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Home » Services » Community Nursing

Community Nursing

At Spinal Life, we are committed to improving your quality of life through our specialised community nursing services. We understand that healthcare is most effective when it’s personalised and delivered in a familiar environment. Our community nursing team offers one-on-one sessions designed to meet your unique needs, helping you manage your health with ease and convenience. Whether you’re seeking to reduce hospital visits or regain independence, our services aim to support you every step of the way.

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Why Consider Community Nursing?

Community nursing is essential for many individuals, offering numerous benefits and addressing various healthcare needs:

  • Bladder and Bowel Management: Our services include catheter changes, and PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) tube management
  • Wound Care Management: We provide expert assessments and management for wounds, from routine care to complex wound treatment, helping you achieve optimal healing.
  • Tracheostomy and Ventilator Support: Our nurses are trained to manage tracheostomy changes and address ventilator issues, offering crucial support for respiratory health.
  • General Health Assessments: Regular evaluations, including diabetes management, medication reviews, and overall health assessments, are essential for maintaining your well-being and preventing complications.

If you feel that our services could benefit you, please enquire now for more information.

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Meet Our Expert Allied Health Team

Our Community Nurses are not only highly skilled but also deeply experienced in managing complex health needs. With a focus on spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities, our team brings a wealth of knowledge and compassionate care to every client. We are dedicated to creating individualised care plans that align with your health goals, offering support personalised to your specific situation.

Empower yourself with our Community Nursing services and experience a higher level of personalised care.

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Meet our Allied Health Team

Where Are Spinal Life’s Community Nursing Services Available?

We offer our community nursing services across various settings to ensure accessibility and convenience:

  • In Your Home: Receive expert care in the comfort of your own home within Brisbane. Our home-based services are designed to provide personalised attention and support personalised to your environment.
  • At Our Healthy Living Centre: Visit us at our Brisbane Healthy Living Centre for a range of nursing services in a supportive and well-equipped setting.
  • Via Telehealth: Benefit from our telehealth consultations, which allow you to access our services remotely from anywhere in Australia. This option is ideal for those who prefer virtual consultations or have difficulty accessing in-person services.
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Where do we offer Community Nursing?

  • In our Healthy Living Centres in Brisbane.
  • Via Telehealth
  • At your home (Brisbane)
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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 Centre in Brisbane. 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 in the comfort of your own home or at out Brisbane 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.

Phone: 1300 774 625

Available by Telehealth.

Address: 109 Logan Road, Woolloongabba, 4102

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