Planned short stays with full support, giving you and your family a break.
Short Term Respite (STR), formerly Short Term Accommodation (STA). NDIS respite across Metropolitan Melbourne, Bendigo and regional Victoria.
Short Term Respite (STR) allows you to have time apart from your primary informal supports, the family and friends who provide you with significant daily disability-related support. It gives them a short break to sustain their capacity to provide support, while you are supported by trained staff in a safe, comfortable environment.
What Happens During STR
This support was previously called Short Term Accommodation (STA) under the NDIS. The name changed to better reflect its purpose as respite support. The service itself is the same.
Per calendar year
Per individual stay
Flexible funding in your NDIS plan
STR is usually funded at group pricing, meaning you may share supports with other participants. If you require individual support due to your disability, this needs to be evidenced and approved in your NDIS plan.
STR can support planned breaks, routine changes, and situations where your usual informal support network needs temporary relief.
Common Situations
Your family provides significant daily disability-related support and needs a break to rest, recharge, or attend to other responsibilities. STR gives them that break while you are supported in a safe environment. Regular breaks are important for sustaining those support arrangements over time.
Time away from your usual routine in a supported environment. A chance to experience something different, try new activities, or simply have a change of scenery while your primary informal supports take a break.
Sometimes circumstances arise unexpectedly: sudden illness of your primary informal supports, unavailability of your usual informal supports, or a temporary change in your situation. We work to accommodate unplanned respite requests where possible, depending on availability.
If you need longer-term or transitional accommodation rather than a short break, Supported Independent Living or Medium Term Accommodation may be more appropriate for your situation.
Explore services that support longer stays or transition periods.
Contact Myxa directly or have your support coordinator get in touch. We check availability across our properties and confirm whether we can accommodate your stay. STR availability depends on current capacity.
We gather information about your support needs, preferences, routines, and any specific requirements such as dietary needs, medication, or behaviour support strategies. Staff are briefed before your arrival so your stay is well prepared from the start.
You receive 24/7 support from trained Disability Support Workers under the Myxa Framework. This includes personal support, meals in group settings, daily living assistance, and communication with your family and representatives as agreed. The same standard of support that applies to our SIL service applies to every STR stay.
Myxa provides several accommodation and support options. Understanding the differences helps you choose what is right for your situation.
Short Term Respite (STR)
Planned short stays for respite and short breaks
Medium Term Accommodation (MTA)
Transitional accommodation while your long-term home is being prepared
Supported Independent Living (SIL)
Ongoing, long-term supported accommodation
Short Term Respite (STR)
Up to 28 days per year (maximum 14 consecutive days)
Medium Term Accommodation (MTA)
Up to 90 days (extensions possible with evidence)
Supported Independent Living (SIL)
Ongoing
Short Term Respite (STR)
Core Supports budget, recurring
Medium Term Accommodation (MTA)
Once-off, part of home and living supports
Supported Independent Living (SIL)
Core Supports budget, ongoing
Short Term Respite (STR)
Return to your usual home
Medium Term Accommodation (MTA)
Move to your confirmed long-term home (SIL, SDA, own home)
Supported Independent Living (SIL)
This is your long-term home
Short Term Respite (STR)
Yes (with support)
Medium Term Accommodation (MTA)
Yes (rental cost only)
Supported Independent Living (SIL)
Yes (with support)
If you or your family need a planned break, get in touch with our team to check availability and discuss your support needs.
