What to Know About Pediatric Home Care
Home care provides patients with the quality medical attention and support they need in the comfort of their homes. Pediatric home care provides the added benefit of support and safety from being in the home to children who also need medical attention. Home care is also a great option to consider for parents who find it difficult to balance providing their child with the care they deserve, while also needing to maintain a full-time job and other responsibilities. Before inquiring about pediatric home care, here are a few things you should know about the process and the benefits of home care.
- Provides Care for Children with Chronic Conditions: If your child has a chronic to severe condition, such as prematurity complications, genetic disorders, cancer, or deficiencies, home care can be a good option to consider. Pediatric home health care nurses and aides are trained to care for each child with consideration and compassion, helping to maintain a routine for your child, as well as keeping them happy. Providing medical assistance and care in the child’s home can be beneficial to their treatment, as well.
- Offers Various Treatment Options: Home care medical staff are capable of providing a variety of therapies and treatment options, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, infusions, neonatal care, and more.
- Assists the Family in Caregiving: Ensuring that your child is cared for medically and physically is the top priority of home care staff, but so is ensuring that their mental and emotional well-being is also maintained. The home care nurses and staff take an interest in your child’s interests, getting to know them, and helping family members to avoid missing too much work.
Overall, pediatric home care helps to disperse the workload that caregiving can be amongst the family and medical staff. Home care can also help families to save some of the costs that daily hospital stays would have, and also allow family members to see the child more regularly. Being in their own home, surrounded by loved ones, and being able to receive treatment in a familiar environment can help your child recover faster, as they won’t have to travel to and from the hospital and doctor’s office as frequently, or have to stay in a stressful environment consistently.
A&T Healthcare provides pediatric home care services to those in Westchester, Rockland, Spring Valley, New York City, NY, and beyond. To learn more about pediatric home care, or to see if your infant or child qualifies to receive home care, contact us today.
