A short drive from our clinic
Our Pascoe Vale Road clinic is close enough to Ascot Vale that a home visit fits easily into a clinician’s day. That means flexible times and, for people who were clinic patients before travel became hard, often a familiar face at the door.
Who we visit in Ascot Vale
Ascot Vale has one of the larger public housing estates in Melbourne’s north west, with many older residents and people living with disability in the towers and walk-ups around Ascot Vale Road and Dunlop Avenue. We visit the estate regularly, and we are used to the practicalities of lifts, intercoms and arranging access with building staff. We also visit the Edwardian and Californian bungalow streets towards the river, where long-time residents want to stay in their homes, and the newer apartments near Ascot Vale station.
Walking goals with the river on your doorstep
The Maribyrnong River trail runs along the suburb’s western edge, flat and well surfaced, with the Riverside Park and Fairbairn Park areas as natural destinations. Union Road’s shops are a practical goal for people who want to do their own errands again. A home physiotherapy program here often starts indoors, moves to the footpath outside, and works towards one of those routes.
After hospital and surgery
Many Ascot Vale residents are treated at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville or at Footscray Hospital. We regularly see people in the weeks after a joint replacement, a fracture or an illness that has left them weaker. Home visits start early, follow the hospital’s plan and get people back on their feet in their own environment.
Podiatry at home
Nail and skin care, diabetic foot assessments and footwear advice are all available at home in Ascot Vale. For residents of the estate, regular foot care is one of the simplest ways to stay mobile and avoid the wounds that lead to hospital stays.
Nearby suburbs
We also visit Moonee Ponds, Flemington, Maribyrnong and Essendon from the same clinic.
Arranging a visit
Head2Toe Home is part of the Head2Toe group. Send an enquiry with your suburb and funding type, and we will match a clinician from Moonee Ponds and call you to confirm.