Specialist NDIS Support Coordinator for Young Onset Dementia. Lived experience + professional advocacy to help families regain control. 🧠✨ I'm Samantha, an independent Support Coordinator specialising in Young Onset Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. What makes me different : I've navigated this journey firsthand. For four years, I've coordinated my father's care through his Young Onset Alzheimer's diagnosis—managing his $180,643 NDIS plan, coordinating 6+ providers, and advocating through every crisis, assessment, and transition.
I handle the heavy administrative lifting and crisis planning so that families can stop being case managers and start being families again What makes me unique isn't the lived experience alone or the certifications alone—it's the integration of both into practice that is simultaneously professional and deeply human. I understand the gap between what plans say and what families actually need. I've fought for proper assessments when diagnoses didn't match symptoms, coordinated behavioral support for challenging behaviors, and balanced autonomy with safety in real-time.
I support you and your family by ; Navigate the NDIS – Plan management, reviews, funding applications Coordinate Your Team – Link and manage all providers (doctors, therapists, support workers) Handle Crises – Urgent assessments, safety planning, capacity issues Advocate for Your Family – Fight for appropriate services and funding Manage Behaviors – Coordinate behavioral support and intervention strategies Plan for the Future – Goal setting, community access, quality of life focus Culturally responsive, person-centered support My credentials : Support Coordination Part 1 certified, NDIS Worker Orientation, Supporting Effective Communication, current NDIS Worker Screening & National Police Check Young Onset Dementia changes everything-for the person diagnosed and everyone who loves them.
You need a coordinator who understands both the NDIS and the personal toll. Now I'm ready to bring everything I've learned to support others—not because I have all the answers, but because I know what questions to ask, where the gaps are, and what it actually takes to turn an NDIS plan into meaningful support that honors dignity, amplifies voice, and improves quality of life. That's what makes me different.