Clinical nursing at home for veterans and their families across Cairns and Far North Queensland, delivered under the DVA Community Nursing program through your GP.
Your GP, treating doctor or hospital discharge planner refers you for community nursing, usually using the DVA D904 referral form.
A senior CareLink nurse assesses your clinical needs at home and develops a care plan in line with DVA requirements.
Nursing visits as set out in the assessed care plan, from wound care to medication support and chronic condition monitoring.
Care is reassessed regularly, and your GP is kept informed throughout. If needs change, the plan changes.
Many families come to us carrying all three jobs at once. CareLink takes the clinical load:
the wounds, the medications, the monitoring and the paperwork that goes with the DVA pathway.
You stay the daughter, the son, the partner. We keep you informed in plain language, every step.
Ask your GP about a D904 referral to Continuum CareLink, or send us a request and we will help you start the conversation.