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Behaviour-aware support
Our team is trained to read the difference between a behavioural response and a pain or sensory response. This is the gap that causes most ABI placements to break down.
Acquired Brain Injury
Brain injury support that knows the difference between a behaviour and a pain response.
Generic providers learn ABI on the job. We arrive having already understood the post-injury picture: cognitive fatigue, behavioural triggers, physical recovery, and the family system carrying it all.
What WEYA actually does
The clinical specifics, not the brochure.
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Cognitive fatigue management
Pacing the day around real cognitive limits, not a roster template. Same workers, same routines, so participants are not re-explaining themselves every shift.
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Hospital-to-home continuity
Josh is an OT. The clinical handover from the rehab ward is read, understood, and continued at home, including any specific transfer or feeding protocols.
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Family debrief and clinical updates
Quality progress notes that hold up at plan reviews. Proactive communication so families never feel like they are managing the provider as well as the recovery.
Who this page is for
If any of this sounds like your situation, the next step is a meet & greet.
- Adults post-stroke ABI, traumatic brain injury, or hypoxic injury
- Participants discharged from rehab wards needing 20+ hours of weekly support
- Families who have had a previous placement break down due to behavioural complexity
- Hospital Discharge Planners with a participant whose home support stack needs to match their ward standard
The fears we hear most
Named honestly. Answered clinically.
“The worker will mistake a behavioural response for non-compliance.”
Our response
Megan trains every WEYA support worker on ABI behavioural literacy before their first shift. Our team reads escalation, withdrawal, and pain expression as the clinical signals they are.
“Another provider who underdelivers and we have to start over.”
Our response
Small teams matched to the participant's routines and risks. Cover shifts are briefed in writing before they begin, not on the doorstep.
“Progress notes that are useless at the plan review.”
Our response
Clinical-grade documentation by default. Notes that are usable by Support Coordinators to advocate for ongoing funding.
The clinical detail
What every ABI placement gets, by default.
- OT-led intake assessment within 24 hours of enquiry
- Manual handling, hoists, and complex transfer competency confirmed before any shift
- Bowel and bladder care, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding, and personal care training delivered by a clinician in person
- Behaviour support coordination with external positive behaviour support (PBS) practitioners
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Frequently asked
What families and referrers ask about Acquired Brain Injury.
For Hospital Discharge Planners and Support Coordinators
A clear path from referral to discovery call.
Every referral is acknowledged within 12 hours. Josh reviews capacity and clinical fit, then we either book a discovery call or tell you honestly that WEYA is not the right match for this participant. Progress notes are written so they hold up at plan review.
12 hrs
Acknowledgement on every referral
24 hrs
Discovery call typically arranged within
M1 + 2A
NDIS high-intensity and behaviour registrations
Refer now.
Every enquiry and referral acknowledged within 12 hours by an OT or a senior team member — not a salesperson.