For Referrers
Comprehensive Care, Tailored to Every Need
Wattle and River Home Health provides bespoke ,privately funded in-home care for older Australians who want to remain safe,supported and independent in the comfort of their own homes. Our services are bespoke, adaptable and grounded in clinical excellence,blending advanced nursing, meaningful engagement and warm human connection.
Clinically led nursing support to help you live well at home
Individualised care plans
Chronic disease management
Clinical oversight & coordination
Practical, respectful support that maintains independence and routine
Personal care assistance
Meal preparation & routines
Mobility & appointment support
Support that nurtures emotional wellbeing, capability and identity
Social connection & engagement
Montessori-informed activities
Nutrition & wellbeing support
Montessori-informed, compassionate and capability-focused care
Structured daily routines
Personalised cognitive engagement
Family guidance & education
We understand that needs evolve, and we are committed to supporting you for as long as home remains a safe and suitable environment.
Overnight monitoring
Full-day presence
Peace-of-mind care
For GPs and Referrers
The first call we get is often from you.
A nurse-led private home-health practice based in Goondiwindi. Working alongside GPs, discharge planners and allied health partners across the Southern Downs and Northern New South Wales and nationally via Telehealth.
How we work
How we work with referring clinicians
We are clinically led, named-team, and locally based. Our scope of practice is held by Laura Zimmerman, an endorsed Nurse Practitioner. Every patient we accept comes with a written care plan, a named lead nurse, and copy filed back to the GP with consent.
Our model aims to provide consistent and familiar clinicians who have been hired locally wherever possible.
When to refer
- A patient being discharged from hospital, where the first thirty days at home would benefit from clinical oversight.
- A household where in-home care is being considered for the first time and a structured assessment would help.
- A patient whose existing arrangement is not holding, and where a second clinical view would be useful.
- Telehealth-led Tier 1 Advisory anywhere in regional Queensland and Northern New South Wales, by assessment.
What happens after a referral
Our Coordinator phones the family within 1-2 business days. A clinical conversation follows, this is held with a named senior clinician.
Following this conversation, we send a written Action Memo to the family with copy to the referring clinician - observations, a proposed first step, and a defined next contact point.
Ready to refer a patient?
Use our secure online referral form. Our Intake Coordinator will acknowledge receipt within one business day.
A free pack for clinicians
After a hospital stay: the first thirty days at home
A pack for GPs and discharge planners.
The pack contains three documents in a single download: a 30-day checklist for the family, a GP cover-letter template, and a two-page transition summary — what good looks like.
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Reading for clinicians
Pieces from our team on regional aged care, post-hospital recovery, and the practical edges of the new Support at Home system. Updated monthly.
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