At Spinal Life we provide specialist community nursing services dedicated to looking after your health and wellbeing. We work directly with you in one-on-one sessions, in the privacy of your own home and tailor your treatment to your specific needs, so you can spend less time in the hospital, and get back to doing what you love.
When should I see a Community Nurse?
There are several reasons why you may benefit from seeing a Community Nurse these include:
- Bladder and bowel management including catheter changes, PEG changes and carer training
- Wound care management and assessments
- Tracheostomy changes and ventilator issues
- General health assessments, including diabetes management, medication reviews and more
Our Community Nurses are professionally trained to take care of complex needs or challenges you may have as the result of spinal cord damage/injury and other physical disabilities. Our nurses have extensive experience with spinal cord injury and can assist you with any need or requirement you may have as a result of your injury.
Get in control of your health with our Community Nursing services.
Where do we offer Community Nursing?
- In our Healthy Living Centres in Brisbane and Cairns
- Via Telehealth
- At your home (Brisbane and Cairns only)
Need more information? Read our FAQs
What is Community Nursing?
Community Nursing offers personalised nursing services in the comfort and safety of your own home or at our Healthy Living Centres in Brisbane or Cairns. We work directly with our clients and tailor treatments specific to your needs to support you to achieve your health goals.
Who can access Community Nursing services?
Everyone can access our Community Nursing services. We work with all everyone, adults and children, and all types of injuries and disabilities regardless of severity of the injury, or how recent or old that injury is.
Why should I choose Spinal Life’s Community Nursing?
Our nurses have extensive experience with spinal cord damage. They come with a diverse skillset and can support you in your health journey by providing tailored evidence-based treatment.
Where are Spinal Life Community Nursing services offered?
Our nursing services are currently offered in Brisbane and Cairns in the comfort of your own home or at out Brisbane and Cairns Healthy Living Centres. We have recently started offering telehealth consults – that anyone with an internet connection can access anywhere in Australia.
What type of services do you offer?
We offer a wide range of services including, bladder management (catheter changes, consumables plan, management plan), bowel management (consumables plan, bowel regimes, colostomy review), diabetes management, medication reviews, autonomic dysreflexia, general health assessment, respiratory management (trachy changes, ongoing respiratory management, ventilatory script check/ machine), pressure / wound area assessment, stage 1 -2 wound care dressing and stage 3- 4 wound care dressing.
What funding bodies do Spinal Life Community Nurses work with?
We can work with most funding bodies in Australia, including: NDIS, NIISQ, Aged Care providers, Medicare, all private health, and insurance claims. If you’re unsure if we can work with your funding body, just get in touch with our friendly team via phone or by completing a online contact form.
Do you only offer Community Nursing services to people with spinal cord damage?
Spinal Life Community Nurses work with everyone regardless of disability or injury, whether its neurological, musculoskeletal, acquired at birth or later in life, new or old injuries. Essentially, anyone who would benefit from our Community Nursing services is invited to contact us.
How can I find out more information?
By completing an online enquiry form or call our head office (1300 774 625).
How can I book a Community Nursing session?
By completing an online enquiry form or call our head office (1300 774 625).
How long will it take before Community Nursing sessions can start?
Our Community Nurses aim to see people within a day of their request.
