Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Darebin (postcode 3079), a small residential pocket of Ivanhoe in the City of Banyule, named for its own railway station on the Hurstbridge line, about 9km north-east of Melbourne’s CBD. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients here and across neighbouring Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe East and Alphington, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Close to Darebin Creek and within walking distance of the Upper Heidelberg Road shops, this part of Ivanhoe shares the suburb’s leafy, established character, with the Yarra River and Ivanhoe’s public golf course nearby.
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 Darebin
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingstone Street Clinic | 9 Livingstone Street, IVANHOE | 0.2km away | Fees apply |
| Doctors of Ivanhoe | 131 Upper Heidelberg Road, IVANHOE | 0.2km away | Fees apply |
| Ivanhoe Family Doctors | 120 Upper Heidelberg Road, IVANHOE | 0.2km away | Fees apply |
| Ivanhoe Medical Clinic | 22 Livingstone Street, IVANHOE | 0.3km away | Fees apply |
| Ivanhoe Total Care Clinic | 107 Lower Heidelberg Road, IVANHOE | 0.6km away | Fees apply |
| Oriel Road Medical Centre | 15 Oriel Road, IVANHOE | 0.8km away | Mixed billing |
| The Local Doctor – Ivanhoe | Level 1, 1065 Heidelberg Road, IVANHOE | 0.8km away | Fees apply |
| East Ivanhoe Medical Clinic | 3 Beauview Parade, IVANHOE EAST | 1.4km away | Fees apply |
| Mount Street Medical Centre | 80 Mount Street, HEIDELBERG | 2km away | Mixed billing |
Nearest hospitals to Darebin
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| North Eastern Rehabilitation Centre | 134 Ford Street, IVANHOE | 1.2km away |
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital | 300 Waterdale Road, IVANHOE | 1.5km away |
| Austin Health – Austin Hospital | 145 Studley Road, HEIDELBERG | 1.8km away |
| Mercy Hospital for Women – Heidelberg | 163 Studley Road, HEIDELBERG | 1.9km away |
| Warringal Private Hospital | 216 Burgundy Street, HEIDELBERG | 2.1km away |
| Austin Health – Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre | 1 Yarra Boulevard, KEW | 3km away |
| Panch Day Surgery Centre | Level 4, 84-90 Hotham Street, PRESTON | 3.9km away |
| Adeney Private Hospital | 209 Cotham Road, KEW | 4.5km away |
| St Vincent’s Private Hospital – Kew | 5 Studley Avenue, KEW | 4.6km 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 Darebin and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Darebin, postcode 3079.