Cara  – Since 1949

For more than 76 years, Cara has been recognised as a leading, trusted service provider working alongside people with disabilities and their families across metropolitan Adelaide and regional South Australia.

As a registered NDIS Service Provider, Cara specialises in providing care for severe and multiple disabilities, including autism, cerebral palsy, and intellectual disability. We are the experts at supporting people with complex needs.

Cara’s services include Supported Independent Living (SIL), Home Community Support (HCS, Short-term Accommodation (STA) and Day Options. Our specialty is supporting people in their homes.

With a workforce of over 800 staff, Cara’s Possible People have an unparalleled depth of knowledge and skills. We provide ongoing employee benefits for salasalaryr packaging, training and career progression, making Cara the Employer of choice for workers in the industry.

Our Practice Leaders are experts in their field, providing guidance on how we can best support our customers. The robust quality and safeguarding systems, policies and procedures at Cara also ensure our customers receive the best support.

At Cara, our Client Teams collaborate with specialised, experienced, and knowledgeable business units across the organisation to ensure every client’s journey is thoughtfully curated with care, creativity, and a sense of fun.

We’re dedicated to supporting each individual’s unique needs, empowering all clients to live a life filled with joy, purpose, belonging and meaningful moments of enjoyment.

We’re not a disability service; we’re a possibility service.

Supported Independent Living SIL

Up to 24/7 support for you to live independently or with housemates.

Short Term Accommodation STA

Short breaks in comfortable, family-style homes around South Australia.

Housing Vacancies

Search for SIL and SDA vacancies
across South Australia

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Registered Charitable Organisation

Cara is a not-for-profit, or as we like to say, a profit-for-purpose. This means all money we raise goes back to supporting children and adults with disabilities in our Cara Community.

Why Cara?

We support people with disabilities all across South Australia including metropolitan Adelaide, Mount Barker, Murray Bridge, Mount Gambier, Kadina, Port Augusta, Port Pirie, Port Lincoln and the surrounding areas.

Support us

Cara is a charitable organisation you can trust, which is why we display the Registered Charity Tick. It’s a logo that registered charities can display to proudly show their charity status. 

Services at Cara

Cara provides a wide range of services designed to help people with disabilities as well as their carers and the wider community. From assistance with living arrangements to ongoing support and specialist services, Cara is here to help you when it matters most.

Contact Us

We’re here to help. Whether it’s by phone, email or online, you can reach out and we’ll help you find what you’re looking for.