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 reviews. Wiser Minds provides functional capacity assessments for self-managed and plan-managed participants, by secure video across Australia.
Free for new clients · Self & plan-managed · Telehealth Australia-wide
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 reviews and reassessments
- Setting and justifying reasonable and necessary supports
- Sharing with your planner, support coordinator and team
We confirm the fee and how your funding applies on the free call, so there are no surprises.
A clear path from enquiry to report
Free 15-minute call
We talk through what your plan needs and whether a functional capacity assessment is the right fit, with no commitment.
Confirm scope and funding
We agree on the assessment, the fee, and how your funding applies before we begin.
The assessment
A structured interview and standardised functional measures, completed by secure video, with input from people who know you well where that helps.
An NDIS-ready report
A clear, structured report mapping your functional capacity to your plan goals, usually within 2 to 4 weeks.
Transparent from the start
The first 15-minute call is always free, and the assessment fee is quoted before you commit.
| Service | Fee | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Initial consultation (15 min) | Free | No referral required |
| Functional capacity assessment | Contact for quote | NDIS self & plan-managed |
| Written report | Included | Quoted after the free consultation |
Wiser Minds is not a registered NDIS provider. Functional capacity assessments are available to participants who are self-managed or plan-managed only. Agency-managed participants must access assessment through a registered NDIS provider. If you are unsure of your management type, check your NDIS plan or ask your support coordinator.
Before you book
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. We help you work out which on the free call.
Yes. The interview and functional measures are completed by secure video, with collateral information gathered from people who know you well where that adds to the picture.
Wiser Minds works with self-managed and plan-managed participants. If you are self-managed you arrange and claim the assessment yourself; if you are plan-managed your plan manager settles the invoice. We confirm how your funding applies on the free call before anything is locked in.
Work out the right assessment on a free call
Tell us what your plan needs and we will point you to the right next step, with no pressure.