Community nursing care providers in Victoria
Compare community nursing care providers across Victoria (VIC). 1,350 families in Victoria have used Carevo to find a provider.
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Best Community Nursing Care providers in Victoria
Showing 10 of 3184 providers·How we chose these
Carlton, VIC and 52 othersAlso servesArtarmon, NSW · Ashfield, NSW · Auburn, NSW · Austral, NSW · Belmore, NSW · Blacktown, NSW · Cabramatta, NSW · Campbelltown, NSW · Campsie, NSW · Caringbah, NSW · Casula, NSW · Central Coast, NSW · +40 more · National provider
- 10+ families connected
- Specialises in Personal care, Cleaning
Care Steps Australia is among the highest-ranked NDIS registered providers in Carlton, Victoria in our data. They have a track record of following through on more than 20 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Families most often connect with them for personal care and cleaning. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
Elwood, VIC and 5 othersAlso servesAdelaide, SA · Central Coast, NSW · Perth, WA · Sydney, NSW · Sydney Olympic Park, NSW · National provider
- 10+ families connected
- Specialises in Nursing, Allied health, Support coordination
Based in Elwood, Victoria, Intensive Care At Home is an NDIS registered provider. Nursing and allied health are among their most-requested supports. They have a track record of following through on more than 20 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
Point Cook, VIC and 18 othersAlso servesAltona, VIC · Altona Meadows, VIC · Altona North, VIC · Craigieburn, VIC · Epping, VIC · Footscray, VIC · Geelong, VIC · Hoppers Crossing, VIC · Lara, VIC · Laverton, VIC · Shepparton, VIC · Shepparton East, VIC · +6 more · State-wide provider
- 10+ families connected
- Specialises in Personal care, Cleaning
JS Choice - Care and Support is an NDIS registered provider in Point Cook, Victoria. They have a track record of following through on more than 15 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Families most often connect with them for personal care and cleaning. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
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Melton, VIC and 15 othersAlso servesBacchus Marsh, VIC · Caroline Springs, VIC · Craigieburn, VIC · Cranbourne West, VIC · Docklands, VIC · Footscray, VIC · Hawthorn, VIC · Keilor East, VIC · Meadow Heights, VIC · Melbourne, VIC · Mount Macedon, VIC · Port Melbourne, VIC · +3 more · State-wide provider
- 50+ families connected
- Specialises in Cleaning, Personal care
Based in Melton, Victoria, Aurevia Healthcare is an NDIS registered provider. Cleaning and personal care are among their most-requested supports. They have a track record of following through on more than 50 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Developmental Educators, Disability Support Worker, Occupational Therapist
responded today with details of an OT and a scheduled visit
Verified care seeker, Geelong
Melton, VIC and 11 othersAlso servesBacchus Marsh, VIC · Bendigo, VIC · Darley, VIC · Deer Park, VIC · Footscray, VIC · Geelong, VIC · Maidstone, VIC · Melbourne, VIC · Sunbury, VIC · Sunshine, VIC · West Footscray, VIC · State-wide provider
- 5+ families connected
- Specialises in Support coordination, Personal care, Cleaning
Based in Melton, Victoria, The Noble Group Services is an NDIS registered provider. Registered across 12 NDIS support categories, including Assistance in Coordinating or Managing Life Stages, Transitions and Supports, shared living support and transport assistance. Support coordination and personal care are among their most-requested supports. They operate across Victoria.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Fast responder, usually replies within 2 hours
- Specialises in Personal care, Gardening, Psychology
Empowerment Care Support is an NDIS registered provider in Coburg, Victoria. Families most often connect with them for personal care and gardening. Registered across 13 NDIS support categories, including accommodation and tenancy assistance, shared living support and daily personal care. They have a strong record of following through with families who reach out through Carevo.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Specialises in Transport
Choice Community Health works across 15 NDIS support categories in Lilydale, Victoria. They focus closely on their local area. They are most often contacted for transport.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Fast responder, usually replies within an hour
- Specialises in Personal care, Nursing
Based in Avenel, Victoria, Total Care Services Avenel is an NDIS registered provider. Registered across 13 NDIS support categories, including accommodation and tenancy assistance, Assistance in Coordinating or Managing Life Stages, Transitions and Supports and Assistance to access and/or maintain employment and/or education. Personal care and nursing are among their most-requested supports. They operate across Victoria.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
Truganina, VIC and 8 othersAlso servesAdelaide, SA · Ballarat East, VIC · Bendigo, VIC · Footscray, VIC · Geelong, VIC · Melbourne, VIC · Perth, WA · Werribee, VIC · National provider
- 10+ families connected
- Fast responder, usually replies within an hour
- Specialises in Support coordination, SIL
Nurses Caring 4 You works across 12 NDIS support categories in Truganina, Victoria. Active on Carevo in the past week. They are most often contacted for support coordination and SIL. They operate across multiple states.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Cleaner, Disability Support Worker, Gardener
- Specialises in Nursing
Based in Smythesdale, Victoria, Hello Nurse is an NDIS registered provider.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
How we rank providers
Rankings in Victoria are based on real outcomes between providers and families on our platform. They are recalculated daily and cannot be purchased or influenced by advertising.
