Life skills training in South Australia
Compare life skills training providers across South Australia (SA). 342 families in South Australia have used Carevo to find a provider.
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Best Life Skills Training providers in South Australia
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Adelaide, SA and 78 othersAlso servesAirport West, VIC · Armadale, WA · Bairnsdale, VIC · Ballarat Central, VIC · Ballarat East, VIC · Bendigo, VIC · Bentleigh, VIC · Boronia, VIC · Broadmeadows, VIC · Bulla, VIC · Bunbury, WA · Carrum, VIC · +66 more · National provider
Also supports Autism · Down Syndrome · Vision Impairment · ADHD
- 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 Adelaide, South Australia in our data. They have a track record of following through on more than 50 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Families most often connect with them for personal care and cleaning. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
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
Specialist for Borderline Personality Disorder · Autism · OCD
- 25+ families connected
- Specialises in Support coordination, Allied health
Based in Adelaide Airport, South Australia, Apex Health Professionals is an NDIS registered provider. Participants often connect with them for borderline personality disorder support. They have a track record of following through on more than 40 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Support coordination and allied health are among their most-requested supports.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Team includes Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist
Adelaide, SA and 38 othersAlso servesBallarat North, VIC · Bayswater North, VIC · Bendigo, VIC · Boronia, VIC · Braybrook, VIC · Brisbane, QLD · Carrum Downs, VIC · Central Coast, NSW · Chadstone, VIC · Cheltenham, VIC · Coburg North, VIC · Cranbourne, VIC · +26 more · National provider
Also supports Vision Impairment · ADHD · Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder · OCD
- 25+ families connected
- Specialises in Personal care, SIL, Cleaning
Nation Care is an NDIS registered provider in Adelaide, South Australia. They have a track record of following through on more than 30 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Families most often connect with them for personal care and SIL. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
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Adelaide, SA and 33 othersAlso servesAlbany Creek, QLD · Alexandra Hills, QLD · Birkdale, QLD · Brisbane, QLD · Caboolture, QLD · Canberra, ACT · Canberra Airport, ACT · Capalaba, QLD · Carindale, QLD · Collinsville, QLD · East Brisbane, QLD · Hope Island, QLD · +21 more · National provider
Also supports Autism · Intellectual Disability · ADHD · Prader-Willi Syndrome
- 25+ families connected
- Specialises in Personal care, Cleaning, Social support
Based in Adelaide, South Australia, Pursue Services is an NDIS registered provider. Personal care and cleaning are among their most-requested supports. They have a track record of following through on more than 25 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. 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
Adelaide, SA and 8 othersAlso servesBallarat East, VIC · Bendigo, VIC · Footscray, VIC · Geelong, VIC · Melbourne, VIC · Perth, WA · Truganina, VIC · Werribee, VIC · National provider
Also supports Vision Impairment
- 10+ families connected
- Fast responder, usually replies within an hour
- Specialises in Support coordination, SIL
Based in Adelaide, South Australia, Nurses Caring 4 You is an NDIS registered provider. Support coordination and SIL are among their most-requested supports. They have a track record of following through on more than 20 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Registered across 12 NDIS support categories, including Assistance to access and/or maintain employment and/or education, household tasks and daily personal care.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Cleaner, Disability Support Worker, Gardener
New Port, SA and 33 othersAlso servesBraybrook, VIC · Broadmeadows, VIC · Brunswick, VIC · Carnegie, VIC · Caroline Springs, VIC · Chadstone, VIC · Coburg, VIC · Collingwood, VIC · Cranbourne, VIC · Dandenong, VIC · Doncaster, VIC · Essendon, VIC · +21 more · National provider
Also supports OCD · Severe Anxiety Disorders
- 25+ families connected
- Fast responder, usually replies within 2 hours
- Specialises in Cleaning, Personal care, Social support
Auslife Disability Care is an NDIS registered provider in New Port, South Australia. They have a track record of following through on more than 25 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Families most often connect with them for cleaning and personal care. 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
Adelaide, SA and 43 othersAlso servesBallina, NSW · Banora Point, NSW · Blacktown, NSW · Bondi Junction, NSW · Brisbane, QLD · Brisbane City, QLD · Byron Bay, NSW · Campbelltown, NSW · Central Coast, NSW · Chisholm, NSW · Coolamon, NSW · Cronulla, NSW · +31 more · National provider
- 10+ families connected
- Fast responder, usually replies within an hour
- Specialises in SIL, Personal care
Based in Adelaide, South Australia, Admire Disability Services is an NDIS registered provider. SIL and personal care are among their most-requested supports. They have a track record of following through on more than 20 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. 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 Disability Support Worker
Mawson Lakes, SA and 9 othersAlso servesAdelaide, SA · Elizabeth Downs, SA · Elizabeth East, SA · Ingle Farm, SA · Mount Gambier, SA · Para Hills West, SA · Parafield Gardens, SA · Salisbury, SA · Salisbury North, SA · National provider
Also supports Bipolar Disorder
- 10+ families connected
- Specialises in Allied health, Personal care
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Disability Support Worker
Salisbury, SA and 6 othersAlso servesAdelaide, SA · Bendigo, VIC · Brisbane, QLD · Brisbane City, QLD · Melbourne, VIC · Perth, WA · National provider
Also supports Autism · Speech Delay
- 10+ families connected
- Specialises in Respite care, SIL
Bon Voyage Respite Services is an NDIS registered provider in Salisbury, South Australia. They have a track record of following through on more than 15 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Families most often connect with them for respite care and SIL. Registered across 9 NDIS support categories, including Assistance in Coordinating or Managing Life Stages, Transitions and Supports, household tasks and group and centre activities.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
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 works across 3 NDIS support categories in Elizabeth South, South Australia. They also offer SIL. 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
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 offer life skills, support work, and social and community support.
