Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Macleod (postcode 3085), a quiet residential suburb in the City of Banyule, about 14km north-east of Melbourne’s CBD on the Hurstbridge rail line. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Macleod and neighbouring Watsonia, Viewbank, Bundoora and Rosanna, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Macleod is a leafy residential suburb centred on the Macleod railway station on the Hurstbridge line. The suburb is largely characterised by quiet residential streets and the Macleod College secondary school, with the nearby Bundoora Regional Park providing open space to the north.
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 Macleod
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacLeod Medical Practice | 78 Aberdeen Road, MACLEOD, VIC 3085 | 0.6km away | Bulk billing |
| Watsonia General Practice | 327 Greensborough Road, WATSONIA, VIC 3087 | 1.2km away | Mixed billing |
| Watsonia Road Medical Centre | 19 Watsonia Road, WATSONIA, VIC 3087 | 1.4km away | Fees apply |
| Watsonia Central Medical Clinic | 77 Devonshire Road, WATSONIA, VIC 3087 | 1.4km away | Fees apply |
| Viewbank Medical Group | 15 Martins Lane, VIEWBANK, VIC 3084 | 1.8km away | Fees apply |
| Latrobe University Medical Centre – GP Clinic | Health Sciences 1 Building, 1 Kingsbury Drive, BUNDOORA, VIC 3083 | 2.2km away | Bulk billing |
| Polaris Medical Centre | 32 Copernicus Crescent, BUNDOORA, VIC 3083 | 2.2km away | Mixed billing |
| Andrew Place Clinic | Andrew Place, BUNDOORA, VIC 3083 | 2.3km away | Fees apply |
| Rosanna Medical Group | 88 Lower Plenty Road, ROSANNA, VIC 3084 | 2.5km away | Fees apply |
Nearest hospitals to Macleod
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| La Trobe Private Hospital | Corner Kingsbury Drive & Plenty Road, BUNDOORA, VIC 3083 | 2.5km away |
| Bundoora Extended Care Centre | 1231 Plenty Road, BUNDOORA, VIC 3083 | 2.6km away |
| Northpark Private Hospital | 135 Plenty Road, BUNDOORA, VIC 3083 | 3.4km away |
| Warringal Private Hospital | 216 Burgundy Street, HEIDELBERG, VIC 3084 | 3.8km away |
| Mercy Hospital for Women – Heidelberg | 163 Studley Road, HEIDELBERG, VIC 3084 | 4.1km away |
| Austin Health – Austin Hospital | 145 Studley Road, HEIDELBERG, VIC 3084 | 4.1km away |
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital | 300 Waterdale Road, IVANHOE, VIC 3079 | 4.2km away |
| North Eastern Rehabilitation Centre – Ivanhoe | 134 Ford Street, IVANHOE, VIC 3079 | 5.8km away |
| Panch Day Surgery Centre | Level 4, 84-90 Hotham Street, PRESTON, VIC 3072 | 6.2km 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 Macleod and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Macleod, postcode 3085.