Carevo this week
- Funding accepted
- NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)Private
About Joycare Lservices
Joycare Lservices is listed for service dogs in Adelaide because they have connected with 3 families in Adelaide. Based in Smithfield Plains, South Australia, they are an NDIS registered provider offering service dogs serving Adelaide, South Australia. Cleaning and personal care are among the services named in their accepted Carevo enquiries. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly. How we rank
How this listing is sourced
- Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
Assistance in Coordinating or Managing Life Stages, Transitions and Supports · Assistance to access and/or maintain employment and/or education · Assistance with daily life tasks in a group or shared living arrangement · Assistance with travel/transport arrangements · Daily Personal Activities · Development of daily living and life skills · Group and Centre Based Activities · Household tasks · Innovative Community Participation · Participation in community/social and civic activities · Specialised Supported Employment
- Business address on file
NDIS registered Serves Adelaide + 8 other areas in SA
- Funding accepted
- NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)Private
- Registered for
- High-intensity daily personal activities, high-needs community nursing
About BestCare Support Services
BestCare Support Services is an NDIS registered provider offering service dogs serving Adelaide, South Australia. Support coordinators often connect their participants with them. Their most frequently accepted Carevo enquiries concern podiatry and personal care.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
Assistance with travel/transport arrangements · Participation in community/social and civic activities · Assistance with daily life tasks in a group or shared living arrangement · High Intensity Daily Personal Activities · Community nursing care for high needs · Group and Centre Based Activities · Innovative Community Participation · Household tasks · Daily Personal Activities · Development of daily living and life skills · Specialist Disability Accommodation
- Business address on file
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Recent activity in Adelaide
Measured to 23 October 2026- 49
- care requests from Adelaide
- 2,201
- providers reached
- 654
- opened the contact details
last 30 days
across those requests
provider responses
Carevo platform activity, not a measure of care quality or availability. A provider opening enquiry details records an intention to make contact, not an appointment or care delivered. How we measure this.
Activity figures describe Carevo enquiries, not appointments or care quality. Acceptance timing excludes unclaimed enquiries. Confirm current capacity directly. Measurement period and method.
About Service Dogs in Adelaide
This guide compares service dogs providers in Adelaide, ordered by service match, distance, register status and activity on Carevo. There are currently 8 service dogs providers serving Adelaide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How quickly do providers respond to enquiries in Adelaide?
Based on 637 accepted enquiries on Carevo in Adelaide, providers accept enquiry details with a median of 8 minutes. 64% of enquiries in Adelaide have enquiry details accepted within 1 hour, and 87% within 24 hours. This covers every service in Adelaide, so it differs from the service dogs figure below.
How many service dogs providers are in Adelaide?
There are currently 8 service dogs providers serving Adelaide listed on Carevo.
How much does service dogs cost in Adelaide?
Service Dogs in Adelaide typically costs $20,000-$50,000+ (training and placement), $3,000-$5,000/year ongoing. Rates depend on the provider and the type of support required.
How do I choose a service dogs provider in Adelaide?
Look for providers who are NDIS registered, have experience with your specific needs, and service Adelaide. Use our directory to compare providers, check the registration details they report, and view their service offerings.
Can I choose my own service dogs provider in Adelaide?
Yes. Carevo lists 8 service dogs providers serving Adelaide, and you are free to choose the one that best fits your needs. You can compare providers by their services, reported registration, and coverage area before making a decision.
What qualifications should service dogs providers in Adelaide have?
Providers should hold relevant industry qualifications, current police checks, and appropriate insurance. NDIS-funded services require providers to meet the NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators. Always confirm a provider's credentials before engaging their services.
What happens if I'm not happy with my service dogs provider in Adelaide?
You have the right to change your service dogs provider at any time. If you are unhappy with the service in Adelaide, contact the provider directly to raise your concerns. If the issue is not resolved, you can switch to another provider on Carevo or lodge a complaint with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.
