A safe, welcoming place to stay—planned around your routines, goals and support needs. Eden Ability provides flexible respite and STA options across Sydney.
Support designed around your stay
Short Term Accommodation can provide a temporary place to stay with disability support. We take time to understand how you like to live, what assistance you need and what would make the stay enjoyable and comfortable.
Personalised support
Support is planned around your daily routines, communication preferences and individual goals.
Welcoming accommodation
Comfortable short-stay options with accessibility considered before your booking is confirmed.
Meaningful activities
Choose community activities and everyday experiences that suit your interests, energy and goals.
What a stay may include
- Assistance with personal and daily living tasks such as showering, cooking and toileting
- Standard short-stay or respite accommodation
- Support in a shared or individual setting, depending on assessed need
- Medication prompts or support where agreed
- Overnight support matched to the participant’s usual level of support
- Coordination with family, carers and support teams
Important: Under current NDIS guidance, short-term accommodation funding cannot pay for food, meals, holiday packages, airfares or family travel costs. Participants should only pay for supports they actually use.
Who respite and STA can support
Short-term accommodation may suit eligible NDIS participants who live with primary informal supports or receive daily drop-in support and need disability-related care while their usual carers take a planned break.
Current NDIS guidance says it is usually funded for up to 28 days per year and can be used flexibly, including blocks of up to 14 days at a time. Availability, staffing and funding must be confirmed before a stay.
Read the current NDIS short-term accommodation guidance.
View the accommodation support hubRespite, STA and Short-Term Accommodation properties
Explore Eden Ability property locations that our team can check for a short stay. We match the property, dates, accessibility and support arrangements to the participant before confirming a booking.
Please check availability first. A property card is not a promise of an available room. Funding, dates, staffing, access requirements and suitability must be confirmed with Eden Ability.
Smithfield NSW
Verified Eden Ability short-term accommodation and respite home in Smithfield.
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Mascot Accessible Units
Accessible apartment living with access to 24/7 support. Ask us to check STA dates and suitability.
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Ask about current respite and short-term accommodation options in Lidcombe.
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Bossley Park Villas
Independent living villas with access to 24/7 onsite shared support. STA is confirmed individually.
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Bondi
Ask our team whether the Bondi property suits your preferred dates, access and support needs.
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Sydney CBD
Central Sydney accommodation. Short-term placement is subject to availability and suitability.
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Chatswood
Ask our team to check respite or STA availability and support arrangements in Chatswood.
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Parramatta
Independent living accommodation in Parramatta. Short-term options are confirmed individually.
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Cronulla
Ask whether the Cronulla property can support your preferred dates, funding and assessed needs.
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Macquarie Park / North Ryde
Accommodation near Macquarie Park. Respite and STA suitability is checked with our team.
View property details →How to get started
Tell us what you need
Share preferred dates, location, support needs and accessibility requirements.
We check suitability
Our team confirms availability, support requirements and the right accommodation option.
Plan the stay
We agree the details with you and your support network before the stay begins.
Respite and Short-Term Accommodation questions
Is NDIS respite the same as short-term accommodation?
People often use “respite” to describe a planned break from usual caring arrangements. The NDIS support is called short-term accommodation and focuses on the participant’s disability-related support needs during that time.
How many days of STA can the NDIS fund?
Current NDIS guidance says short-term accommodation is usually funded for up to 28 days per year and may be used flexibly, including a block of up to 14 days at a time. The participant must use funding in line with their plan.
What can short-term accommodation funding pay for?
It may fund disability supports for everyday activities and standard accommodation in a shared or individual setting. The funded support should reflect the level of support the participant usually needs.
Does STA funding include food or holiday costs?
No. Current NDIS guidance says short-term accommodation funding cannot pay for food or meals, cruises, holiday packages, airfares, theme parks or travel and accommodation costs for family members.
Can I use STA funding from my Core budget?
Funding arrangements depend on the participant’s current plan and the latest NDIS rules. Speak with your my NDIS contact or support coordinator before booking so the support and claim category are confirmed.
Is STA emergency or crisis accommodation?
No. NDIS short-term accommodation does not replace homelessness, crisis or mainstream accommodation services. If an urgent situation is related to disability support needs, contact your my NDIS contact or support coordinator to discuss the appropriate pathway.
Can I inspect respite accommodation before booking?
Where practical, our team can arrange a discussion, virtual introduction or inspection so you can understand the property, accessibility, household and support model.
Do you offer NDIS respite in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney?
Eden Ability is based in Mascot and accepts short-term accommodation enquiries from Bondi, Randwick, Maroubra, Mascot and nearby Eastern Suburbs communities, as well as Greater Sydney. Every stay is subject to funding, support requirements and a suitable vacancy.
Let’s plan a comfortable short stay
Call 1300 228 856 or visit Shop G2/669 Gardeners Rd, Mascot NSW 2020.