Our Community Nursing services are provided by registered nurses to help the Yarram and District community manage their healthcare needs.  We offer a diverse range of services available in the home or at the health service.  Please go to the Community Nursing page for more information about our services.

Our Diabetes Educators are nurses who have completed diabetes specific training.  They will provide you with information and advice to help you manage your diabetes and be as healthy as possible.  Please contact us to make an appointment on 03 5182 0222.

Our Dieticians can provide you with assistance to manage a range of conditions by providing personalised and practical dietary and nutritional advice.  Please go to the Dietetics page for more information and to make an appointment.

YDHS offers a range of support services to the community delivered to your home.  Our home support services are delivered by qualified health professionals and person care workers.  Services are provided following an assessment of needs.

Home Care Packages

For many years Yarram and District Health staff have been providing services, such as in home assistance and allied health to the community on Home Care Packages coordinated by other agencies.  Our decision to become a coordinating agency was made because we believe:

• our local knowledge will support people on Home Care Packages to have services that keep them connected to their home and community;
• the Home Care Package funds stay in the local area rather than going to an agency with no local base;
• we can offer better value for money

If you would like to discuss how Yarram and District Health Service can support you to get the best local value out of your home care package, please call 1800 934 722

YDHS offers a program of planned activity groups to the community which support the ability to remain living in the community and enhance independence and physical and mental wellbeing.  Please go to the Independent Living page for more information about our services.

The goal of our Occupational Therapists is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life.  They are health professionals trained to help you maintain independence and quality of life.  Please go to the Occupational Therapy page for more information about our services.

Our Physiotherapists are qualified health professionals who aim to assist you to restore, develop and maintain the movement and functional ability of your body.  Our physiotherapists assist community members with pain relief and those suffering from a range of health conditions.  Please  go to the Physiotherapy page for more information about our services including YDHS activity groups.

YDHS offers Podiatry services from a qualified visiting podiatrist one day each month.  Foot care is important for everyone and is especially important for people with conditions that affect the feeling in your feet, such as diabetes.  Please go to the Podiatry page for more information and to make an appointment.

Our Speech Pathologists are qualified health professionals who work with community members of all ages with communication and swallowing difficulties.  YDHS speech pathology programs support people to achieve their functional goals by offering individual or group therapies as well as education and training.  Please go to the Speech Pathology page for more information about our services.

Our Youth & Family Services group provide a range of welfare and community support services including counselling services.  Please go to the Youth & Family Services page for more information about our services and to make an appointment.