Private Duty Pediatric Nursing • In-Home Skilled Care
We provide Pediatric Service in Birmingham, AL and the state of Alabama.
At CareFirst, we believe in providing compassionate, quality health care to you and your loved ones. We understand your child’s health and safety is a top priority for your family. Private Duty Pediatric Nursing (PDN) is a one-on-one service in which a licensed nurse cares for Medicaid recipients under 21 who require at least four consecutive hours of skilled nursing care daily. Skilled nursing care is prescribed by a physician and can only be provided by a RN or LPN.
DOES MY CHILD QUALIFY FOR PRIVATE DUTY PEDIATRIC NURSING?
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Children with any one of the following:
Tracheostomy
Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
Continuous IV Therapy
Stage three or four decubitus ulcers
New or problematic cases of the following: colostomy or ileostomy, suprapubic catheter, nasogastric or gastrostomy feedings
Documented Illness or disability which requires continuous skilled observation, such as (but not limited to) any of the following:
unstable seizure disorder
unstable respiratory function
unstable vital signs
cardiac pacemaker
unstable shunted hydrocephalus
unstable neurological status
extensive or complete assistance with daily living activities
Per Medicaid Guidelines, Children with any two or more of the following:
Six hours per day or more of mechanical ventilator support
Needs frequent vent checks (day/night setting changes, active weaning, every 8 hours or more frequent parameter checks with changes)
Requires oxygen at or below 40% FiO2
Ventilator-dependent children with any one of the following:
Please check with your social worker to see if you qualify for these services.
Contact
Our family is yours! Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
office@choice-homecare.com
Phone
205-445-0705