Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Ripponlea (postcode 3185), a residential suburb straddling the cities of Glen Eira and Port Phillip, about 8km south-east of Melbourne’s CBD. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Ripponlea and neighbouring Elsternwick, St Kilda East, Caulfield North and Elwood, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Ripponlea is best known for Ripponlea Estate — a grand Victorian mansion completed in 1868 for businessman Frederick Sargood, set within six hectares of heritage-listed ornamental gardens including a fernery, lake and orchard. The estate is now managed by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and is one of Melbourne’s most significant surviving nineteenth-century residential properties. Ripponlea station on the Sandringham railway line gives the suburb direct rail access to the CBD. The suburb’s tree-lined streets contain a mix of period homes, apartment blocks and newer townhouses, and the nearby Elsternwick commercial strip on Glen Huntly Road provides shops, cafes and services for local residents.
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 Ripponlea
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripponlea Medical | 84 Brighton Road, Ripponlea VIC 3185 | 0.2km away | Fees apply |
| Medical One – Elwood | 61 Brighton Road, Elwood VIC 3184 | 0.8km away | Fees apply |
| MyClinic Balaclava | 163 Carlisle Street, Balaclava VIC 3183 | 1km away | Mixed billing |
| MyClinic Elsternwick | 384 Glenhuntly Road, Elsternwick VIC 3185 | 1.1km away | Fees apply |
| St Kilda South Medical Clinic | 26A Dickens Street, Elwood VIC 3184 | 1.3km away | Bulk billing |
| Chapel Street Medical Centre | 125 Chapel Street, St Kilda VIC 3182 | 1.3km away | Mixed billing |
| Inkerman Medical Group | 290 Inkerman Street, St Kilda East VIC 3183 | 1.3km away | Fees apply |
| Hennessy Clinic | 20 Mitford Street, St Kilda VIC 3182 | 1.3km away | Fees apply |
| The First Step Program | 18 Mitford Street, St Kilda VIC 3182 | 1.4km away | Bulk billing |
Nearest hospitals to Ripponlea
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Masada Private Hospital | 26 Balaclava Road, St Kilda East VIC 3183 | 1.1km away |
| Caulfield Hospital | 260 Kooyong Road, Caulfield VIC 3162 | 2km away |
| Windsor Private Hospital | 20 The Avenue, Windsor VIC 3181 | 2.4km away |
| The Avenue Private Hospital | 40 The Avenue, Windsor VIC 3181 | 2.6km away |
| Calvary Health Care Bethlehem | 476 Kooyong Road, Caulfield South VIC 3162 | 2.7km away |
| The Victoria Clinic | 324 Malvern Road, Prahran VIC 3181 | 3.2km away |
| Alfred Health – The Alfred Hospital | 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne VIC 3004 | 3.7km away |
| Cabrini Hospital – Brighton | 237-243 New Street, Brighton VIC 3186 | 3.8km away |
| Epworth Rehabilitation Brighton | 85-93 Wilson Street, Brighton VIC 3186 | 4km 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 Ripponlea and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Ripponlea, postcode 3185.