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HOME CARE NURSING

TAILORED NURSING SERVICES

Our Nursing team provide a holistic and tailored approach to match the needs of you or the person you care for.

From your first call you will have access to a qualified Nurse to answer all your nursing enquiries and advise you on short and long-term care needs.

Our streamlined processes digitally capture requests, quickly schedule appointments and deliver timely reports without needing to chase or follow-up.

Have peace of mind knowing we have carefully selected our Nursing team to ensure they deliver exceptional care service standards and they have been screened and police checked to provide the highest nursing competence and safe care.

Download the Nursing Flyer

SERVICE COVERAGE: Victoria – see more details

OUR NURSING DOCUMENTS

Nursing Resources

So we can see your clients and participants faster, we have provided the below templates guiding you on the information needed to administer the correct care.

Read more in this Nursing Authorities Flyer and use the below pre prepared documents.

Click > Request for G.P Authority - Medications
Click > Request for G.P Authority – Catheterisation
Click > Request for G.P Health Summary
Click > More details on our Wound Supplies

STEPS

Download the template > complete the details > forward to your doctor for further completion > attach completed authority to the Empower Referral

Please contact us on 03 9583 1364 if you need further clarification.

OUR SERVICE REGIONS

Service Coverage

We have extensively expanded our nursing team throughout Victoria to meet your needs. Our nursing service footprint now includes:

Victoria

Greater Metropolitan Melbourne and surrounds
Mornington Peninsula
Geelong and surrounding suburbs

Visit this page for our Service Coverage Regions Please contact us on 03 9583 1364 for a free, non-obligatory travel price quote.

HOME NURSING SERVICES

IN HOME NURSING SUPPORT

Our highly qualified and friendly nursing team can provide your client with a broad range of nursing services. Click on the arrows next to each nursing service heading to view more information.

Medication Management

We play an important role in ensuring that people who live at home receive suitable information and/or assistance so your clients can take their medicines as prescribed. Our home nursing team liaise between family GPs and local pharmacists, to deliver safe and effective medicines administration.
This essential service is particularly important when a person is struggling with memory loss or has Dementia, and is unable to take responsibility for their own medicines, or their carer needs help in managing and administering their loved one’s medicines.
All consumers will be assessed on their ability to manage their medications at the first visit and as care needs change, and in accordance with relevant program guidelines to ensure care needs are met.

Wound Management and Skin Integrity

Wound prevention and management is available to treat chronic and complex wounds. We offer quality wound care practice covering:

Assessing and management of wounds and skin tears
Pressure assessment & monitoring
Care of wound
Ostomy care
Apply creams, lotions & ointments
Wound care education and dressings
Graduated Compression Therapy (GCT)

We aim to explain and manage behaviours that improve skin integrity, optimise healing and prevent possible recurrences. Empower Nurses are trained in Graduated Compression Therapy (GCT) which is a carefully designed approach for the prevention and management of venous return (the rate of blood flow back to the heart) and to reduce oedema (build-up of fluid in the body). Read more about GCT in this blog

Pressure Area Care Monitoring and Management

For client that are susceptible to developing pressure ulcers, our experienced nurses can monitor and manage and maintain healthy skin including position regimes for consumers whose activity is limited to bed, chairs or wheelchairs.

Diabetes Management

We can help your clients actively manage their diabetes, so they can continue to live a full lifestyle at home. We offer a broad range of care services to help meet the challenges of managing diabetes. Our diabetes management services include;

Blood sugar monitoring via Nursing
Medication management via Nursing
Nutrition assistance via Dietetics
Diabetic foot care via Podiatry

Post Fall Nursing Assessments

Continence Management

Empower’s home care nursing services involve support in the management of bladder and bowel control problems. We offer a services that aim to preserve dignity, reduce stress and regain confidence so your client can participate in daily activities and get back to enjoying life. There are many ways to help manage incontinence and our services cover:

Basic RN based assessment
Catheter care - SPC & IDC
Continence aids recommendations

Management depends on the type of incontinence, its aetiology, the severity of symptoms, as well as the consumers factors such as cognition, functional status and medical history. Our nurses have the clinical background and experience to advise options for suitable treatment approach for each individual to match their lifestyle and keep them at home longer.

Cognitive Assessments

Is your client missing out on funding? Did you know that we can complete Cognitive assessments to determine their eligibility for the Dementia and Cognition Supplement? Your client may be eligible for an extra 10% on top of the Home Care Package funding to keep them at home for longer. Our Nursing Team complete the assessment using validated tools (PAS or RUDAS) and provide you with the assessment outcome on the same day. This assessment is completed within a 1 hour visit.

Post Hospital Nursing Care

Our post-hospital nursing care is designed to support consumers recovering from a medical procedure or illness and avoid hospital readmission. We can help ensure a faster recovery by:

Medication administration
Wound management to prevent infection

Following discharge from a hospital stay, we will consult with your client’s doctor to personalise the nursing service they need to restore their health and independence at home.

Palliative Care

Our caring and respectful nursing team are experienced at delivering care support services for terminally ill patients in their own homes or the home of relatives, or care homes for the frail or aged – patients not in a hospital or in-patient palliative care unit. We aim to provide comprehensive support for the person, their family and other carers, and support which embraces physical, psychological and spiritual needs. Multidisciplinary care is available to palliative care patients to assist with control of pain and symptoms, hospital or hospice admission when required, equipment and social support.

Catheter Management

Empower’s nursing team support all ages of people managing catheters. Whether it’s younger people who manage their own care, to adults with complex needs, older people who manage their own care, and frail older people with complex needs, our nurses are skilled and knowledgeable in this area with the prevention and management of common issues arising from catheterisation.

Stoma Care and Education

With the help of our nurses, you client can receive the stoma care needed in the privacy and comfort of their home, without needing to visit a hospital. Our nurses are experienced in managing stomas and will educate your client on diet, exercise, and how to avoid complications through techniques, medications, aids and appliances. Our nurses will help your client:

understand how to care for their stoma
solve any issues that arise
learn what other resources are available to them in the community.

Showering & Dressing

Our Nurses provide support to suit each person’s unique circumstance including assisting with personal hygiene activities such as

Help with showering and bathing
Dressing and undressing

OUR SERVICE COMMITMENTS TO YOU

We Understand Your Needs and Deliver

Rapid Response – that’s our service guarantee

We acknowledge all referrals immediately and appointments are confirmed within 48 hours.

Prompt Treatment

Initial appointments completed within a short time frame of receiving referral.

Continuity of Care

With an 87% retention rate, your clients can enjoy the same clinician while receiving meaningful, ongoing care.

Timely Reporting

We update you on the same day or within 24 hours of the initial appointment.

Cost Effective Services

There are no hidden fees. Our pricing includes travel, treatment and documentation time.

Professional and Friendly Team

We take the time to get to know every consumer, allowing us to create meaningful care plans to support their life goals. We are experts in co-ordinating services provided through Home Care packages, NDIS funding and scheduling private consultations.

What our clients say about Empower Healthcare.

A client advised me that he has seen many OTs and none had ever come close to the professional service Shonna delivers.

Andrew Caracoglia, Client Services Manager

As a worker in the field for 15+ years, it is very much appreciated when a fellow community worker automatically recognises their role as part of a greater multi-disciplinary team.

Daniel Pfau, Care Advisor