NDIS Support After Discharge from Bankstown Hospital
Leaving hospital with a disability is where NDIS supports either start smoothly or fall apart. We set up plan management, support coordination and in-home supports for participants discharging from Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital.
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Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital on Eldridge Road is the district general and teaching hospital for Canterbury-Bankstown. Complex trauma and brain injury rehabilitation are referred on to Liverpool, so participants leaving Bankstown are more likely to be coming home after a medical, cardiac or mental health admission – including from Banks House, the campus psychiatric unit – or after an ACAT assessment during their stay.
As a registered NDIS provider, we help families in Bankstown, Canterbury and Fairfield set up plan management, support coordination and in-home supports before discharge day, so the return home is planned rather than rushed.
About Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is located at 70 Eldridge Road, Bankstown and is part of the South Western Sydney Local Health District.
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is the district general and teaching hospital for the Canterbury-Bankstown area, with affiliations to three universities. It is not a designated major trauma service, so complex trauma and complex neurological rehabilitation are referred on to Liverpool.
Services That Matter Most for NDIS Participants
- Intensive care and cardiac care: Acute services supporting participants through the early stage of a hospital admission.
- Banks House: The psychiatric inpatient unit on the Bankstown campus.
- Aged care services: An aged care building on campus, with ACAT assessment available during an admission.
- Surgical and medical services: General acute services for the Canterbury-Bankstown population.
- Referral pathways to Liverpool: Brain injury rehabilitation and major trauma care are provided at Liverpool rather than on this campus.
Worth knowing: A new Bankstown hospital is being built on a separate site in the Bankstown centre. Until it opens, discharge planning continues to run through the Eldridge Road campus.
Getting NDIS Supports in Place Before Discharge
The NDIA runs a formal hospital discharge pathway, and the earlier it starts the more likely a discharge date holds. An NDIA hospital liaison officer works with the treating team on any plan changes, a support coordinator lines up providers, equipment and home modification quotes, and a plan manager makes sure new providers can be paid from day one.
We explain the whole process – including why discharges get delayed and what we do in the first few weeks at home – in our guide to NDIS support after hospital discharge.
Getting Around Bankstown Hospital
Bankstown station is a thirty to forty minute walk from the hospital, so buses are the practical option. Services stop on Eldridge Road and Artegall Street, with others on Chapel Road requiring a walk up Eldridge Road. Parking uses a ticket system with validation at the main entrance, with concessional rates for eligible patients and carers. Accessible spaces are near the main entrance and the emergency department, and there is a ten-minute drop-off zone at the emergency entrance.
Who This Hospital Serves
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital primarily serves The Canterbury-Bankstown area, within South Western Sydney.
We deliver NDIS supports across those areas. If one of these is where you live, that page will tell you what we cover locally:
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital provide brain injury rehabilitation?
No. Brain injury rehabilitation and major trauma care are provided at Liverpool, so some participants transfer there before coming home. NDIS arrangements can continue across that move.
Can NDIS supports be arranged after a stay in Banks House?
Yes. Banks House is the psychiatric inpatient unit on the Bankstown campus. Support coordination and in-home supports can be set up before discharge so the person has steady support in the first weeks at home.
What if an older patient has an ACAT assessment during their stay?
ACAT assessments for aged care can happen during an admission at Bankstown. If the person is already an NDIS participant, their NDIS supports still need to be arranged for going home, and we can help set those up alongside any aged care advice.
How do we get to Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital?
Bankstown station is a thirty to forty minute walk, so buses on Eldridge Road and Artegall Street are the practical option. Parking uses a ticket system with concessional rates for eligible patients and carers, and there is a ten-minute drop-off zone at the emergency entrance.
Contact Us
If someone in your family is being discharged from Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital and you are trying to work out what happens next, call us.
- Phone: 1800 50 50 70
- Email: admin@alliedhealthcareservices.com.au
- Services: NDIS Plan Management, Support Coordination, Personal Care and Household Tasks
Planning a discharge from Bankstown Hospital?
Talk to us early. The supports that take longest to arrange – home modifications, equipment and rosters – are the ones that decide whether a discharge date holds.