Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Studfield (postcode 3152), a small locality within the City of Knox in Melbourne’s outer east, about 28km from the CBD. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Studfield and neighbouring Wantirna South, Boronia, Rowville and Knoxfield, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Studfield is a quiet residential locality within the Knox municipality — part of Melbourne’s leafy eastern corridor where established suburbs blend with remnant native bushland and the green foothills of the Dandenong Ranges. Knox is widely regarded as one of Melbourne’s most liveable eastern areas, with Knox City Shopping Centre providing major retail services and the Eastlink freeway corridor offering fast access across Melbourne’s eastern and south-eastern suburbs. Wantirna South’s residential streets are known for their substantial homes, established gardens and strong community networks, and Studfield shares in this character. The Knoxfield and Bayswater industrial precincts on the northern edge of Knox demonstrate the municipality’s balance of residential amenity and employment activity. Boronia station on the Belgrave rail line is the nearest train service, and a well-established network of local bus routes serves the Knox community.
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 Studfield
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantirna South Medical Centre | 97 Cathies Lane, Wantirna South VIC 3152 | 0.6km away | Bulk billing |
| All Medical | 1309 High Street Road, Wantirna South VIC 3152 | 1.1km away | Mixed billing |
| Knox Gardens Medical Centre | 2 Fonteyn Drive, Wantirna South VIC 3152 | 1.2km away | Bulk billing |
| Wantirna Medical Clinic | 103 Harold Street, Wantirna VIC 3152 | 1.3km away | Mixed billing |
| Professor Yoland Lim Health Care – Wantirna South | 309 Stud Road, Wantirna South VIC 3152 | 1.5km away | Fees apply |
| Tyner Road Medical Centre | 30 Tyner Road, Wantirna South VIC 3152 | 1.6km away | Mixed billing |
| MedCentral Knox – Medical Centre | Westfield Knox, Shop 1060, 425 Burwood Highway, Wantirna South VIC 3152 | 1.9km away | Mixed billing |
| Top Care Medical Centre – Wantirna South | 185 Stud Road, Wantirna South VIC 3152 | 2km away | Bulk billing |
| TOP CARE PLUS | 5 Somerset Street, Wantirna South VIC 3152 | 2km away | Mixed billing |
Nearest hospitals to Studfield
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wantirna Health | 251 Mountain Highway, Wantirna VIC 3152 | 2km away |
| Knox Private Hospital | 262 Mountain Highway, Wantirna VIC 3152 | 2.1km away |
| The Melbourne Eastern Private Hospital | 157 Scoresby Road, Boronia VIC 3155 | 4.5km away |
| Peter James Centre | 321-345 Burwood Highway, Forest Hill VIC 3131 | 5.1km away |
| Ringwood Private Hospital | 36-42 Mount Dandenong Road, Ringwood East VIC 3135 | 6.5km away |
| Mitcham Private Hospital | 27 Doncaster East Road, Mitcham VIC 3132 | 6.7km away |
| Waverley Private Hospital | 343-353 Blackburn Road, Mount Waverley VIC 3149 | 6.9km away |
| Maroondah Hospital | 1-15 Davey Drive, Ringwood East VIC 3135 | 7.3km away |
| Mulgrave Private Hospital | Blanton Drive, Mulgrave VIC 3170 | 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 Studfield and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Studfield, postcode 3152.