Community Nursing (District Nursing)
Community Nursing provides a seven day a week, 24 hour (including after hours support) home nursing service across the Geelong region. The service is staffed by Registered and Enrolled Nurses and facilitates client independence. The team provide nursing care in the home for people admitted to Hospital in the Home (HITH) and Post Acute Care (PAC)
Three Community Nursing teams are based at Belmont, Corio and Newcomb Community Health Centres and provide the following services:
Nursing care - following discharge from hospital​
Palliative care -community nurses work closely with Community Palliative Care experts to support people in their home
Wound Care – community nurses provide assessment and management of leg ulcers, lacerations and skin tears or wounds that have not healed properly
Diabetes Management – community nurses support people to be independent in the community
Continence Care – support catheter care and changes.