Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Kensington (postcode 3031), an inner suburb in the City of Melbourne, about 3km north-west of the CBD on the Maribyrnong River. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Kensington and neighbouring North Melbourne, Flemington, Footscray and West Melbourne, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Kensington is named after the London district and has a long association with Melbourne’s horse industry — the Newmarket Horse Sales, established in the 19th century, operated from the suburb’s saleyards and were once Australia’s premier thoroughbred auction venue. The Maribyrnong River borders the suburb to the west, and the Kensington Banks waterway development has transformed the former industrial riverfront into a residential precinct. The suburb developed as a working-class area in the 19th century, and today its heritage streetscapes of Victorian terraces are among the better-preserved examples in inner Melbourne’s north-west.
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 Kensington
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| cohealth – Kensington | 6-12 Gower Street, KENSINGTON, VIC 3031 | 0.2km away | Bulk billing |
| Kensington Healthcare | 475 MacAulay Road, KENSINGTON, VIC 3031 | 0.3km away | Mixed billing |
| Flemington Medical Centre – Flemington | 9 Princes Street, FLEMINGTON, VIC 3031 | 0.9km away | Mixed billing |
| Wellington Street Medical Centre | 41 Wellington Street, FLEMINGTON, VIC 3031 | 0.9km away | Mixed billing |
| Dr Dawoud Rowais | 22A Princes Street, FLEMINGTON, VIC 3031 | 0.9km away | Bulk billing |
| Guardian Medical Showgrounds | Shop 1, 320-380 Epsom Road, FLEMINGTON, VIC 3031 | 1.7km away | Mixed billing |
| Royal Park Medical | 243-251 Flemington Road, NORTH MELBOURNE, VIC 3051 | 1.7km away | Fees apply |
| Dr Christos Pavlidis – General Practitioner | 340A Abbotsford Street, NORTH MELBOURNE, VIC 3051 | 1.8km away | Mixed billing |
| Melbourne Paediatric Specialists | Level 3, 48 Flemington Road, PARKVILLE, VIC 3052 | 2km away | Fees apply |
Nearest hospitals to Kensington
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Royal Children’s Hospital | Level B1, 50 Flemington Road, PARKVILLE, VIC 3052 | 1.9km away |
| The Royal Melbourne Hospital – Royal Park Campus | 34-54 Poplar Road, PARKVILLE, VIC 3052 | 2.5km away |
| Frances Perry House – Maternity and Surgical Hospital | Level 6, 20 Flemington Road, PARKVILLE, VIC 3052 | 2.5km away |
| Footscray Hospital – Western Health | 89-99 Ballarat Road, FOOTSCRAY, VIC 3011 | 2.5km away |
| Melbourne Private Hospital | 1F Royal Parade, PARKVILLE, VIC 3052 | 2.6km away |
| The Royal Melbourne Hospital | 300 Grattan Street, PARKVILLE, VIC 3052 | 2.6km away |
| Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | 305 Grattan Street, MELBOURNE, VIC 3000 | 2.7km away |
| Footscray Day Surgery | 89 Paisley Street, FOOTSCRAY, VIC 3011 | 2.9km away |
| Western Private Hospital | 1-9 Marion Street, FOOTSCRAY, VIC 3011 | 3.6km 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 Kensington and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Kensington, postcode 3031.