- How this list is built. Providers shown here are registered with the NDIS for Community nursing care for high needs, or offer nursing.
- Outcomes with families. We measure what happens after a family contacts a provider. Providers where families report positive outcomes rank higher. Multiple signals are weighted across a rolling window.
- Service match. Providers are ranked by how closely their registered services and capabilities match what you are searching for.
- Registration and compliance. NDIS registered and government-approved aged care providers are weighted for meeting quality and safeguards standards.
- Local presence. Providers confirmed in Victoria rank above those covering only the broader region.
What "Trusted" means. The Trusted badge is awarded to providers with a consistent record of positive outcomes with families on our platform. It is based on multiple behavioural signals and family feedback, and it cannot be purchased.
3,184
providers in Victoria
32,111
providers nationally
What "Verified care seeker" means. Any care-seeker feedback shown above is from a real person who used Carevo to connect with that provider and then told us how it went. We only publish feedback tied to a genuine, matched enquiry, never anonymous, unsolicited, or paid reviews.
How to check a provider's credentials
Carevo lists the registration details a provider reports and links you to the official Australian registers so you can confirm them yourself. Here is what each listing shows and where to check it. A listing on Carevo is not an endorsement.
NDIS registration
Listings show whether a provider reports being NDIS registered. You can confirm a provider's current registration and approved support types yourself on the NDIS Commission's public provider register.
Source: NDIS Quality and Safeguards CommissionAged care approval
Listings show aged care approval where it is recorded. You can check a provider's current approval and the services they deliver on the Australian Government's My Aged Care find a provider service.
Source: My Aged Care (Department of Health and Aged Care)ABN you can check
Most listings include the provider's Australian Business Number, shown on the profile. You can look it up on the Australian Business Register to confirm the business is registered and active.
Source: Australian Business RegisterComplaints process
If you have a concern about any provider, you can lodge a complaint with the NDIS Commission or the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission at any time. We also accept complaints via our own channel.
Source: NDIS Commission / Aged Care CommissionCommunity Nursing Care at a glance
- Funding
- NDIS Core Supports, Support at Home, DVA, Private
- Availability
- 7 days a week, including after-hours
- Wait Time
- Usually within 1-5 business days
- Cost
- RN $123.65/hour, EN $99.88/hour weekday daytime
- Hours
- Flexible scheduling with urgent visit options
- Median Response
- 4 minutes
Community Nursing Care in Victoria (VIC): what to know
Carevo lists 3,184 community nursing care providers with active coverage in Victoria, concentrated around Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo but reaching regional VIC as well. Families in VIC made 1,133 support requests through Carevo in the last 90 days.
3,184
Providers in VIC
2,395
NDIS registered
171
Active in last 30 days
1,133
Requests, last 90 days
76%
Connected within 1 hour
Coverage by region in Victoria
| Region | Providers | Busiest area |
|---|---|---|
| Casey | 428 | Clyde North |
| Wyndham | 318 | Tarneit |
| Hume | 271 | Craigieburn |
| Whittlesea | 243 | Epping |
| Melton | 221 | Truganina |
| Brimbank | 147 | Sunshine |
| Greater Geelong | 139 | Geelong |
| Greater Dandenong | 125 | Dandenong |
| Cardinia | 105 | Pakenham |
| Monash | 104 | Glen Waverley |
Workers delivering NDIS supports in Victoria need the NDIS Worker Screening Check, administered by Service Victoria (Worker Screening Unit). 2395 of the 2427 community nursing care providers listed in VIC are registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. Unregistered providers can still deliver many supports if your plan is plan managed or self managed.
NDIS price caps do not change by state: the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits set the same maximum rates in Victoria as everywhere else in Australia.
What families say about providers in VIC
Feedback shared by families after connecting with providers on Carevo. Quotes are anonymous and providers cannot edit them.
“Arranged an appointment on Friday”
“responded today with details of an OT and a scheduled visit”
“Friendly, immediate capacity, compassionate, professional and flexible”
How much does community nursing care cost in Victoria?
