Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Bell (postcode 3071), an inner-north locality in Thornbury within the City of Darebin, about 9km north of Melbourne’s CBD. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Bell and neighbouring Thornbury, Preston, Northcote and Reservoir, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Bell takes its name from Bell station on the Hurstbridge and Mernda rail lines, one of Melbourne’s busiest suburban train stations north of the Yarra. Situated in Thornbury — long one of Melbourne’s most culturally vibrant inner-north suburbs — the area around Bell station is characterised by a mix of period housing, converted warehouse spaces and a lively hospitality and arts culture along High Street. Thornbury’s High Street precinct is regarded as one of Melbourne’s finest strip shopping destinations, with a dense concentration of independent restaurants, vintage stores, live music venues and local services drawing visitors from across the inner north. Darebin Creek and Darebin Parklands provide significant natural open space a short distance from the station.
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 Bell
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbury Family Clinic | 753 High Street, Thornbury VIC 3071 | 0.5km away | Bulk billing |
| Darebin Medical Centre | Shop 3, 679-685 High Street, Thornbury VIC 3071 | 0.5km away | Bulk billing |
| Dundas Street Medical Clinic | 4 Dundas Street, Thornbury VIC 3071 | 0.7km away | Mixed billing |
| Fairfield Family Health Centre | 147 Darebin Road, Thornbury VIC 3071 | 0.9km away | Bulk billing |
| Life Stories Medical | 501A High Street, Northcote VIC 3070 | 1km away | Mixed billing |
| VIC Medical Doctors – Northcote | Shop GZ07, 3 Separation Street, Northcote VIC 3070 | 1.2km away | Fees apply |
| Northcote Medical | 1 Robbs Parade, Northcote VIC 3070 | 1.2km away | Fees apply |
| Croxton Medical Centre | 4 Robbs Parade, Northcote VIC 3070 | 1.2km away | Mixed billing |
| Turn The Corner Medical Clinic – Northcote | 409 High Street, Northcote VIC 3070 | 1.3km away | Fees apply |
Nearest hospitals to Bell
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Panch Day Surgery Centre | Level 4, 84-90 Hotham Street, Preston VIC 3072 | 1.3km away |
| North Eastern Rehabilitation Centre – Ivanhoe | 134 Ford Street, Ivanhoe VIC 3079 | 2.3km away |
| BetterLife Surgery | 274 Gilbert Road, Preston VIC 3072 | 2.4km away |
| Brunswick Private Hospital | 82 Moreland Road, Brunswick VIC 3056 | 3km away |
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital | 300 Waterdale Road, Ivanhoe VIC 3079 | 3.7km away |
| Austin Health – Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre | 1 Yarra Boulevard, Kew VIC 3101 | 3.8km away |
| John Fawkner Private Hospital | 275 Moreland Road, Coburg VIC 3058 | 4.2km away |
| Austin Health – Austin Hospital | 145 Studley Road, Heidelberg VIC 3084 | 4.7km away |
| Mercy Hospital for Women – Heidelberg | 163 Studley Road, Heidelberg VIC 3084 | 4.8km 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 Bell and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Bell, postcode 3071.