Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Baden Powell (postcode 3200), a locality in the northern area of the City of Frankston, about 40km south-east of Melbourne’s CBD. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Baden Powell and neighbouring Frankston North, Carrum Downs and Pines Forest, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Baden Powell is a locality in the northern Frankston area, sharing the 3200 postcode with Frankston North and Pines Forest. The name recalls the general era of the area’s development in the mid-20th century. The locality sits close to Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve, one of the few remaining patches of remnant coastal scrub on the Frankston Peninsula, and connects to Frankston’s broader network of walking trails.
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 Baden Powell
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford Central Medical Clinic | 272 Seaford Road, Seaford VIC 3198 | 1.5km away | Bulk billing |
| TLC Primary Care Frankston North | 23 Forest Drive, Frankston North VIC 3200 | 1.5km away | Bulk billing |
| Botany Park Medical Centre | 28 Lyrebird Drive, Carrum Downs VIC 3201 | 1.6km away | Mixed billing |
| Hartnett Clinic Seaford | 2 Hartnett Drive, Seaford VIC 3198 | 2.4km away | Fees apply |
| Ballarto Medical Centre | 301-303 Ballarto Road, Carrum Downs VIC 3201 | 2.5km away | Mixed billing |
| Carrum Downs Doctors | Suite 6, 335 Ballarto Road, Carrum Downs VIC 3201 | 2.7km away | Mixed billing |
| McCormicks Road General Practice | 25 McCormicks Road, Carrum Downs VIC 3201 | 2.8km away | Bulk billing |
| Karingal Family Medical Centre | 194-196 Karingal Drive, Frankston VIC 3199 | 3km away | Bulk billing |
| Hall Road Medical Centre | Shop T14, 100 Hall Road, Carrum Downs VIC 3201 | 3.1km away | Mixed billing |
Nearest hospitals to Baden Powell
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital | 251-265 Cranbourne Road, Frankston VIC 3199 | 3.3km away |
| Peninsula Private Hospital | 525 McClelland Drive, Langwarrin VIC 3910 | 3.8km away |
| Peninsula Health – Frankston Hospital | 2 Hastings Road, Frankston VIC 3199 | 4.3km away |
| Frankston Public Surgical Centre | 5 Susono Way, Frankston VIC 3199 | 4.4km away |
| Monash Health Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre | 140-154 Sladen Street, Cranbourne VIC 3977 | 10.3km away |
| Beleura Private Hospital | 925 Nepean Highway, Mornington VIC 3931 | 15km away |
| The Bays Hospital | 4 Vale Street, Mornington VIC 3931 | 15.3km away |
| The Mornington Centre | 24 Separation Street, Mornington VIC 3931 | 16km away |
| Dandenong Hospital | 135 David Street, Dandenong VIC 3175 | 17.1km 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 Baden Powell and the wider Frankston area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Baden Powell, postcode 3200.