Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Burwood Heights (postcode 3151), a sub-locality in the City of Whitehorse, about 17km east of Melbourne’s CBD. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Burwood Heights and the broader Burwood, Burwood East and Forest Hill community, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Burwood Heights is a residential sub-locality within the broader Burwood East precinct, sitting on the elevated ridge above the Gardiners Creek valley along the Whitehorse–Monash boundary. The area shares Burwood’s character as a postwar residential suburb developed along the Burwood Highway corridor, and enjoys good access to the Burwood One Shopping Centre, Deakin University’s Melbourne Burwood Campus and the Eastern Freeway.
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 Burwood Heights
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sia Medical Centre – Burwood | 140 Burwood Highway, BURWOOD VIC 3125 | 0.7km away | Mixed billing |
| Burwood Health Care | 170 Highbury Road, MOUNT WAVERLEY VIC 3149 | 0.7km away | Bulk billing |
| Honeycomb Health | 44 Highbury Road, BURWOOD VIC 3125 | 1km away | Fees apply |
| Wattle Park House | 1138 Riversdale Road, BOX HILL SOUTH VIC 3128 | 1.3km away | Mixed billing |
| Elevate Medical | 305 Warrigal Road, BURWOOD VIC 3125 | 1.3km away | Mixed billing |
| Camberwell East Medical Centre | 236 Warrigal Road, CAMBERWELL VIC 3124 | 1.4km away | Bulk billing |
| Practice of Dr Cecily Baxter | 180 Warrigal Road, CAMBERWELL VIC 3124 | 1.4km away | Bulk billing |
| Burwood Heights Medical Centre | 12 Burwood Highway, BURWOOD EAST VIC 3151 | 1.9km away | Bulk billing |
| Burwood Brickworks Medical Centre | Shop 41, 70 Middleborough Road, BURWOOD EAST VIC 3151 | 2km away | Bulk billing |
Nearest hospitals to Burwood Heights
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Delmont Private Hospital | 298-308 Warrigal Road, GLEN IRIS VIC 3146 | 1.7km away |
| Whitehorse Day Surgery | 852 Whitehorse Road, BOX HILL VIC 3128 | 3.6km away |
| Epworth Eastern | Level 13, 1 Arnold Street, BOX HILL VIC 3128 | 3.9km away |
| Eastern Health – Box Hill Hospital | 8 Arnold Street, BOX HILL VIC 3128 | 4.1km away |
| Peter James Centre | 321-345 Burwood Highway, FOREST HILL VIC 3131 | 4.7km away |
| Waverley Private Hospital | 343-353 Blackburn Road, MOUNT WAVERLEY VIC 3149 | 4.9km away |
| Epworth Camberwell | 888 Toorak Road, CAMBERWELL VIC 3124 | 5km away |
| Mercy Health – O’Connell Family Centre | 6 Mont Albert Road, CANTERBURY VIC 3126 | 5.7km away |
| Medicalwizard | Suite 25, 202-220 Ferntree Gully Road, CLAYTON VIC 3168 | 5.7km 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 Burwood Heights and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Burwood Heights, postcode 3151.