After hospital care at home

Supporting your health at home

After hospital care at home with St John of God Healthcare at Home

We provide a range of at home services including after hospital surgical and medical care to help you recover after a hospital stay, and personal care for support with hygiene and other needs. 

Settling in at home

Healthcare at Home offers essential support to patients transitioning from hospital to home, particularly those who live independently or with limited support networks.

Our professional caregivers provide a variety of services to ensure a smooth and safe recovery, including assistance with getting in and out of the car, picking up basic groceries on the way home, and ensuring the home environment is safe for recovery.

Personal care at home

This service is ideal for patients requiring additional personal assistance and support to ensure a safe recovery at home following a hospital stay.

Available from discharge and effective for the first few weeks post-hospital stay, services include:

  • general hygiene assistance
  • dressing and grooming
  • continence support
  • nutrition and hydration support
  • simple pressure area care
  • nursing services.

Nursing care at home

Our experienced nurses deliver both general and specialised nursing care, which includes:

  • wound management, including complex wound dressings
  • stoma support and education
  • intravenous antibiotic therapy
  • drain management
  • removal of clips
  • continence support and catheter management
  • infusions
  • immunotherapy and supportive infusion therapy
  • intravenous iron therapy.

Accessing after hospital care at home

Accessing our services is easy. You do not need a referral from a doctor.

To find out more make an enquiry below.

Where we provide these services

After hospital care at home is available in:

  • VIC - Ballarat, Bendigo, Berwick, South East Melbourne and Geelong.
  • WA - across metropolitan Perth, Mandurah and Bunbury (including Busselton, Collie and Harvey).

Make an enquiry

To find out more about after hospital care at home please complete the form below or phone 1300 475 442.

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