About Us
True North Care
A nurse-led community nursing service committed to delivering values-based, person-centred care across every stage of life. Grounded in clinical excellence, we offer tailored health services that empower individuals, families, and communities to navigate their care journey with confidence and dignity.
We hold a special interest in women and veteran health, providing compassionate support through clinical assessments, chronic disease management, palliative care, and preventive health planning.
We believe that every person deserves to feel safe, heard, and supported. Whether we’re conducting home visits, facilitating health education, or designing care plans, our mission is to respond with trust, unity, and empowerment — lighting the way forward with heart and skill.
The vision is True North for the soul. It is a permanent, intuitive compass direction for a human being.
Thomas G. Bandy
Nursing Services
Personal Care
Chronic Disease Management
Chronic Disease Management
Our caring nurses assist with tasks such as bathing, grooming, toileting, and dressing. We align care to each person’s physical, cultural, and emotional needs through respectful, clinically guided support in the comfort of home.
Chronic Disease Management
Chronic Disease Management
Chronic Disease Management
Our nurses empower individuals to better understand and manage conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory illness. By aligning care with each person’s “True North,” we foster self-management strategies, reduce hospital admissions, and improve long-term health outcomes.
Palliative Care
Chronic Disease Management
Clinical Assessments
The True North Care palliative approach is deeply person-centred, designed to uphold dignity, comfort, and cultural responsiveness throughout end-of-life care. We provide holistic assessments, symptom management, and care planning that honour each individual’s story and choice, while supporting families and multidisciplinary teams with clear documentation and compassionate guidance.
Clinical Assessments
Clinical Assessments
Clinical Assessments
True North Care’s nurse-led assessments combine clinical and holistic health evaluations with functional screenings to uncover individual needs, risks, and strengths.
Assessment screening tools empower clients to become active participants in their health journey, while ensuring our team delivers care that is clinically sound, culturally sensitive, and incorporates coordinated care.
Care Planning
Clinical Assessments
Coordinated Care
Our nurses partner closely with individuals to identify health priorities and co-design tailored care plans that reflect their goals, strengths, and lived experiences. This values-based approach ensures care is not only evidence-informed but deeply aligned with each person’s “True North” for optimal health and healing.
Coordinated Care
Clinical Assessments
Coordinated Care
We align nurses, allied health professionals, general practitioners, and specialist teams to deliver unified, person-centred care. Guided by our clients’ “True North,” we prioritise seamless communication, shared decision-making, and culturally responsive planning to ensure every voice is heard and every need is addressed. This responsive approach not only improves outcomes but strengthens trust and continuity across the entire care journey.
Medication Management
Medication Management
Medication Management
Delivered through a nurse-led model that prioritises safety, dignity, and person-centred support, our registered nurses conduct thorough assessments to determine the level of assistance required—whether it’s prompting, supervising, or administering medications
Continence Care
Medication Management
Medication Management
We offer nurse-led continence assessments and expert management for indwelling (IDC) and suprapubic catheters (SPC) including changes, monitoring, and education—ensuring safe, coordinated care to empower independence, comfort, and confidence.
Wound Care Management
Medication Management
Wound Care Management
Our experienced nurses deliver comprehensive assessments, tailored dressing plans, and ongoing monitoring. Our nurses address both acute and chronic wounds while considering each client’s medical history, lifestyle, and cultural needs. By aligning individual care, we promote optimal healing, reduce complications, and empower clients to actively participate in their recovery.
Our Partners
Acknowledgement of Country
At True North Care, we recognise the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and to Elders past and present.