Community Nursing Care in Victoria typically costs RN $123.65/hour, EN $99.88/hour weekday daytime (NDIS Community Nursing Care price limits; Support at Home nursing is fully government funded with no participant contribution). Actual rates vary by provider, funding type, and the level of support required.
How to pay for community nursing care
Funding options include NDIS Core Supports. Eligibility depends on your assessment and plan.
Community Nursing Care by suburb in Victoria
Browse providers in the busiest areas, or use any suburb page to see who services your postcode.
What Is Community Nursing Care?
Community nursing is clinical nursing delivered in a person’s home rather than a hospital or clinic, provided by Registered Nurses (RNs) or Enrolled Nurses (ENs) who exercise clinical judgement for tasks such as wound care, medication management and complex health monitoring. Under the NDIS Pricing Arrangements 2026-27, it sits in the Community Nursing Care registration group (0114), separate from delegated personal-care support.
Because a nurse is making clinical decisions, this is different from personal care or domestic help. Common reasons for a referral include dressing a wound, giving injections, managing a catheter or stoma, monitoring blood pressure and blood sugar, and setting up medication so it is taken correctly.
Who It Is For and How It Is Funded
Community nursing suits NDIS participants whose plan includes clinical health supports, people recovering from surgery or hospital discharge, and people managing chronic conditions such as diabetes or wound care. NDIS participants access it through Core Supports under registration group 0114. Older Australians access equivalent nursing as a clinical care service under Support at Home, which the Department of Health and Aged Care confirms is fully government funded with no participant contribution, distinct from the income- and asset-tested Independence and Everyday Living categories.
After A Hospital Stay
A large share of community nursing follows a hospital discharge, when someone is well enough to go home but still needs a wound checked or medication supervised for a few weeks. For people in Victoria, home nursing can shorten a hospital stay and lower the chance of readmission by catching problems early. A visiting nurse also flags when something needs a GP or a return to hospital.
Finding Community Nursing Care In Victoria
Two things decide fit: whether the provider employs Registered Nurses for the clinical tasks your plan calls for, and whether they cover Victoria within the timeframe you need, including after-hours visits where wound or medication schedules do not fit a nine-to-five round. Ask both before booking.
Carevo currently lists 28,038 providers, and community nursing providers can be compared alongside broader home nursing and clinical care services on the platform. Providers covering Victoria vary in after-hours capacity, so confirm availability when you get matched.
Chronic and complex wound care
Community nurses are the main providers of ongoing wound care at home, managing chronic and complex wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, pressure injuries and slow-healing surgical wounds. Chronic wounds affect hundreds of thousands of Australians, and the right dressing regimen with regular review at home prevents the deterioration and hospital admissions that follow a missed or wrong dressing. A good community nursing provider assesses the wound, follows a clear dressing plan, escalates to the GP or a wound specialist when healing stalls, and coordinates the supply of dressings your plan or funding covers.
How this page is compiled
The provider rankings and figures on this page come from Carevo platform records, including provider registrations, measured response times and coverage, together with the cited official sources. Carevo is an Australian platform that connects families with vetted NDIS and aged care providers. Carevo does not deliver care itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many community nursing care providers are there in Victoria?
There are 3184 community nursing care providers with active listings in Victoria (VIC) on Carevo. Providers are ranked by trust score based on real outcomes with families on our platform, not by who pays for placement.
How much does community nursing care cost in Victoria?
Community Nursing Care in Victoria typically costs RN $123.65/hour, EN $99.88/hour weekday daytime (NDIS Community Nursing Care price limits; Support at Home nursing is fully government funded with no participant contribution). Actual rates vary by provider and the level of support required.
How quickly can I start with a provider in Victoria?
Providers in Victoria respond to new requests in a median of 4 minutes, and 76% of families are connected within an hour. Most services can start within 1-2 weeks.
Does Carevo cover regional Victoria or just the capital?
Both. Carevo lists providers across all of Victoria, including regional and rural areas. Many providers service wide regions, and some supports (like plan management) are delivered Australia-wide by phone and online portal.
Which areas of Victoria have the most community nursing care providers?
By local government area, coverage on Carevo is deepest in Casey (428 providers), Wyndham (318 providers), Hume (271 providers). Regional VIC is covered too: many providers service wide areas beyond their base suburb.
Do I have to use an NDIS registered provider for community nursing care in VIC?
It depends on how your plan is managed. Agency-managed (NDIA-managed) funding can only be spent with registered providers, while plan-managed and self-managed participants can also use unregistered providers. 2395 of the 2427 community nursing care providers listed in VIC on Carevo are NDIS registered.