Is service dogs available on weekends in Adelaide?
Many service dogs providers in Adelaide offer weekend and after-hours support. Weekend services may attract higher rates under NDIS pricing arrangements. Contact providers directly through Carevo to confirm their weekend availability.
How do I know if a service dogs provider in Adelaide is NDIS registered?
You can verify a provider's NDIS registration on the NDIS Commission's public register at ndiscommission.gov.au. Providers listed on Carevo display the registration details sourced from the public registers on their profile. If you are plan-managed or self-managed, you can also use non-registered providers for some services.
Care services available in Adelaide
How many providers cover each type of support in Adelaide.
How Much Does Service Dogs Cost in Adelaide?
Service Dogs in Adelaide typically costs $20,000-$50,000+ (training and placement), $3,000-$5,000/year ongoing. Rates vary depending on the provider, time of day, and complexity of support required. Weekend, evening, and public holiday rates are generally higher.
Common funding options: NDIS Assistive Technology, NDIS Capacity Building, Charitable funding, Private.
Source: NDIS pricing schedule 2026-27
How to Pay for Service Dogs in Adelaide
Service Dogs in Adelaide can be funded through NDIS Assistive Technology, NDIS Capacity Building, Charitable funding, Private. Many providers also accept private payment. Your funding type affects which providers you can access and how services are invoiced. If you have an NDIS plan, check that your plan includes the relevant support category. For aged care packages, your package coordinator can help arrange services.
What Service Dogs Is Like in Adelaide
Finding service dogs in Adelaide starts with understanding your needs and matching them to the right provider. Carevo connects you with providers who list coverage of Adelaide and surrounding areas. A listing is not an endorsement, so confirm registration and suitability yourself. Once connected, providers will typically arrange an initial consultation to discuss your support requirements, scheduling preferences, and any specific needs.
How to check a provider's credentials
Carevo shows register-sourced status fields and links you to the official Australian registers so you can confirm the current entry 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
The aged care approval label is sourced from the Australian Government's My Aged Care provider register. Confirm the current entry and the services listed there before choosing a provider.
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 CommissionService Dogs at a glance
- Funding
- NDIS Assistive Technology, NDIS Capacity Building, Charitable funding, Private
- Availability
- Waitlist typically 12-24 months
- Wait time
- Confirm current availability and a start date directly with the provider
- Cost
- $20,000-$50,000+ (training and placement), $3,000-$5,000/year ongoing
- Hours
- By appointment for assessment
- Median enquiry acceptance
- 8 minutes
Most requested support in Adelaide
Based on 215 actual requests from participants and families in Adelaide on Carevo.
Real care requests submitted by people in Adelaide through Carevo. Updated each build from inquiry records.
Care demand in Adelaide
In the last 90 days, participants, families and coordinators in Adelaide made 143 care requests through Carevo, and 31% were marked urgent. The funding mix was 42% NDIS, 46% Home Care Package or aged care, and 12% privately funded.
Based on real requests submitted to Carevo. Updated each build.
South Australia Regulations & Compliance
In South Australia, NDIS providers may be registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, and registered providers comply with the NDIS Practice Standards. Registration is mandatory only for specified supports and circumstances, such as specialist disability accommodation, plan management, and supports involving regulated restrictive practices. Self-managed and plan-managed participants may generally choose registered or unregistered providers; NDIA-managed participants must use registered providers. Aged care services are regulated under the Aged Care Quality Standards. South Australia requires NDIS worker screening through the DHS NDIS Worker Check, and registered providers are audited against the NDIS Practice Standards.
About Adelaide
Adelaide sits within the Adelaide (City) council area, home to around 15,115 residents. Connecting with a service dogs provider who already works locally means shorter travel and familiarity with nearby services.
