Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Doveton (postcode 3177), a residential suburb in the City of Greater Dandenong, about 31km south-east of Melbourne’s CBD. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Doveton and neighbouring Dandenong East, Endeavour Hills, Hallam and Bangholme, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Doveton was developed as a government housing estate from the late 1950s to house the workers drawn to Dandenong’s rapidly expanding industrial base — including the General Motors Holden plant that opened in 1956 and became the engine of the region’s growth. The suburb shares Greater Dandenong’s story as one of Australia’s most culturally diverse cities, and the Dandenong Creek linear trail runs along its eastern edge, providing a green corridor connecting the suburb to the wider network of reserves in the Dandenong Creek catchment.
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 Doveton
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power Road Medical Centre | 160 Power Road, DOVETON | 0.3km away | Bulk billing |
| Centre for Developmental Disability Health | 67 Power Road, DOVETON | 0.4km away | Bulk billing |
| Doveton Medical Centre | 80 Power Road, DOVETON | 0.4km away | Bulk billing |
| AlphaCare Medical Centre | 50 Stud Road, DANDENONG | 1.7km away | Mixed billing |
| Dandenong Superclinic | 56-58 Stud Road, DANDENONG | 1.7km away | Bulk billing |
| Dandenong General Practice | 54 Stud Road, DANDENONG | 1.7km away | Bulk billing |
| Bunurong Health Service | 3 Carroll Avenue, DANDENONG | 1.7km away | Bulk billing |
| Myhealth Dandenong | Dandenong Plaza, Shop 317-320, DANDENONG | 1.8km away | Bulk billing |
| Goldcare Medical Centre | 67 Stud Road, DANDENONG | 1.8km away | Bulk billing |
Nearest hospitals to Doveton
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dandenong Hospital | 135 David Street, DANDENONG | 2.1km away |
| South Eastern Private Hospital | 333 Princes Highway, NOBLE PARK | 4.8km away |
| Mulgrave Private Hospital | Blanton Drive, MULGRAVE | 6km away |
| St John of God Langmore Clinic | 3 Gibb Street, BERWICK | 10.6km away |
| St John of God Hospital – Berwick | 75 Kangan Drive, BERWICK | 11.3km away |
| Monash Health – Casey Hospital | 62-70 Kangan Drive, BERWICK | 11.3km away |
| Angliss Hospital | 39 Albert Street, UPPER FERNTREE GULLY | 12km away |
| Monash Children’s Hospital | Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, CLAYTON | 12.6km 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 Doveton and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Doveton, postcode 3177.