PEG & Enteral Feeding Care Services
SPECIALIST PEG AND ENTERAL FEEDING SUPPORT AT HOME
Safe Enteral Feeding Care, Built Around You
Heal at Home provides PEG and enteral feeding assessments, nursing care and management plans for children, adults and older Australians living in private homes and community based supported accommodation. Our registered nurses assess the feeding tube, insertion site, prescribed feeding regimen, equipment and current support needs.
We provide PEG care, enteral feeding support, balloon water checks, planned tube changes and participant specific staff training. With your consent, we can work with your family, GP, dietitian, speech pathologist, specialist, support workers and care provider to support safe and coordinated enteral feeding care.
Our PEG and Enteral Feeding Services
Comprehensive Enteral Feeding Support at Home
PEG and Enteral Feeding Assessments
Enteral Feeding Care Plans
PEG Site Care
Enteral Feed Administration
Water Flushes and Hydration Support
Medication Through a PEG Tube
Balloon Water Volume Checks
PEG and Gastrostomy Tube Changes
Tube and Equipment Troubleshooting
Staff Training and Competency Assessment
What We Assess
A Thorough and Personalised Clinical Assessment
- A PEG and enteral feeding assessment may include:
- Type, size and history of the feeding tube
- Maturity and condition of the gastrostomy tract
- Condition of the stoma and surrounding skin
- Tube position, external length and securement
- Balloon water volume where applicable
- Leakage, blockage, pain or abnormal movement
- Prescribed formula and feeding regimen
- Feeding method, pump and other equipment
- Water flush and hydration requirements
- Medication administration through the tube
- Reflux, vomiting, bloating or bowel concerns
- Swallowing and aspiration related risks
- Infection prevention and hygiene
- Current family and support worker involvement
- Emergency and escalation procedures
- The assessment is tailored to the client’s tube, prescribed feeding plan and individual health needs.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
Clear Clinical Guidance For Safer Care
Following the assessment, you may receive:
PEG and Enteral Feeding Assessment Report
Personalised Enteral Feeding Care Plan
Tube Management Plan
Risk and Emergency Guidance
Staff Training Recommendations
Review Recommendations
What Our PEG and Enteral Feeding Service Does Not Include
Clear Information About Our Role
- Heal at Home focuses exclusively on nursing. Our service does not:
- Insert an initial PEG or gastrostomy tube
- Replace radiologically inserted gastrostomy tubes, commonly called RIG tubes
- Replace a tube when the gastrostomy tract is new, immature or clinically unsuitable
- Independently prescribe or change the enteral formula, feeding regimen or hydration plan
- Replace your GP, gastroenterologist, dietitian, speech pathologist or emergency services
- Authorise untrained workers to provide enteral feeding support
- Guarantee NDIS, Support at Home or insurer funding
- Provide emergency or urgent medical treatment
- A dislodged feeding tube, significant bleeding, severe abdominal pain, breathing difficulty or acute deterioration requires urgent medical assessment. Call 000 in an emergency.
NDIS Staff Training Requirements
Participant Specific Enteral Feeding Training
- Heal at Home can provide:
- Participant specific PEG and enteral feeding training
- Understanding the current feeding and hydration plan
- Feed preparation and administration
- Feeding pump and equipment use
- Water flushing procedures
- Medication support through the tube
- PEG site and skin care
- Infection prevention and hygiene
- Recognition of tube related complications
- Emergency and escalation procedures
- Worker competency assessment
- Refresher training and reassessment
- Delegation and clinical oversight where appropriate
- Training is based on a current participant specific support plan developed and overseen by appropriately qualified health professionals. Providers remain responsible for ensuring workers have current skills, documented competency and access to clinical supervision.
How the Assessment Process Works
Simple, Clear And Personalised
Contact or Refer
Call our team or complete the nursing assessment referral form.
Initial Discussion
We discuss the reason for referral, current concerns and available clinical information.
Nursing Assessment
A registered nurse completes a comprehensive assessment in the client’s home or another agreed location.
Clinical Documentation
We prepare the relevant assessment report, nursing care plan and recommendations.
Review and Next Steps
We explain the recommendations and discuss nursing care, training or further clinical support where required.
How PEG and Enteral Feeding Support Works
Simple, Clear And Personalised
Contact or Refer
Initial Discussion
Nursing Assessment
Care Planning
Nursing Care or Staff Training
Ongoing Review
Benefits of PEG and Enteral Feeding Care
Why A Professional Assessment Matters
Safer Feeding Support
Reduced Tube Related Risks
Personalised Clinical Care
Better Stoma and Skin Health
Clear Guidance for Care Teams
Ongoing Clinical Review
Why Choose Heal at Home?
Specialist PEG and Enteral Feeding Care Across Australia
- Heal at Home is a proudly Australian and family owned nursing organisation. Our PEG and enteral feeding services are provided by qualified registered nurses and nurse educators with relevant clinical experience.
- Comprehensive PEG and enteral feeding assessments
- Personalised feeding and tube care plans
- PEG site care and clinical monitoring
- Enteral feed and medication administration
- Balloon water volume checks
- Planned balloon retained PEG tube changes
- Tube and equipment troubleshooting
- NDIS staff training and competency assessments
- Collaboration with medical and allied health teams
- Services across metropolitan, regional and country communities
- We currently provide services across South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
What Our Clients Say About Heal at Home
See what our clients and families have to say about their experience with Heal at Home and our personalised in-home nursing and care services.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Our nurses provide prescribed enteral feeds, water flushes, medication support, PEG site care and ongoing monitoring in community settings.
Yes. Our nurses can check and maintain the prescribed water volume in an established balloon retained gastrostomy tube according to the device instructions and care plan.
Yes. Suitably qualified nurses can complete planned changes of established balloon retained PEG or gastrostomy tubes when clinically appropriate.
No. Heal at Home does not replace radiologically inserted gastrostomy or RIG tubes. These require management by the appropriate hospital or specialist service.
Yes. Our nurses can administer prescribed medication through a PEG or enteral feeding tube when appropriate instructions and a current care plan are available.
Yes. We develop participant specific plans covering feeding, water flushes, medication, tube care, monitoring and escalation.
Yes. Our nurse educators provide participant specific training and competency assessments based on the client’s current feeding plan, tube and support requirements.
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Our Clinical Partners
We work with and maintain professional affiliations with respected Australian nursing and clinical organisations.
Wounds Australia
Clinical Partner
Continence Health
Australia Member
Australian College of Nursing
Affiliate Member
