Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Abbotsford (postcode 3067), an inner suburb in the City of Yarra on the Yarra River, about 3km north-east of Melbourne’s CBD. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Abbotsford and neighbouring Collingwood, Richmond, Clifton Hill and Kew, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Abbotsford’s most distinctive landmark is the Abbotsford Convent — a 6.8-hectare heritage precinct on the Yarra River where the Sisters of the Good Shepherd operated a refuge for women and children from 1863 until 1975, when the complex was saved from demolition by community action and gradually transformed into Melbourne’s largest community arts space. The suburb’s extraordinary cycling culture centres on the Yarra River Trail, which passes through the suburb, and the Collingwood Children’s Farm on the flats below the convent is one of Melbourne’s most loved community spaces. Abbotsford’s industrial heritage — including former breweries, factories and warehouses — is now home to a thriving creative economy.
About Wattletree Health Group
Receiving care at home here means staying close to family, familiar surroundings, and everyday routine. Wattletree Health Group‘s home nursing care is tailored to each client’s needs, helping reduce the need for hospital or GP visits while keeping care personal and consistent.
Local GP clinics near Abbotsford
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equinox Gender Diverse Health Centre | Ground Floor, 200 Hoddle Street, Abbotsford VIC 3067 | 0.7km away | Mixed billing |
| Richmond General Medical Centre | Unit 101, 266 Victoria Street, Richmond VIC 3121 | 0.7km away | Bulk billing |
| Yarra Medical – Abbotsford | Shop 25, 313 Victoria Street, Abbotsford VIC 3067 | 0.7km away | Mixed billing |
| headspace Collingwood | Level 1, 8-16 Lulie Street, Abbotsford VIC 3067 | 0.8km away | Bulk billing |
| cohealth Collingwood | 365 Hoddle Street, Collingwood VIC 3066 | 0.9km away | Bulk billing |
| North Richmond Community Health Centre | 23 Lennox Street, Richmond VIC 3121 | 1km away | Bulk billing |
| Richmond Medical Practice | Unit 1, 486 Victoria Street, Richmond VIC 3121 | 1.1km away | Bulk billing |
| Richmond Family Medical Clinic | 101 Church Street, Richmond VIC 3121 | 1.1km away | Bulk billing |
| Collingwood Medical | 51 Langridge Street, Collingwood VIC 3066 | 1.2km away | Fees apply |
Nearest hospitals to Abbotsford
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Melbourne Clinic | 130 Church Street, Richmond VIC 3121 | 1.1km away |
| Caritas Christi Hospice | 104 Studley Park Road, Kew VIC 3101 | 1.4km away |
| Epworth Freemasons | 109 Albert Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002 | 1.5km away |
| Epworth Richmond | 89 Bridge Road, Richmond VIC 3121 | 1.6km away |
| St Vincent’s Hospital On The Park | 11 Cathedral Place, East Melbourne VIC 3002 | 2.1km away |
| Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital | 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002 | 2.1km away |
| St Vincents Private Hospital – Fitzroy | 59-61 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy VIC 3065 | 2.1km away |
| St Vincent’s Private Hospital – Kew | 5 Studley Avenue, Kew VIC 3101 | 2.1km away |
| St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne | 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy VIC 3065 | 2.2km away |
We work with all Support At Home (SAH) providers and can invoice home care packages directly. We’re registered NDIS providers, and approved providers for TAC and WorkSafe.
Referrals are simple and welcome from self-referral, family and friends, GPs, hospitals, My Aged Care Home Care Package (HCP) and Support At Home (SAH) providers, NDIS Support Coordinators, allied health professionals, and other healthcare organisations. Getting started is easy — simply complete our referral form.
Our nurses provide flexible, compassionate, and clinically competent care for children and adults needing:
- Wound care (VAC dressings, drain tubes, staple/suture removal, acute & chronic wounds)
- Wellbeing checks and general health assessments
- Illness and injury support
- Palliative care and symptom management
- End of life care (EOLC)
- After hospital discharge care
- Night & day respite for carers of family members with high care needs (adults and children)
- My Aged Care Home Care Package (HCP) and Support At Home (SAH) clinical nurse visits
- NDIS clinical nurse visits (we are registered NDIS providers)
- TAC nursing at home (we are approved TAC providers)
- WorkSafe nursing at home (we are approved WorkSafe providers)
- Private nursing (wholly self funded nursing, independent of other provider/government funding)
- Medication administration and management (tablets, injections, syringe drivers, IV infusions)
- Post surgery care
- Pain management
- Stoma care
- Continence assessments and continence management
- Catheter care and management (including suprapubic catheters [SPC], indwelling catheters [IDC] and trial of voids [TOV])
- Diabetic care and diabetes management
- Nursing assessments
- Cognitive assessments
- Showering and personal hygiene support
- Clinical transport and chaperone to medical appointments and community access
- Pathology collection
- Respiratory care (including home ventilation, tracheostomy care)
- Health system navigation and My Aged Care referral assistance
- Service provider and carer/worker training
- Travel/holiday support (local/interstate/overseas)
- Alternative & complementary therapies support (faecal microbial transplant enemas, IV vitamin infusions etc)
- Workplace flu vaccination services
- Health & wellness coaching
Need something not on this list? Have a look at our full range of services, or get in touch — we’re happy to help.
For more on how we work, see our services, or contact us to find out more about home nursing care in Abbotsford and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Abbotsford, postcode 3067.