Myka Place
Myka Place
Myka Place
A haven of calm, connection and care
A haven of calm, connection and care
A haven of calm, connection and care
At Myka Place every child deserves a space to feel safe, seen and supported. Created with love by Ability in Disability and rooted in the values of Kalon Meraki, Myka Place is more than respite. It is a second home filled with care and joy.
Whether your child is visiting for a few hours or a few nights, our team is here to provide thoughtful, tailored care that honours each young person’s unique needs.
Myka Place is a purposefully designed respite home in Nedlands, WA, created specifically for children and young people with disabilities and complex support needs. Our space has been carefully curated to feel warm, welcoming and comforting more like a home than a service.
At Myka Place every child deserves a space to feel safe, seen and supported. Created with love by Ability in Disability and rooted in the values of Kalon Meraki, Myka Place is more than respite. It is a second home filled with care and joy.
Whether your child is visiting for a few hours or a few nights, our team is here to provide thoughtful, tailored care that honours each young person’s unique needs.
Myka Place is a purposefully designed respite home in Nedlands, WA, created specifically for children and young people with disabilities and complex support needs. Our space has been carefully curated to feel warm, welcoming and comforting more like a home than a service.
short-term and overnight respite
short-term and overnight respite
short-term and overnight respite
Sensory safe environments
Calming spaces are designed to reduce overwhelm, with soft lighting, soothing colors, and thoughtful layouts that support regulation and comfort.
Sensory safe environments
Calming spaces are designed to reduce overwhelm, with soft lighting, soothing colors, and thoughtful layouts that support regulation and comfort.
Sensory safe environments
Calming spaces are designed to reduce overwhelm, with soft lighting, soothing colors, and thoughtful layouts that support regulation and comfort.
Personal routines
Each child’s day is guided by their own preferences, rhythms, and favorite items so they feel secure and grounded in an environment that respects their individuality.
Fully compliant trusted services
Each child’s day is guided by their own preferences, rhythms, and favorite items so they feel secure and grounded in an environment that respects their individuality.
Personal routines
Each child’s day is guided by their own preferences, rhythms, and favorite items so they feel secure and grounded in an environment that respects their individuality.
Smooth transitions
Change can be hard, so we use visual cues, simple explanations, and gradual steps to make every shift in activity smooth and reassuring.
Smooth transitions
Change can be hard, so we use visual cues, simple explanations, and gradual steps to make every shift in activity smooth and reassuring.
Smooth transitions
Change can be hard, so we use visual cues, simple explanations, and gradual steps to make every shift in activity smooth and reassuring.
Caring team
Our staff bring warmth, patience, and understanding, forming strong relationships built on trust so children know they are valued and safe.
Caring team
Our staff bring warmth, patience, and understanding, forming strong relationships built on trust so children know they are valued and safe.
Caring team
Our staff bring warmth, patience, and understanding, forming strong relationships built on trust so children know they are valued and safe.
Who We Welcome
Who We Welcome
• Children with physical, intellectual, or neurodevelopmental disabilities
• Young people with complex medical or behavioural needs
• Families seeking safe, reliable respite support
• Parents and carers needing rest, balance, or time for other priorities
• Children with physical, intellectual, or neurodevelopmental disabilities
• Young people with complex medical or behavioural needs
• Families seeking safe, reliable respite support
• Parents and carers needing rest, balance, or time for other priorities
We understand that trust takes time, that’s why we work closely with families, clinicians, and support coordinators to create personalised transition plans, build familiarity, and set everyone up for success.
We understand that trust takes time, that’s why we work closely with families, clinicians, and support coordinators to create personalised transition plans, build familiarity, and set everyone up for success.
What’s Included in a Stay
What’s Included in a Stay
• Safe, beautifully appointed bedrooms with sensory supports
• Fully accessible rooms
• Onsite medical-grade equipment including suction and feeding supports
• Calm activity zones and play-based learning tools
• Trained staff with experience in complex support and trauma-informed care
• Behaviour Support
• Palliative Care Support
• Safe, beautifully appointed bedrooms with sensory supports
• Fully accessible rooms
• Onsite medical-grade equipment including suction and feeding supports
• Calm activity zones and play-based learning tools
• Trained staff with experience in complex support and trauma-informed care
• Behaviour Support
• Palliative Care Support
Whether it’s painting, puzzles, movie night or music time, each guest is supported to engage at their own pace, in their own way.
