We’ve come a long way over the last 50 years, but our goal has stayed the same. We’re here to support Territorians with disability to live their best life. With support from our community we can reach more people and deliver great outcomes for our community. We continue to extend our impact, delivering high quality services across the Top End and Central Australia.
Homelike setting brings comfort
Tommaso* was admitted to hospital with dementia and multiple co-morbidities associated with age-related frailty. Once his medical requirements were...
Positive wellbeing supports successful transition
Upon transition from Palmerston Regional Hospital, Margaret and Harry* quickly settled into the Ready for Home program’s homelike care setting. Both...
A fresh start sees improved health outcomes
Paul* uses a wheelchair and lives with a stoma, which also functions as his PEG feeding site. When he transitioned to Carpentaria’s SIL program, he...
Family connection supports wellbeing
Tom* had not had the opportunity to see his family in Adelaide for an extended period of time. He expressed his desire to reconnect and to spend a...
Collaborative efforts result in positive outcomes
Gerry* is non-verbal and lives with an intellectual disability and complex support needs, including severe epilepsy and seizures. He requires...
Transition planning supports positive outcomes
Kim* is currently in year 12 and preparing for life after school. She is on the autism spectrum, is non-verbal and has sensory sensitivities and...
A new passion for textiles brings joy
Ted* is a young man on the autism spectrum, with unique and specific areas of interest. Over the past 3 years, the Pathways Program team have...
Cooking skills build independence
Karen* lives in supported accommodation and expressed a desire to build her independence through learning how to cook. With limited functional...
Collaborative approach to equipment upgrades
Ben* lives with paraplegia and uses a wheelchair to move around his remote community. His wheelchair was long overdue for a review and upgrade,...
Successful transition to SDA home
Three men who use wheelchairs had lived together for a number of years. While home modifications had occurred during this time, the men sought the...
Participant matching success
Maggie* was living in a house with two others but was finding it difficult to get along with her flatmates. Carpentaria’s team started investigating...
Return to Country plays key role
Bobby* expressed his desire to meet with members of his extended family for a special picnic in the park. He was excited to share artwork he had...
Family reconnection success
Bob* had been homeless and living rough for more than 5 years prior to the event that resulted in his long hospital admission. When he arrived in...
Independence supports wellbeing
Mary* was discharged from hospital into the Ready for Home program as a full time wheelchair user, however the manual wheelchair she was using was...
Post-school transition success
Freddy’s* guardian became interested in the Pathways Program during Freddy’s final year of schooling. Supported by teachers, he attended trial...
Passion for woodwork grows
Shannon has been interested in metalwork and woodwork since he was a young boy. A talented craftsman, he was one of the first participants to join...
Therapy supports independence
Jason* is 45 years old and suffered a brain injury in a car accident. He was placed in a nursing home, but wanted to move into Supported Independent...
Communication success
When Molly first started working with one of Carpentaria’s Speech Pathologists, she only had a small range of single words and frequently...
Specialised equipment supports development
Logan* was born with hydrocephalus (fluid build-up within the brain) and his medical team anticipated an extremely short life expectancy. However,...
Communication improves quality of life
As a young non-verbal boy with cerebral palsy and an intellectual disability, Noah* did not have the opportunity to access Speech Pathology or other...
Sales success in Nailed It
Shannon and Jeff have enjoyed Nailed It activities over the past four years and have consistently built their woodworking skills and the intricacies...
Rising basketball stars
When Pathways Program participants were first approached about entering a team in the Basketball NT Rising Stars Basketball Competition, many in the...
Staying connected in Darwin
Four women from the same remote community transitioned from hospital to Carpentaria’s Ready for Home program. Unable to return home due to their...
Transition to home
Roger and John* had lived with their families for many years, before a deterioration in mobility and a long hospital stay resulted in them both...
House move increases quality of life
Dave* was showing increased signs of agitation and distress when spending time in his home. He had also suffered from increased falls and this...
Active support takes centre stage
Julie, Kate and Sarah* share a lovely home in Darwin’s northern suburbs. Supported by a dedicated team of experienced and skilled Independent Living...