Sometimes life shifts quickly, and what you need is somewhere safe and comfortable to stay for a while. Short-Term Accommodation, often called STA or respite, and Medium-Term Accommodation, known as MTA, gives you a place to stay with support around you, whether you’re taking a break, waiting on your next home, or working through a change in your life.
We’re BB Disability & Mental Health Services, a registered NDIS provider based in Dapto, with a team grounded in disability support, mental health, and social work. We support people across Wollongong, Dapto, Kiama, and the wider Illawarra.
Time away from home, a break for family or carers, or waiting on a longer-term option, whatever’s happening right now, you don’t need to work it out alone. We’ll listen properly, walk through your options in words that make sense, and help you find the next step when you’re ready.
What Your Stay Could Look Like
Everyone’s situation is different, so no two stays look exactly the same. With STA or MTA support across the Illawarra, you may stay for a short planned break, a few days away from your usual routine or a longer period while you wait for your next home.
What a stay might look like
- Arrival day: someone there to welcome you, help you settle in and make sure you feel comfortable in your new space.
- During the week: support with meals, personal care, medication prompts where appropriate, daily routines, shopping, appointments and activities you enjoy.
- Time for yourself: quiet time at home, getting out into the community, seeing family, enjoying hobbies or simply taking a breath from your usual routine.
- Before you leave: talking through what comes next, whether that means returning home, moving into a new place or organising other support around you.
Short-Term and Medium-Term Accommodation can be funded through your NDIS plan, depending on your needs, goals and current situation. We’ll talk through what may be possible without making it feel complicated or overwhelming. When you’re ready, say hello or make a referral, and we’ll start the conversation together.
Where Do We Support STA and MTA
Across the Illawarra?
Our STA and MTA support reaches Wollongong, Dapto, Kiama, and the surrounding Illawarra. A short break near home or somewhere to land while you sort out your next move, either one is a conversation worth having with us.
We also run Supported Independent Living, Specialist Disability Accommodation, In-Home Support, Community Access and Activities, Support Coordination, and Psychosocial Recovery Coaching alongside STA and MTA. A temporary stay can be one piece of a much bigger transition, so there’s no harm in laying out every option at once.
STA and MTA Closer to Home
Wondering what’s nearest to you? We also run STA and MTA in Nowra, or call
1300 070 724 and we’ll help point you the right way.
What Our Families Say
Every story here belongs to someone we’ve been trusted to support. Sorting out a stay away from home rarely comes with easy answers, especially when it’s someone you love you’re trying to get it right for.
