Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Ashburton (postcode 3147), a leafy suburb in the City of Boroondara, about 12-14km south-east of Melbourne’s CBD. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Ashburton and neighbouring Glen Iris, Ashwood and Malvern, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
In 2021, Ashburton residents were found to have the longest average lifespan of anyone in Victoria — a fitting backdrop for a suburb built around the village atmosphere of the High Street shopping strip and the wartime Alamein housing estate, with its streets named after WWII battle sites.
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 Ashburton
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburton Medical Clinic | 301A High Street, Ashburton VIC 3147 | 0.5km away | Mixed billing |
| Zest Medical | 228 High Street, Ashburton VIC 3147 | 0.5km away | Fees apply |
| Ashburton Family Practice | 249 High Street, Ashburton VIC 3147 | 0.5km away | Fees apply |
| Glen Iris Medical Centre | 118 High Street, Glen Iris VIC 3146 | 0.9km away | Fees apply |
| Ashwood Medical Group | 448 Warrigal Road, Ashburton VIC 3147 | 1km away | Mixed billing |
| Prime Family Medical Centre | 515 Warrigal Road, Ashwood VIC 3147 | 1.2km away | Bulk billing |
| Chadstone Road Clinic | 21-23 Chadstone Road, Malvern East VIC 3145 | 2km away | Mixed billing |
| Vitality Medical Health Centre | Level 1 Suite 4, 1632 High Street, Glen Iris VIC 3146 | 2.1km away | Fees apply |
| Myhealth Medical Centre – Chadstone | G120-A, 1341 Dandenong Road, Chadstone VIC 3148 | 2.4km away | Mixed billing |
Nearest hospitals to Ashburton
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Delmont Private Hospital | 298-308 Warrigal Road, Glen Iris VIC 3146 | 1.7km away |
| Epworth Camberwell | 888 Toorak Road, Camberwell VIC 3124 | 3.3km away |
| Medicalwizard | Suite 25, 202-220 Ferntree Gully Road, Clayton VIC 3168 | 5.4km away |
| Caulfield Hospital | 260 Kooyong Road, Caulfield VIC 3162 | 5.7km away |
| Mercy Health – O’Connell Family Centre | 6 Mont Albert Road, Canterbury VIC 3126 | 5.9km away |
| Waverley Private Hospital | 343-353 Blackburn Road, Mount Waverley VIC 3149 | 6km away |
| Moorabbin Hospital | 823-865 Centre Road, Bentleigh East VIC 3165 | 6.1km away |
| Whitehorse Day Surgery | 852 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill VIC 3128 | 6.5km away |
| Calvary Health Care Bethlehem | 476 Kooyong Road, Caulfield South VIC 3162 | 6.8km 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 Ashburton and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Ashburton, postcode 3147.