Chronic Disease Nursing Support
In-home nursing support for people living with chronic conditions across Melbourne and Roxburgh Park, monitoring, education and self-management support for diabetes, COPD, heart disease and more.
Ongoing monitoring and education for people living with diabetes, COPD, heart disease and other chronic conditions, supporting self-management at home.
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Need help now? Speak with our team on 1300 765 456.
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Most Admissions Are the End of a Slow Slide
People with chronic conditions rarely deteriorate suddenly. They deteriorate over a week or two, a bit more breathless, a bit more swollen, sugars creeping up, a bit less appetite, a bit more tired, and then present to hospital when it becomes acute.
Almost every one of those slides is visible before it becomes an emergency, if somebody is looking. That is the point of chronic disease nursing: regular clinical eyes on the person, in their own home, noticing the change at week one rather than week three, and acting while the fix is still a phone call to the GP.
The second part is education. Most people with a chronic condition manage it themselves 364 days a year. How well they do that depends on whether anyone has properly explained what their numbers mean, what to do when something changes, and which symptoms warrant a call rather than a wait.
What We Do
How Our Melbourne Nurses Support Chronic Conditions
Diabetes Support & Education
Blood glucose monitoring, insulin administration and titration support under medical direction, foot and skin checks, and practical self-management education.
Respiratory & COPD Monitoring
Observation, oxygen saturation monitoring, inhaler and nebuliser technique review, action plan support and early recognition of exacerbation.
Cardiac & Heart Failure Support
Weight, fluid and symptom monitoring, blood pressure review, medication adherence support, and early identification of decompensation.
Health Monitoring & Care Planning
Regular clinical observations, care plan development, symptom action planning and clear reporting back to your GP.
Availability
Current Wait Times for Nursing
Estimated appointment availability for Nursing across our locations.
Nursing
View all wait timesMelbourne CBD / Inner Suburbs
1 – 2 Weeks
Melbourne Northern Suburbs
1 – 2 Weeks
Melbourne Western Suburbs
1 – 2 Weeks
Melbourne Eastern Suburbs
1 – 2 Weeks
Melbourne Southern Suburbs
1 – 2 Weeks
Sydney Western Suburbs
1 – 2 Weeks
Sydney
2 – 3 Weeks
Adelaide
1 – 2 weeks
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Simple Process
Getting Started
Make a referral
Individuals, families and carers, GPs and specialists, hospital discharge planners, aged care providers and care partners, support coordinators and plan managers can all refer.
We call you for an initial discussion
One of our nursing team calls you to gather the detail, the condition, how it is currently monitored, recent hospital admissions, current medications, and your GP and specialist details. We confirm funding and explain what the first visit will involve.
We match the nurse
Your referral is allocated to a Melbourne Registered Nurse with experience relevant to the condition.
Baseline assessment
The nurse completes a full assessment, observations, current management, medications, understanding of the condition, and what has been going wrong.
Monitoring and education plan
We agree a visit schedule, what will be monitored, and a written action plan the household can use between visits.
Review, report, step down
Progress is reported to your GP, the plan is adjusted as the condition changes, and visits reduce as self-management improves.
MOBILE & IN-CLINIC SERVICE
We Come to You or Visit Us In Clinic
Whether in your home, aged care facility or community setting, our qualified Registered Nurses come to you at a time that suits your schedule. We also offer in-clinic appointments at our Roxburgh Park location for those who prefer to visit us. Every appointment is personalised to your clinical needs, with care plans designed to deliver results safely and effectively.
inOne Healthcare provides mobile nursing across Roxburgh Park, Melbourne, and Sydney. You can also visit us in clinic at our InOne Healthcare. To arrange an appointment, call 1300 765 456 today.
Conditions
Conditions We Support
What Chronic Disease Nursing Includes
Early Intervention
Recognising Deterioration Early
Every chronic condition has its own early warning signs, and most people are never taught theirs. Part of our work is making those explicit, what to look for, what it means, and what to do about it.
For heart failure, that might be a written weight threshold and the instruction to call the GP if it is crossed two days running. For COPD, a clear description of what a change in sputum or breathlessness warrants. For diabetes, sick day rules and hypo management the whole household understands.
We write these as plain-language action plans that live in the house, so the response does not depend on our next visit.
Capacity Building
Stepping Down, Not Just Continuing
Chronic disease nursing should not be permanent by default. For many people the goal is confident self-management, and once monitoring is stable and the person and family know what they are watching for, visits should reduce.
We are explicit with clients and funders about which of those we are working toward, building capacity, or providing ongoing clinical monitoring where the condition genuinely requires it. Both are legitimate. Drifting into indefinite visits without either being the plan is not.
Ready to Begin
Ready to get started?
Make a referral or contact our team today. We'll get back to you within 1 business day.
Prefer to email?
Send us an enquiry and we'll get back to you within 1 business day.
info@inonehealthcare.com.auMake A ReferralFlexible Options
Funding We Accept
NDIS
Plan Managed & Self Managed
Support at Home
SaH Scheme accepted
Home Care Package
HCP funded clients
CHSP
Commonwealth Home Support
Private
No referral required
Local Presence
Chronic Disease Nursing in Melbourne's Northern Suburbs
Our clinic is based in Roxburgh Park, and chronic disease nursing is one of our largest service areas across Melbourne's northern suburbs, Craigieburn, Greenvale, Broadmeadows, Meadow Heights, Mickleham, Kalkallo, Epping, Thomastown, Glenroy, Coburg and the surrounding corridor.
We see a high volume of diabetes, respiratory and cardiac work across Melbourne's north, much of it in households where several family members are managing conditions of their own. Being local means visits are frequent enough to actually catch deterioration early, and in-clinic appointments at Roxburgh Park are available for monitoring and education where travelling is easier than waiting at home.
Service Area
Melbourne Suburbs We Service
Our nurses provide chronic disease home visits across all Melbourne suburbs, with our clinic based in Roxburgh Park in Melbourne's northern suburbs.
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Are you a Registered or Enrolled Nurse looking to join a growing, values-driven team? We're always looking for passionate clinicians who want to make a real difference.
Arrange Chronic Disease Nursing in Melbourne
Contact inOne Healthcare on 1300 765 456, email info@inonehealthcare.com.au, or submit a referral online to arrange in-home chronic disease nursing support anywhere in Melbourne.
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 9:00am–5:00pm. Closed Sunday.