Home visiting and Telehealth Nursing service for people who have bladder and bowel incontinence or dysfunction. We see people of all ages, as well as those that have cultural and linguistic diverse backgrounds.
CONTINENCE
NURSES
AUSTRALIA
Consistent Compassionate Continence Care
Mission Statement
Our Mission is to empower people with bladder and bowel dysfunction to engage in opportunities of their choice in a supported and inclusive way.
Provide people with an individual assessment of their bladder and bowel dysfunction within their own home or via telehealth.
In collaboration with you and your carers, we will provide best practice options for treatment, management, and containment of your incontinence.
Vision Statement
Consistent compassionate continence care for all ages, cultures, and backgrounds.
Values
Respect – we respect people, value diversity and are committed to equality.
Empathy – We understand what others are going through and are here to provide support.
Openness – We are committed to a culture of teamwork and collaboration with our clients, their loved one or carers and our stakeholders.
Honesty – in all that we do, in all that we say, in all that we create.
Integrity – we will be consistent in what and how we do our business. We will adhere to strong moral and ethical values in all that we do.
Quality – We work towards excellence through continuous improvement.
ABOUT SUE
Sue is a Registered Nurse with in excess of 30 years of experience in the continence assessment and management area. She is empathic and has great insight into the struggles of those suffering from continence issues. She has had experience in developing and managing the Continence Service at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne where she worked for over 20 years.
Her more recent role was in management at the National Continence Helpline. Included in this role was active involvement in various projects with the Continence Foundation of Australia; projects included webinars relating to continence management in aged care, special needs children and children within the school environment.
Her extensive experience and continence product knowledge are enhanced by her Post Graduate Certification in Gerontology, Post Graduate Certification in Continence and Post Graduate Diploma in Urology and Continence Nursing.
Podcast episodes and webinars with Sue Blinman:
Podcast link
https://enableme.org.au/en/Community/Podcasts/Incontinence
Webinar links
Continence Care for Older Australians in the Rural and Remote Settings webinar 1 and 2
Session 1: 60 minutes | recorded 27 March 2019
Session 2: 60 minutes | recorded 1 May 2019
Special needs children and their toileting webinar
60 minutes | recorded 3 April 2019
SERVICES
Continence Nurses Australia is a Continence Assessment and Management Service for people of all ages, cultural, linguistic diverse backgrounds, and beliefs.
We work with you and the important people in your life, to develop individual bladder and bowel management programs. This may include catheter management, education for your family and paid carers on your incontinence management, and prescription of your incontinence products to contain your incontinence that is both effective and cost-efficient.
Services can be at your home or via Telehealth.
Continence Nurses Australia provide services to:
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Private clients
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TAC recipients
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NDIS participants can service self-managed and planned-managed clients (Currently applying for certified NDIS registration for high-intensity community nursing and community nursing Registered Nurse Consultant)
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Aged care clients living in their own home and are on a My Aged Care Home Support Package, level 3, and level 4.
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Workcover Assessments
Continence Nurses Australia is a fee-for-service organisation and there are no Medicare rebates available.
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TAC recipients and NDIS participants are charged as per the legislated rate for a Community Registered Nurse Consultant.
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All other clients please contact the service for a list of prices.
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If the person is further than 10 km from Doreen, Victoria, there may be travel costs involved.
Useful Resources
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Continence Foundation of Australia www.continence.org.au
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Continence Support Now https://www.continencesupportnow.com/
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Eric UK – resources for children with bladder and bowel dysfunction www.ericuk.co.uk
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National Public Toilet Map of Australia https://toiletmap.gov.au/
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Continence Aids Payment Scheme https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/continence-aids-payment-scheme-application-guidelines-and-application-form
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National Disability Insurance Scheme https://www.ndis.gov.au/
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My Aged Care https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/
Feedback
Continence Nurses Australia encourages feedback about the service we provide and will respond to all feedback within 2 working days. This feedback is appreciated and used to help develop and improve our service.
Please complete the form and email to sue@continencenurses.com
Feedback Form
