In-home nursing
If you are elderly or can’t travel to medical appointments, a nurse can visit you at home to help manage your health condition.
The nurse can:
- help you manage your diabetes or medication
- provide wound care
- assist with lymphoedema care
- provide support to people with dementia and their families
- assist with referrals to specialists and allied health services based on your health needs.
Wound care nurses
Community nurses at Latrobe Community Health Service specialise in treating wounds such as deep wounds, burns, ulcers or skin cancer.
We can help you to feel more comfortable, manage your pain and reduce your risk of infection. We also work to prevent wounds from returning in the future.
At Latrobe Community Health Service, we provide two types of services for wound care:
1. Community wound care, delivered in your home or at our healthcare centre.
2. A Nurse Practitioner-led wound service for wounds taking a long time to heal.
Nursing service for young homeless people
There is also a special service for young people between the ages of 15 and 25 who are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless.
The nurse can link them to other services, including:
- seeing a doctor
- housing
- health services
- welfare services
- alcohol and drug services
- mental health services.
Speaking and group presentations
The community health nurses can visit groups or individuals to talk about topics such as:
- maintaining healthy lifestyles
- preventing diabetes
- women’s health.
The nurses can also give talks to primary school students and their parents about how their bodies are changing.
Find out the cost and eligibility criteria.
To receive in-home nursing services, you must live in Latrobe City and be eligible for Home and Community Care (HACC).
In some cases you may be able to pay for the nursing service in full. You may also receive our nursing services on behalf of an organisation like TAC, Workcover or a residential care service.
Our community wound care service is available for anyone in Latrobe City. Our Nurse Practitioner-led wound care service is available for anyone who lives in Gippsland.
Concession or health care card holders
- $14.00 per consult (capped at $364.00 per month – 26 visits)
Non-concession card holders
- $28.00 per consult (capped at $420.00 per month – 15 visits)
Latrobe Community Health Service is committed to ensuring access to services for everyone in the community.
Call 1800 242 696 to discuss your individual situation. We can discuss costs with you before any treatment begins. These costs are valid from July 1, 2026.
There is no cost for community health nurse services for homeless youth or the Nurse Practitioner-led wound care service.