Whether it’s painting, puzzles, movie night or music time, each guest is supported to engage at their own pace, in their own way.
Why Families Choose Myka Place
Why Families Choose Myka Place
• Trusted by local families and support coordinators
• Backed by the clinical and ethical governance of Kalon Meraki
• Operated by Ability in Disability a registered NDIS provider
• Transparent, family-led onboarding process
• Open communication, regular updates, and genuine connection
• Trusted by local families and support coordinators
• Backed by the clinical and ethical governance of Kalon Meraki
• Operated by Ability in Disability a registered NDIS provider
• Transparent, family-led onboarding process
• Open communication, regular updates, and genuine connection
We understand that handing over care is a vulnerable step. At Myka Place, our role is to earn your trust and your child’s with every visit.
We understand that handing over care is a vulnerable step. At Myka Place, our role is to earn your trust and your child’s with every visit.
Elefly, Our Comforting Companion
Elefly, Our Comforting Companion
Elefly, Our Comforting Companion
Every guest at Myka Place is welcomed by Elefly, our part-elephant, part-butterfly mascot who symbolises strength, gentleness and transformation. Elefly is a comforting presence for many of our young visitors, helping to ease anxieties and support emotional regulation.
Elefly features in our rooms, sensory kits, bedtime stories and even our welcome packs, making every stay feel a little more magical.
Every guest at Myka Place is welcomed by Elefly, our part-elephant, part-butterfly mascot who symbolises strength, gentleness and transformation. Elefly is a comforting presence for many of our young visitors, helping to ease anxieties and support emotional regulation.
Elefly features in our rooms, sensory kits, bedtime stories and even our welcome packs, making every stay feel a little more magical.
More About Myka
More About Myka
More About Myka
Our Vision
Our Vision
Our Vision
To be a home where every child is held in love, uplifted in spirit, and empowered to grow surrounded by people who see their worth, honour their story, and walk beside them with unwavering care.
To be a home where every child is held in love, uplifted in spirit, and empowered to grow surrounded by people who see their worth, honour their story, and walk beside them with unwavering care.
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
We are a home built on trust where families can exhale, knowing their children are safe, and celebrated. Through warmth, structure, and everyday moments of joy, we hold space for healing, belonging, and growth.
We are a home built on trust where families can exhale, knowing their children are safe, and celebrated. Through warmth, structure, and everyday moments of joy, we hold space for healing, belonging, and growth.
Our Values
Our Values
Our Values
We build healing relationships through presence, show love with compassion and consistency, and honour every identity and culture so all belong.
Main room Trio:
Calyx – Protection and nurture
Budhi – Early growth and potential
Yira – Rising and thriving
We build healing relationships through presence, show love with compassion and consistency, and honour every identity and culture so all belong.
Main room Trio:
Calyx – Protection and nurture
Budhi – Early growth and potential
Yira – Rising and thriving
Calyx
Calyx
Calyx
Calyx (which protect the flower bud before it blooms).
"Where safety cradles potential."
A nurturing space for gentle beginnings. Like the outer layer of a flower bud, Calyx protects and supports children as they prepare to grow.
Calyx (which protect the flower bud before it blooms).
"Where safety cradles potential."
A nurturing space for gentle beginnings. Like the outer layer of a flower bud, Calyx protects and supports children as they prepare to grow.
Budhi
Budhi
Budhi
Budhi (Noongar: “to grow”)
"Tiny steps, mighty roots."
Budhi is where early development is celebrated in every giggle, gaze, and grasp. A soft, grounded space for young children to grow, explore, and connect.
Budhi (Noongar: “to grow”)
"Tiny steps, mighty roots."
Budhi is where early development is celebrated in every giggle, gaze, and grasp. A soft, grounded space for young children to grow, explore, and connect.
Yira
Yira
Yira
"Strong hearts rise here."
Yira is where children rise in their identities, strengths, and stories. A space for growth in all its forms, fostering courage, curiosity, and empowered steps forward.
"Strong hearts rise here."
Yira is where children rise in their identities, strengths, and stories. A space for growth in all its forms, fostering courage, curiosity, and empowered steps forward.
