Home care
Post-Hospital Nursing Supports at Home Across the Gold Coast, Brisbane & Northern NSW
Post-hospital nursing supports bring a registered nurse to your door in the fragile first weeks after discharge — reconciling medications, checking observations, reviewing wounds and catching problems early. Loving Hands Care delivers recovery nursing at home across the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Northern NSW.
- Registered nurse visits from the day you get home
- Medication reconciliation, dosing and dose aid set-up
- Wound, drain and catheter care plus daily observations
- Clear reporting to your GP, specialist and family
Servicing Gold Coast, Brisbane, North East NSW.
- Nurse visits can start the day you arrive home
- Day 1Nurse visits can start the day you arrive home
- Every recovery plan written by a registered nurse
- RN-ledEvery recovery plan written by a registered nurse
- On-call escalation when something changes overnight
- 24/7On-call escalation when something changes overnight
- Gold Coast, Brisbane and Northern NSW
- 3 regionsGold Coast, Brisbane and Northern NSW
What's included
Nursing care that covers the risky weeks after discharge
A structured recovery plan built from your discharge summary, with the clinical tasks and monitoring that keep you at home instead of back in a hospital bed.
Medication reconciliation
Discharge summary checked against what is in the house, ceased medicines removed and a dose aid set up.
Medication administration
Injections, insulin, anticoagulants, eye drops and prompting, delivered at the times your plan requires.
Observations and monitoring
Blood pressure, pulse, temperature, oxygen saturation, weight and blood glucose tracked against agreed parameters.
Wound and drain care
Surgical wound reviews, dressing changes, suture and staple removal, and drain or stoma management.
Pain and symptom control
Pain, nausea, constipation and fatigue reviewed at each visit, with adjustments requested from your GP.
Deterioration detection
Early recognition of infection, fluid overload, delirium and falls risk, with immediate escalation.
Care coordination
Follow-up appointments, pathology, equipment and allied health organised so nothing slips after discharge.
Documentation and handover
Visit notes and progress reports shared with your GP, specialist, hospital liaison team and family.
Why it matters
Most readmissions start with medications, not surgery
Discharge changes almost everything about a medication list — doses altered, new anticoagulants or antibiotics added, old boxes still sitting in the cupboard. In the first week home that mix, combined with pain, poor appetite and disturbed sleep, is where most avoidable readmissions begin.
A registered nurse breaks that chain. The discharge summary is reconciled against what is actually in the house, a dose administration aid is set up, observations are tracked against parameters agreed with your GP, and any drift is escalated the day it appears rather than at the next appointment.
Where the wound is the main issue, this pairs directly with our nurse-delivered wound care at home, and where the whole return home needs coordinating we run it as hospital-to-home transition care. Veterans can access the same clinical support through DVA post-hospital nursing support.
Who it suits
When post-hospital nursing supports make the difference
If any of these describe the discharge ahead of you, nursing visits at home are worth arranging before you leave the ward.
- Surgery with a wound, drain or staples that still needs review
- A medication list that changed significantly during the admission
- New injections such as insulin or anticoagulant therapy
- Heart failure, COPD, renal or diabetic conditions needing close observation
- An admission for a fall, infection or delirium with ongoing risk
- Living alone, or a family carer who cannot manage clinical tasks
- A previous readmission within 30 days of going home
Nursing visits are often combined with personal care supports for showering and dressing while mobility is limited, domestic supports for meals and laundry, and transport to follow-up appointments in the first fortnight home.
Getting started
Post-hospital nursing in four steps
1. Call before discharge
Call 1800 343 012 or have the ward, GP or case manager send the referral and discharge summary.
2. Nurse assessment at home
A registered nurse reviews medications, wounds, observations and risks, then writes the recovery plan.
3. Scheduled recovery visits
Daily or alternate-day visits for clinical tasks and monitoring, stepping down as you improve.
4. Review and handover
Progress reported to your GP and specialist, then discharge from nursing or a move to ongoing care.
Other home care services
Explore other supports we deliver across Gold Coast, Brisbane, North East NSW.
Nursing care – wound care
Registered nurse wound assessment, dressings, compression therapy and healing reviews at home.
Hospital-to-home transition care
Discharge planning, equipment hire and short-term support for a safe return home.
Respite, overnight & 24/7 care
Overnight and around-the-clock support while recovery still needs someone close by.
FAQs
Post-hospital nursing FAQs
Arrange nursing support before you come home
Call 1800 343 012 and our nursing team will plan your recovery visits across the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Northern NSW.