Nardy House project manager Denise Redmond the Friends of Nardy House take over the specialised Nardy House Respite facility for people with profound disabilities as an independent non-government organisation on June 1.

This facility will operate on a 24-hour/seven day a week basis.

“This is a real triumph for people with profound disabilities, their carers and families and you, our supporters and the Nardy House committee and board,” Ms Redmond said.

“We are advertising for our first CEO and look forward to providing a very unique service.”

The website nardyhouse.org.au has recruitment details.

The respite facility has been run by Nardy House and the state Ageing, Disability and Homecare (ADHC) department in a unique partnership for over three years and she said the facility was now more than ready to meet the needs of our specific client group.

“Our permanent accommodation has reached the lock up stage…brick by brick, again with your support, this has been achieved,” she said

“We have been on a journey that has taken two decades and there have been times when it would have been so much easier to simply walk away; we would have if the need was not so great and our supporters had not assisted us and urged us on.”

State Member Andrew Constance lobbied on behalf of Nardy House for years before he became Disabilities Minister last year.

Now he said he was pleased his agency had been able to provide recurring funding, which was “a terrific step forward”.

“We have got to this point because of the efforts of Denise and the committee,” he said.

“It’s absolutely tremendous to get the government to do the right thing.”

As minister, he said he was working to put a spotlight on the needs and to get equivalent services in regional areas.

The funding is being provided by ADHC, and is $1,099,008 recurrent. There’s additional recurrent funding of $144,115 for the first year, reducing to $109,765 in the second year for clinical services.

There’s also non-recurrent funding of $40,396 for the transition of the service.

Nardy House provides centre-based respite for people with high physical support needs up to 64 years of age. They currently support 22 clients.