Diversional therapy providers in South Australia
Compare diversional therapy providers across South Australia (SA). 342 families in South Australia have used Carevo to find a provider.
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Best Diversional Therapy providers in South Australia
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Elizabeth South, SA and 26 othersAlso servesAndrews Farm, SA · Athol Park, SA · Craigmore, SA · Davoren Park, SA · Elizabeth Downs, SA · Elizabeth East, SA · Elizabeth North, SA · Elizabeth Park, SA · Elizabeth Vale, SA · Gawler, SA · Gawler East, SA · Golden Grove, SA · +14 more · Regional provider
- 10+ families connected
- Specialises in Gardening, Cleaning, Social support
Tailored Holistic Care is among the highest-ranked NDIS registered providers in Elizabeth South, South Australia in our data. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly. They have a track record of following through on over a dozen enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. They are most often contacted for gardening and cleaning.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
Adelaide, SA and 12 othersAlso servesAlbury, NSW · Blue Mountain Heights, QLD · Brisbane, QLD · Brisbane City, QLD · Central Coast, NSW · Maroochydore, QLD · Melbourne, VIC · Perth, WA · Shepparton, VIC · Southport, QLD · Sydney, NSW · Tweed Heads, NSW · State-wide provider
- 10+ families connected
- Specialises in Allied health, Cleaning
Blue Fox Health is an NDIS registered provider in Adelaide, South Australia. They have a track record of following through on more than 10 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Families most often connect with them for allied health and cleaning. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Dietician, Exercise Physiologist
Adelaide Airport, SA and 40 othersAlso servesAberfoyle Park, SA · Adelaide, SA · Ballarat East, VIC · Balwyn, VIC · Balwyn North, VIC · Bendigo, VIC · Box Hill, VIC · Broadmeadows, VIC · Brunswick, VIC · Camberwell, VIC · Chadstone, VIC · Christies Beach, SA · +28 more · National provider
- 25+ families connected
- Specialises in Support coordination, Allied health
Apex Health Professionals works across 15 NDIS support categories in Adelaide Airport, South Australia. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers. They have a track record of following through on more than 40 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. They are most often contacted for support coordination and allied health.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Team includes Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist
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- Specialises in Allied health
Being Your Best is an NDIS registered provider serving Millswood, South Australia. They are most often contacted for allied health. They focus closely on their local area.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Specialises in Therapy, Allied Health
Minds Support Network is an NDIS registered provider serving Adelaide, South Australia.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Specialises in Social Support, Therapy, Art Therapy
Alithea Health is an NDIS registered provider in Adelaide, South Australia.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Specialises in Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Therapy
blend physio is an NDIS registered provider in Nuriootpa, South Australia, with an osteopath on its team.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Osteopath
Macdonald Park, SA and 16 othersAlso servesAdelaide, SA · Andrews Farm, SA · Angle Vale, SA · Blakeview, SA · Burton, SA · Elizabeth Downs, SA · Elizabeth East, SA · Elizabeth Vale, SA · Gawler East, SA · Mawson Lakes, SA · Munno Para Downs, SA · Munno Para West, SA · +4 more
- Specialises in Personal Care, Support Workers, Social Support
Bamboo Home Support works across 14 NDIS support categories in Macdonald Park, South Australia. Active on Carevo in the past week.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Specialises in Massage Therapy, Therapy, Allied Health
Based in Christie Downs, South Australia, Haven Life massage / wellbeing is an NDIS registered provider, with a team that includes massage therapist and myotherapist.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Massage Therapist, Myotherapist, Remedial Massage Therapist
- Specialises in Allied Health, Physiotherapy, Therapy
Country Health Physiotherapy is an NDIS registered provider in Port Augusta, South Australia.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
How we rank providers
Rankings in South Australia 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 are registered with the NDIS for Therapeutic Supports, or offer diversional therapy, allied health, and social and community support. Generalist providers who only mention this service in passing are excluded, so the list reflects genuine, demonstrated 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.
- 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 South Australia 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.
588
providers in South Australia
32,111
providers nationally
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 CommissionDiversional Therapy at a glance
- Funding
- Support at Home, NDIS Core or Capacity Building, CHSP, DVA, Private
- Availability
- Weekdays, some weekend availability
- Wait Time
- 1-3 weeks depending on therapist availability
- Cost
- $80-$150/hour
- Hours
- By appointment
- Median Response
- 6 minutes
Diversional Therapy in South Australia (SA): what to know
Carevo lists 588 diversional therapy providers with active coverage in South Australia, concentrated around Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Whyalla but reaching regional SA as well. Families in SA made 264 support requests through Carevo in the last 90 days.
