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Compassionate Community Nursing services for Veterans & Eligible Family Members s for DVA Clients at Home

Bespoke Nursing Solutions provides compassionate community nursing care for eligible Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) clients, including veterans and their eligible family members.

Our experienced nursing team delivers personalised care designed around individual needs, supporting independence, dignity and wellbeing in the comfort of home.

What Are DVA Community Nursing Services?

DVA Community Nursing provides clinically required nursing and personal care to eligible DVA Veteran Card holders in their own homes. 

Understanding your individual care needs

Completing an appropriate nursing assessment

Developing a personalised care plan

Providing clinically required nursing and personal care

Reviewing care needs as they change

Communicating with relevant healthcare professionals

Supporting independence and wellbeing at home

Our DVA Nursing Services

Home Visiting Nursing

Our experienced nursing team provides community nursing support in the comfort of your own home.

Home-based nursing can be particularly valuable for veterans who require ongoing clinical support while wishing to remain independent in their familiar surroundings.

Complex Wound Care & Management

Appropriate wound care can support healing, comfort and the prevention of complications.

Our nursing team can provide wound assessment and management within the scope of the client’s assessed care needs and the Community Nursing Program.

Diabetes Management

Living with diabetes may require ongoing monitoring and nursing support.

Our nursing team can provide appropriate diabetes-related care within the client’s assessed needs and care plan, supporting safe and consistent management at home.

Diabetes Management

Living with diabetes may require ongoing monitoring and nursing support.

Our nursing team can provide appropriate diabetes-related care within the client’s assessed needs and care plan, supporting safe and consistent management at home.

Catheter Care

Our nursing professionals can provide catheter-related care where clinically required and within the scope of the Community Nursing Program.

We focus on safe care, hygiene, monitoring and recognising concerns that may require further medical attention.

Continence Care

We provide appropriate nursing support for clients who require assistance with continence-related care.

Our person-centred approach focuses on dignity, privacy, comfort and maintaining independence wherever possible.

Assistance with Activities of Daily Living

When someone wishes to remain at home during the later stages of life, compassionate nursing support can make an enormous difference.

Where appropriate and within the scope of DVA Community Nursing, our team can support clients with palliative care needs while working closely with their healthcare team and family.

Our focus is on dignity, comfort, respect and quality of life.

Personal Care

Depending on assessed clinical needs, DVA Community Nursing may include certain personal care services alongside nursing care. This can include support with activities such as:

  • Personal hygiene
  • Showering
  • Dressing
  • Other clinically required personal care

Our goal is to provide support while respecting each person’s dignity, privacy and independence.

How to Access DVA Community Nursing

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Why Choose Bespoke Nursing Solutions?

Experienced Nursing Professionals

Bespoke Nursing Solutions has an experienced team of nursing professionals with a strong background in clinical education, nursing and healthcare.

Care With Dignity

We understand that receiving nursing care at home can feel personal. Our approach is respectful, professional and centred around the individual's needs.

Personalised Care

No two clients are exactly the same. We take the time to understand individual needs and provide care according to the assessed requirements.

Home-Based Support

Receiving appropriate nursing care at home can help eligible clients maintain familiarity, comfort and independence.

Practical Clinical Experience

Our nursing background means we understand the importance of safe, evidence-informed and practical care.

Coordinated Care

We can work with relevant healthcare professionals where required to support continuity and coordination of care.

Supporting Veterans to Stay Independent at Home

For many veterans, being able to receive appropriate nursing care at home can provide comfort, familiarity and reassurance.

At Bespoke Nursing Solutions, our aim is to provide professional, compassionate community nursing support that respects each person’s individual circumstances.

From wound care and medication support to continence care, personal care and palliative nursing support, our team can help eligible DVA clients receive appropriate care in their own home.

FAQ About DVA Nursing Services

What are DVA Nursing Services?

DVA Community Nursing services provide clinically required nursing and personal care to eligible DVA Veteran Card holders in their own homes.

Services are based on the client’s assessed clinical needs and are delivered by DVA-contracted Community Nursing providers.

Eligibility generally applies to holders of a Veteran Card – All Conditions or a Veteran Card – Specific Conditions where the client has an assessed need for nursing and/or personal care. For Specific Conditions card holders, the service must relate to an accepted service-related condition.

Yes. DVA Community Nursing is designed to provide clinically required nursing and personal care in the client’s own home.

If you are eligible for DVA Community Nursing services, DVA funds the services delivered by a DVA-contracted Community Nursing provider. DVA states that eligible clients do not have to pay for Community Nursing services within the program.

Yes. A written referral is required to access DVA Community Nursing. An authorised referrer can include a GP, treating hospital doctor, hospital discharge planner or a nurse practitioner specialising in community nursing.

Your GP may provide a written referral to a DVA-contracted Community Nursing provider. If you would like to enquire about accessing Bespoke Nursing Solutions’ services, contact our team to discuss the referral process and eligibility requirements.

Depending on the client’s assessed needs and the scope of the Community Nursing Program, services may include medication assistance, wound care, hygiene, showering, dressing, other personal care and palliative care.