Population 65+, Greater Adelaide
259,560 (18.6%)
State avg 20.5%
Need help with daily activities
91,153 (6.5%)
State avg 6.9%
Nearest hospital
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Public transport
Adelaide Metro trains
Pharmacies
Chemist Warehouse Rundle Mall • Priceline Pharmacy Adelaide
Community support
City of Adelaide seniors programs • COTA SA
Village-like atmosphere with strong community bonds. High proportion of elderly population. Significant Greek and Italian communities.
Flat grid layout ideal for accessibility. Free tram service is accessible. New RAH is fully accessible.
The response time above is based on 637 requests of all types in Adelaide. We do not yet have enough assistance dog support providers requests in Adelaide to report how many providers respond to a typical request here. How we calculate our numbers
How we rank providers
Rankings in Adelaide use directory relevance and observable activity on Carevo: service match, distance, register-sourced status fields, whether an enquiry can reach the provider, and recent response and connection activity. Rankings are recalculated daily. They do not assess care quality or recommend a provider.
- How this list is built. Providers shown here are registered with the NDIS for Assistance Animals, or offer assistance animals. Generalist providers who only mention this service in passing are excluded, so the list reflects genuine, demonstrated capability.
- Activity on Carevo. We measure recent actions such as connecting on an enquiry, opening its contact details, responding, and an inquirer reporting whether a connection helped. These are platform activity signals, not an assessment of the support delivered.
- Service match. Providers are ranked by how closely their registered services and capabilities match what you are searching for.
- Register-sourced status. NDIS registration fields come from the NDIS Commission provider register. Aged care approval fields come from the My Aged Care register. These statuses are ranking inputs, not Carevo endorsements, and you should confirm the current register entry before choosing a provider.
- Carevo enquiries. Providers who have paused requests from us are moved down among providers with the same relevance. They stay visible and are marked as not receiving Carevo enquiries.
- Recent activity. Providers active on Carevo recently (a connection, a login, or a profile update) get a small boost, the same signal shown as "Active this week" on their card. It is deliberately small: stronger relevance and condition evidence outweigh a recent login.
- Local presence. Providers confirmed in Adelaide rank above those covering only the broader region.
What the enquiries status means
It answers one question: would a request sent through Carevo today actually reach them? It is not a rating, it is not about the provider's books, and it is not a statement about their capacity, their waiting list, or the quality of their care.
- Receiving
- At least one contact on their account is set up to receive new requests from us, and someone has signed in recently enough for us to say a person is there.
- Not receiving
- Every contact on the account has unsubscribed or paused, so we have no way to pass an enquiry on.
- No status shown
- We cannot tell either way, so we say nothing rather than label the provider. The account is set to receive enquiries, but nobody has signed in recently, or there are no contact details on file. It is not a negative mark, and most listings sit here.
A provider who is not receiving our enquiries may well be taking new clients directly. Providers set this themselves and can turn it back on at any time from their Carevo account or from any email we send them. Providers not receiving our enquiries are moved down the list and never hidden. It is refreshed daily, so a provider who resumes, or signs in, reappears within a day.
What the Carevo activity rating means
The Strong activity rating describes how a provider behaves on Carevo, not the care they deliver.
- Where it starts
- Every provider starts at a baseline of 50.
- What moves it
- Enquiries from the last 90 days. The strongest positive is a care seeker naming that provider as the one who helped them. The clearest negative is connecting on an enquiry and never opening the contact details.
- How it is kept honest
- Recalculated daily from scratch, shown only above the baseline and only with at least two scored signals, and removed automatically when either stops being true. It cannot be purchased.
It is not an endorsement, a recommendation, or an assessment of care quality, and we do not screen providers for complaints. Complaints are handled by the NDIS Commission and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission. See the full activity rating methodology.
8
providers in Adelaide
35,248
providers nationally
Sources and content responsibility
Carevo maintains this service guide. The funding and directory wording was checked on 15 September 2026. This is not a clinical review. Confirm a practitioner's qualifications, suitability, fees and current availability before booking.
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