588
Providers in SA
634
NDIS registered
37
Active in last 30 days
264
Requests, last 90 days
69%
Connected within 1 hour
Coverage by region in South Australia
| Region | Providers | Busiest area |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 147 | Adelaide |
| Port Adelaide Enfield | 77 | Port Adelaide |
| Salisbury | 72 | Mawson Lakes |
| Onkaparinga | 61 | Christies Beach |
| Charles Sturt | 60 | Findon |
| Marion | 58 | Marion |
| Playford | 55 | Munno Para |
| Unley | 49 | Wayville |
| West Torrens | 37 | Mile End |
| Norwood Payneham St Peters | 35 | Norwood |
Workers delivering NDIS supports in South Australia need the NDIS Worker Check, administered by the SA Department of Human Services Screening Unit. 634 of the 653 diversional therapy providers listed in SA are registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. Unregistered providers can still deliver many supports if your plan is plan managed or self managed.
NDIS price caps do not change by state: the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits set the same maximum rates in South Australia as everywhere else in Australia. Higher caps apply in areas classified remote or very remote, which covers parts of South Australia.
What families say about providers in SA
Feedback shared by families after connecting with providers on Carevo. Quotes are anonymous and providers cannot edit them.
“Yes responded to msg. Good rates”
“They were excellent in all respects, from emails and phone calls and picking me and taking me home from dental surgery, and a very lovely nurse called Manreet. Highly recommended.”
How much does diversional therapy cost in South Australia?
Diversional Therapy in South Australia typically costs $80-$150/hour. Actual rates vary by provider, funding type, and the level of support required.
How to pay for diversional therapy
Funding options include Support at Home. Eligibility depends on your assessment and plan.
Diversional Therapy by suburb in South Australia
Browse providers in the busiest areas, or use any suburb page to see who services your postcode.
What is diversional therapy at home?
Diversional therapy is a recreation-based allied health service that uses structured leisure, creative and cognitive activities, delivered in a person’s home, to support engagement, mood and independence. It is a recognised service under the Support at Home program (Department of Health and Aged Care, 2025) and is typically delivered by ARTA-member therapists rather than existing as a stand-alone NDIS support type.
How to choose a provider for this service
Because diversional therapy has no fixed NDIS price limit, pricing transparency matters more than for most allied health services: ask each therapist to quote an hourly rate and confirm whether it is charged under Core Supports or a Support at Home care plan before you agree to sessions. Check ARTA membership directly, since it is the main external marker of qualification for this profession. Response times matter too, since a therapist who replies quickly is more likely to fit a leisure assessment around your schedule; providers are ranked on this using the criteria explained above. Carevo lists providers across 4,782 suburbs, so also confirm a therapist actually travels to your home rather than covering the region on paper only.
Which funding pays for diversional therapy at home?
Diversional therapy is a recognised service under the Support at Home program, so anyone assigned one of the 8 Support at Home funding classifications (Department of Health and Aged Care, 2025) can ask their care partner to include it if social engagement or cognitive stimulation is an identified need. Commonwealth Home Support Programme clients can access it the same way through their CHSP provider. NDIS participants qualify differently: diversional therapy has no dedicated NDIS line item and sits outside the recognised therapy supports list, so it is usually funded as support-worker-delivered activity under Core Supports, subject to how the goals are written into the plan (NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27).
Availability
Carevo lists diversional therapists and allied health providers who deliver home visits across 4,782 suburbs nationally, drawn from a base of 28,038 registered NDIS and aged care providers. Most areas have weekday availability with limited weekend sessions, and providers who also deliver occupational therapy or broader allied health support can often coordinate a combined visit. Search your suburb to see who currently has confirmed availability near you.
How this page is compiled
The provider rankings and figures on this page come from Carevo platform records, including provider registrations, measured response times and coverage, together with the cited official sources. Carevo is an Australian platform that connects families with vetted NDIS and aged care providers. Carevo does not deliver care itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many diversional therapy providers are there in South Australia?
There are 588 diversional therapy providers with active listings in South Australia (SA) on Carevo. Providers are ranked by trust score based on real outcomes with families on our platform, not by who pays for placement.
How much does diversional therapy cost in South Australia?
Diversional Therapy in South Australia typically costs $80-$150/hour. Actual rates vary by provider and the level of support required.
How quickly can I start with a provider in South Australia?
Providers in South Australia respond to new requests in a median of 6 minutes, and 69% of families are connected within an hour. Most services can start within 1-2 weeks.
Does Carevo cover regional South Australia or just the capital?
Both. Carevo lists providers across all of South Australia, including regional and rural areas. Many providers service wide regions, and some supports (like plan management) are delivered Australia-wide by phone and online portal.
Which areas of South Australia have the most diversional therapy providers?
By local government area, coverage on Carevo is deepest in Adelaide (147 providers), Port Adelaide Enfield (77 providers), Salisbury (72 providers). Regional SA is covered too: many providers service wide areas beyond their base suburb.
Do I have to use an NDIS registered provider for diversional therapy in SA?
It depends on how your plan is managed. Agency-managed (NDIA-managed) funding can only be spent with registered providers, while plan-managed and self-managed participants can also use unregistered providers. 634 of the 653 diversional therapy providers listed in SA on Carevo are NDIS registered.