- 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.
1,853
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 CommissionLife Skills Training at a glance
- Funding
- NDIS Capacity Building (Improved Daily Living)
- Availability
- 7 days a week
- Wait Time
- Usually within 1-2 weeks
- Cost
- $50-$70/hour
- Hours
- Flexible scheduling
- Median Response
- 6 minutes
Life Skills Training in South Australia (SA): what to know
Carevo lists 1,853 life skills training 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.
1,853
Providers in SA
1,740
NDIS registered
148
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 | 410 | Adelaide |
| Port Adelaide Enfield | 331 | Port Adelaide |
| Salisbury | 321 | Mawson Lakes |
| Playford | 208 | Munno Para |
| Charles Sturt | 178 | Findon |
| Marion | 149 | Marion |
| Onkaparinga | 138 | Morphett Vale |
| Tea Tree Gully | 128 | Modbury |
| West Torrens | 121 | MILE END |
| Unley | 100 | Unley |
Workers delivering NDIS supports in South Australia need the NDIS Worker Check, administered by the SA Department of Human Services Screening Unit. 1740 of the 1874 life skills training 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 life skills training cost in South Australia?
Life Skills Training in South Australia typically costs $50-$70/hour (group rates available). Actual rates vary by provider, funding type, and the level of support required.
How to pay for life skills training
Funding options include NDIS Capacity Building. Eligibility depends on your assessment and plan.
Life Skills Training by suburb in South Australia
Browse providers in the busiest areas, or use any suburb page to see who services your postcode.
What is life skills development training?
Life skills development is capacity-building support that helps a person learn practical daily tasks, cooking, budgeting, using public transport, personal care, through structured coaching rather than someone doing the task for them. It sits in the NDIS Improved Daily Living Skills support category, registration group 0117, Development of Daily Living and Life Skills (NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27).
How to choose a provider for this service
Start with registration. Providers delivering life skills training under NDIS-managed or agency-managed plans should be registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission under registration group 0117, confirmable on the Commission’s public provider register. Response time matters because slow first contact often signals a provider stretched too thin to give one-on-one coaching the attention it needs. Providers ranked using the criteria explained above are ordered partly on measured response speed, and 70 per cent of inquiries across Carevo get a reply within an hour. Ask for pricing broken down by hour and by group session, since rates differ and group programs can lower the per-session cost. Confirm the provider actually covers your suburb and runs in-community sessions, shops, transport routes, not just clinic-based coaching.
Which NDIS funding pays for life skills training?
Life skills training is funded through NDIS Capacity Building, most often the Improved Daily Living Skills category, line item 15_037_0117_1_3, Skill Development and Training including Public Transport Training, capped at 70.23 an hour on a weekday in metro areas (NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27). A person qualifies when their NDIS plan includes this budget line, tied to a stated goal such as cooking, money management or travel independence, and the NDIA has approved a Capacity Building support. Employment-focused skills, including School Leaver Employment Supports, are instead funded under Finding and Keeping a Job. A plan manager or support coordinator confirms which category and hours apply.
Availability across Australia
Carevo lists 28,004 NDIS providers across 4,782 suburbs nationally, including 8,844 in NSW alone. Life skills training pairs well with community access support for group-based practice, or with disability employment services once transport and money-management goals are in place. Response times by state are set out in the table above.
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.
Helpful NDIS resources for South Australia
Guides to help you understand your plan, budget, and supports.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many life skills training providers are there in South Australia?
There are 1853 life skills training 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 life skills training cost in South Australia?
Life Skills Training in South Australia typically costs $50-$70/hour (group rates available). 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 life skills training providers?
By local government area, coverage on Carevo is deepest in Adelaide (410 providers), Port Adelaide Enfield (331 providers), Salisbury (321 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 life skills training 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. 1740 of the 1874 life skills training providers listed in SA on Carevo are NDIS registered.