Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Heidelberg West (postcode 3081), a residential suburb in the City of Banyule, about 11km north-east of Melbourne’s CBD. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Heidelberg West and neighbouring Preston, Reservoir, Bellfield and Rosanna, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Built largely to house the 1956 Olympic Games athletes’ village, Heidelberg West retains its mid-century character along with green space at Darebin Creek and its surrounding parklands.
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 Heidelberg West
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holstep Health – West Heidelberg | 21 Alamein Road, HEIDELBERG WEST, VIC 3081 | 0.4km away | Bulk billing |
| Heidelberg Family Medical Centre | 6 Tobruk Avenue, HEIDELBERG WEST, VIC 3081 | 0.9km away | Mixed billing |
| Heidelberg West Medical | Shop 2, 15-23 The Mall, HEIDELBERG WEST, VIC 3081 | 1.1km away | Bulk billing |
| Bellfield Medical Centre | 337 Bell Street, BELLFIELD, VIC 3081 | 1.3km away | Bulk billing |
| Northland Medical Centre | Shop M0003, 2-50 Murray Road, PRESTON, VIC 3072 | 1.3km away | Mixed billing |
| Your Community Health – East Reservoir | 125 Blake Street, RESERVOIR, VIC 3073 | 1.5km away | Bulk billing |
| Rosanna Medical Group | 88 Lower Plenty Road, ROSANNA, VIC 3084 | 1.8km away | Fees apply |
| Complete Care Preston | 190 Albert Street, PRESTON, VIC 3072 | 1.9km away | Mixed billing |
| Preston Doctors Clinic | 89 Murray Road, PRESTON, VIC 3072 | 2.1km away | Bulk billing |
Nearest hospitals to Heidelberg West
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital | 300 Waterdale Road, IVANHOE, VIC 3079 | 1.7km away |
| Warringal Private Hospital | 216 Burgundy Street, HEIDELBERG, VIC 3084 | 2.2km away |
| Austin Health – Austin Hospital | 145 Studley Road, HEIDELBERG, VIC 3084 | 2.3km away |
| Mercy Hospital for Women – Heidelberg | 163 Studley Road, HEIDELBERG, VIC 3084 | 2.4km away |
| La Trobe Private Hospital | Corner Kingsbury Drive & Plenty Road, BUNDOORA, VIC 3083 | 2.5km away |
| North Eastern Rehabilitation Centre – Ivanhoe | 134 Ford Street, IVANHOE, VIC 3079 | 3km away |
| Panch Day Surgery Centre | Level 4, 84-90 Hotham Street, PRESTON, VIC 3072 | 3.4km away |
| Bundoora Extended Care Centre | 1231 Plenty Road, BUNDOORA, VIC 3083 | 4.4km away |
| BetterLife Surgery | 274 Gilbert Road, PRESTON, VIC 3072 | 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 Heidelberg West and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Heidelberg West, postcode 3081.