Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Lower Plenty (postcode 3093), an affluent, leafy suburb in the City of Banyule, about 21km north-east of Melbourne’s CBD between the Yarra and Plenty Rivers. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Lower Plenty and neighbouring Montmorency, Viewbank and Yallambie, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Known for its hilly landscapes and river views rather than shopping strips, Lower Plenty sits where the Main Yarra Trail and Plenty River Trail meet, with the Rosanna and Heidelberg golf clubs 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 Lower Plenty
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monty Clinic | 29 Rattray Road, MONTMORENCY, VIC 3094 | 2.3km away | Fees apply |
| Leela Cosmedica | Unit 10, 114-116 James Street, TEMPLESTOWE, VIC 3106 | 2.3km away | Fees apply |
| Templestowe District Medical Centre | 40 Anderson Street, TEMPLESTOWE, VIC 3106 | 2.4km away | Mixed billing |
| Medical for Everybody Templestowe | 38 Anderson Street, TEMPLESTOWE, VIC 3106 | 2.4km away | Fees apply |
| Viewbank Medical Group | 15 Martins Lane, VIEWBANK, VIC 3084 | 2.8km away | Fees apply |
| Eltham Ridge Medical Centre | 284 Bolton Street, ELTHAM, VIC 3095 | 2.8km away | Bulk billing |
| Eltham Clinic | 700 Main Road, ELTHAM, VIC 3095 | 3.1km away | Fees apply |
| Doctors On Thompsons Road | 306 Thompsons Road, TEMPLESTOWE LOWER, VIC 3107 | 3.2km away | Bulk billing |
| Yarra Trail Medical | 113 Mountain View Road, BRIAR HILL, VIC 3088 | 3.3km away | Fees apply |
Nearest hospitals to Lower Plenty
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Warringal Private Hospital | 216 Burgundy Street, HEIDELBERG, VIC 3084 | 5.2km away |
| Mercy Hospital for Women – Heidelberg | 163 Studley Road, HEIDELBERG, VIC 3084 | 5.3km away |
| Austin Health – Austin Hospital | 145 Studley Road, HEIDELBERG, VIC 3084 | 5.4km away |
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital | 300 Waterdale Road, IVANHOE, VIC 3079 | 6.3km away |
| Bundoora Extended Care Centre | 1231 Plenty Road, BUNDOORA, VIC 3083 | 6.8km away |
| La Trobe Private Hospital | Corner Kingsbury Drive & Plenty Road, BUNDOORA, VIC 3083 | 6.9km away |
| Northpark Private Hospital | 135 Plenty Road, BUNDOORA, VIC 3083 | 7km away |
| Donvale Rehabilitation Hospital | 1119 Doncaster Road, DONVALE, VIC 3111 | 7.5km away |
| North Eastern Rehabilitation Centre – Ivanhoe | 134 Ford Street, IVANHOE, VIC 3079 | 7.9km 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 Lower Plenty and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Lower Plenty, postcode 3093.