Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Baxter (postcode 3911), a semi-rural locality within the Mornington Peninsula Shire, about 48km south-east of Melbourne’s CBD. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Baxter and neighbouring Langwarrin, Somerville, Tyabb and Frankston South, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Baxter is a quiet semi-rural locality on the northern edge of the Mornington Peninsula — a transitional landscape where the suburban fringe of Frankston gives way to the rural and semi-rural character that defines much of the peninsula’s northern reaches. The locality is best known for the Baxter Park and Ride — a major commuter hub serving Mornington Peninsula residents travelling to Melbourne — and for the Baxter Tafe campus, which provides vocational education to south-east Melbourne students. The broader Langwarrin and Somerville area surrounding Baxter supports a mix of market garden, rural residential and lifestyle properties, with the Western Port and Port Phillip bay coastlines within easy reach via Tyabb and Somerville. Baxter is well-positioned for access to Frankston Hospital, Frankston town centre, and the Mornington Peninsula’s many recreational and natural attractions including the Mornington Peninsula National Park, wineries and coastal 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 Baxter
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Medical & Dental | 57 Baxter-Tooradin Road, Baxter VIC 3911 | 0.7km away | Mixed billing |
| Baxter Park Medical Centre | 292 Frankston-Flinders Road, Frankston South VIC 3199 | 2.2km away | Bulk billing |
| Eramosa Family Medical Centre | 61 Eramosa Road West, Somerville VIC 3912 | 2.7km away | Fees apply |
| Atticus Health – Somerville | Shop MM2, Centro Shopping Centre, 49 Eramosa Road, Somerville VIC 3912 | 2.8km away | Fees apply |
| Humphries Road Medical Centre | 265 Humphries Road, Frankston South VIC 3199 | 3.1km away | Fees apply |
| Somerville Village Clinic | 25 Eramosa Road East, Somerville VIC 3912 | 3.2km away | Bulk billing |
| Somerville Doctors | 127 Eramosa Road East, Somerville VIC 3912 | 3.8km away | Mixed billing |
| Somerville Medical Centre | 1176 Frankston-Flinders Road, Somerville VIC 3912 | 3.9km away | Bulk billing |
| Towerhill Medical Centre | 143 Frankston-Flinders Road, Frankston VIC 3199 | 4.6km away | Mixed billing |
Nearest hospitals to Baxter
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Peninsula Private Hospital | 525 McClelland Drive, Langwarrin VIC 3910 | 5km away |
| St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital | 251-265 Cranbourne Road, Frankston VIC 3199 | 5.3km away |
| Frankston Public Surgical Centre | 5 Susono Way, Frankston VIC 3199 | 5.5km away |
| Peninsula Health – Frankston Hospital | 2 Hastings Road, Frankston VIC 3199 | 6.1km away |
| Beleura Private Hospital | 925 Nepean Highway, Mornington VIC 3931 | 9.7km away |
| The Bays Hospital | 4 Vale Street, Mornington VIC 3931 | 10.3km away |
| The Mornington Centre | 24 Separation Street, Mornington VIC 3931 | 10.6km away |
| Monash Health Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre | 140-154 Sladen Street, Cranbourne VIC 3977 | 14.6km away |
| St John of God Hospital – Berwick | 75 Kangan Drive, Berwick VIC 3806 | 23.8km 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 Baxter and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Baxter, postcode 3911.