Nursing Services
First Priority Care provides NDIS community nursing, funded through your plan and delivered in your home or accommodation. Community nursing is the clinical side of disability support: where a support worker helps with showering, meals and getting out the door, a registered nurse manages wounds, medications, catheters, feeding tubes and the health risks that sit underneath a disability. Our AHPRA-registered nurses bring that clinical expertise to you, so you get the care you need without unnecessary hospital visits or disruption to your daily life.
Quick answer
Does the NDIS pay for a nurse to come to your home?
Yes. The NDIS funds community nursing at home, delivered by AHPRA-registered nurses. It covers wound care, medication management, catheter and continence support, PEG feeding and tracheostomy care, and is usually funded under Core Supports or Capacity Building depending on the goal. First Priority Care provides NDIS community nursing across Queensland.
What our Nursing Services include
- PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) management: tube feeding setup, administration and site care
- Airway suctioning: oral and nasopharyngeal suctioning for participants with secretion management needs
- Wound care and management: assessment, dressing changes and monitoring of acute and chronic wounds
- Medication management and administration: oral, topical, inhaled and injectable medications
- Urinary catheter management: insertion, maintenance and monitoring of indwelling and suprapubic catheters
- Tracheostomy care: routine care, inner cannula changes and emergency management
- Bowel management programs: assessment and implementation of bowel care plans
- Continence assessment and management: bladder and bowel support plans
- Vital sign monitoring: blood pressure, oxygen saturation, blood glucose and clinical observations
- Chronic illness support: ongoing nursing management for conditions such as diabetes, COPD and cardiovascular disease
- Subcutaneous and IV medication administration: where clinically indicated
Talk to our care team
We respond to all enquiries within 1 business hour. Free, no obligation.
Who is this service for?
- Complex physical health conditions requiring regular clinical monitoring
- Enteral feeding requirements (PEG or NG tubes)
- Tracheostomy or ventilator dependence
- Chronic wound management needs
- Catheter or complex continence needs
- High medication complexity
- Acquired brain injury, spinal cord injury or neurodegenerative conditions
How we deliver it
All nursing care is delivered by AHPRA-registered nurses (RN1 or above) with community health or disability experience. We do not use agency staff for clinical care. Our nurses are part of our permanent team and build long-term relationships with participants.
Before services begin, we conduct a clinical intake assessment to understand your health needs, existing supports and goals. We then build a nursing care plan in consultation with you, your support coordinator and any allied health professionals involved in your care.
Where complex clinical procedures are required, we ensure all support workers involved in your care have been trained and assessed as competent to assist, and that a registered nurse is available for oversight and escalation.
Talk to our care team
We respond to all enquiries within 1 business hour. Free, no obligation.
NDIS funding
Nursing services are funded under the NDIS as Disability-Related Health Supports. The relevant support categories are:
- Core Supports: Assistance with Daily Life (Registration Group 0114)
- Capacity Building: Improved Daily Living (Registration Group 0114)
Areas we serve
Nursing Services near you
Local nursing services pages for the areas we cover most.
The nursing team has been brilliant with my dad's wound care. Patient with him, patient with us, and clinically sharp.
Family member · Brisbane North
neurological support · 2 years with us
Frequently asked questions: Nursing Services
What is NDIS community nursing?
How do I find an NDIS nursing provider in Brisbane?
Can an NDIS nurse come to my home?
What's the difference between a support worker and a nurse for NDIS services?
My support coordinator wants to refer a participant for nursing services. How does that work?
Do your nurses do competency training for support workers?
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