Functional capacity assessments for your NDIS plan.
A clear picture of how things affect daily life, day to day.
A functional capacity assessment looks at how a disability affects everyday functioning, across areas like daily living, communication, social interaction, mobility and self-management, and sets it out in a structured report the NDIS can use for access requests and plan reassessments. Wiser Minds provides functional capacity reports for self-managed and plan-managed participants. Assessment may occur by secure telehealth, at the Blacktown office, or through mobile/in-home appointments in serviceable Western Sydney areas where clinically suitable.
Andrew will contact suitable new enquiries directly. Self and plan-managed NDIS. Telehealth, Blacktown office or mobile where suitable.
The areas an FCA covers
A functional capacity assessment is not about reaching a diagnosis. It describes how things actually work for you across the parts of daily life the NDIS considers, so your plan can reflect the support you genuinely need.
- Daily living and self-care
- Communication and being understood
- Social interaction and relationships
- Mobility and getting around
- Learning and applying knowledge
- Self-management and decision-making
- Access requests and evidence of functional impact
- Plan reassessments
- Setting and justifying reasonable and necessary supports
- Sharing with your planner, support coordinator and team
Andrew reviews the referral question and report needs, then provides a written scope and quote before you decide whether to book. Available plan funding is checked separately.
A clear path from enquiry to report
Andrew calls you back
Andrew talks through what your plan needs and whether a functional capacity assessment is the right fit.
Review the written scope and quote
Andrew sets out what the assessment and report will include, provides a written quote and checks the proposed funding pathway. You decide whether to book.
The assessment
A structured interview and standardised functional measures, completed by secure telehealth, at the Blacktown office, or in your home where clinically suitable, with input from people who know you well where that helps.
A structured NDIS report
A clear report mapping functional capacity to plan goals, generally within 2 to 4 weeks after the assessment is complete and required information has been received.
Scope-dependent pricing, quoted before booking
The fee depends on the referral question, evidence required and agreed report scope. Andrew provides a written quote before you decide whether to proceed.
| Service | Fee | Funding and next step |
|---|---|---|
| Functional capacity assessment | Quoted after scope review | Self- and plan-managed enquiries; available plan funding checked separately |
| Written report | Included in the quoted scope | Written scope and quote confirmed before booking |
Wiser Minds is not an NDIS registered provider. Functional capacity reports are available to participants who are self-managed or plan-managed only. Agency-managed participants must access assessment through an NDIS registered provider. If you are unsure of your management type, check your NDIS plan or ask your support coordinator.
Before you enquire
It is a structured assessment of how a disability affects everyday functioning, across areas like self-care, communication, social interaction, mobility and self-management. The result is a report that sets out your functional capacity in a way the NDIS can use.
A diagnostic assessment works out whether a condition is present, such as ADHD or autism. A functional capacity assessment describes how a condition affects day-to-day life. They answer different questions, and sometimes a plan needs one, the other, or both. Andrew helps you work out which when you enquire.
The interview and functional measures may be completed by secure telehealth, at the Blacktown office, or through a mobile/in-home appointment in serviceable Western Sydney areas where clinically suitable, with collateral information gathered from people who know you well where that adds to the picture. The format depends on the referral question, suitability, and available information.
Wiser Minds works with self-managed and plan-managed participants. Once available funding and the support item are confirmed, a self-managed participant pays Wiser Minds and seeks reimbursement through their plan; for plan-managed participants, the plan manager settles the approved invoice. Andrew confirms the proposed funding pathway before anything is locked in.
Helpful items include your current NDIS plan and goals, any previous assessments or reports, a list of current supports, and the names of one or two people who know your daily life well and could provide collateral input, with your consent. Do not delay enquiring because something is missing; Andrew confirms exactly what is needed when he contacts you.
No. The report is a clinical document. It describes your functional capacity and support needs honestly, across the domains and in the terms the NDIA considers, and decisions about plans and funding rest with the NDIA. It should be clear about its evidence and limitations so the NDIA can make its own decision.
After hours (weekdays from 5pm) and Saturday appointments are available for private and Medicare therapy at the Blacktown office or by telehealth, with a higher gap fee than standard hours. If you need an assessment appointment outside standard weekday hours, mention it when you enquire and Andrew will let you know what is possible.
Work out the right assessment with Andrew
Tell Andrew what your plan needs and he will point you to the right next step, with no pressure.
Support Coordinators can view referral information here.
