Home care services for your child can be challenging to find. Many factors go into choosing what is right for your child and your family.
You need to rest assured that while you’re working or taking care of your home, your child’s needs are also being met. The caregiver for your child needs to be well trained and connect with your family.
WellSpring Home Health allows both medical and non-medical services for your child. You can have the benefits of home care for them and know that they’re being well taken care of. Here is what you can get from pediatric home care services in Tacoma, Washington, provided by WellSpring Home Health.
Do you want to see if our services are a good fit for your family? Contact us today to learn more!
What Is Pediatric Home Care?
Pediatric home care services for your child can help your whole family. Providing care for your disabled child can be a full-time job. We understand that it’s not always possible to work, take care of your home, and provide adequate care for your kid.
We want to make your life easier by allowing our staff to help you. With pediatric home care, they can get help in the comfort of their own home. Whether you need help every day or on occasion, there is a helpful option for you.
What Is Included In Pediatric Home Care?
Your child can get assistance with daily tasks and medical services. We understand that they may struggle to complete tasks by themselves. Our unskilled services provide a way for caregivers to help with the daily tasks that may come up.
These activities can include a wide variety of tasks, including:
- Meal preparation
- Feeding assistance
- Housekeeping
- Running errands
- Mobility
- Transportation
- Bowel and bladder care
- Bathing, showering, or grooming
These home care services allow your child to live comfortably with help if they need it or want it. It can also help you around the house since it can sometimes be overwhelming trying to do everything with little to no help.
There are also medical services that allow your disabled child to be taken care of at home. You can get various skilled services from WellSpring Home Health, including the following.
Skilled or Registered Nurse
We have highly compassionate and skilled nurses that can help you on a full-time, part-time, or per visit basis. They’ll work closely with your pediatrician, child, and family to ensure that you receive personalized pediatric care.
Our skilled nurses can help with:
- Medication management
- Pain management
- Chronic condition management
- Wound care
- Post-surgical care
Physical Therapy
Our physical therapists develop a unique and personalized physical therapy plan according to your child’s doctor’s orders to regain mobility, reduce pain, restore functionality, and prevent further disability.
They provide exceptional customer service as they provide treatments and complete documentation. Our physical therapists can help your child with:
- Movement and joint motion analysis
- Developing therapeutic exercise programs
- Coordination and balance training
- Mobility assistance
- Pain management
- Massage therapy
Speech Therapy
Our speech therapists are passionate about helping your child develop language and speech skills or overcoming feeding and swallowing difficulties. They’re trained in a wide range of physical and learning disabilities that include:
- Dysphagia
- Autism
- Cleft palates
- Cerebral palsy
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Hearing loss
- Auditory processing disorders
- Stroke impairments
- Dementia
Occupational Therapy
Our occupational therapists can help guide and instruct your child in therapeutic self-care. With your physician’s orders, we can help your child with devices such as wheelchairs, braces, splints, prosthetics, and more.
They’ll also help you and your family learn new skills in your child’s home and school environments to help improve function. Occupational therapists can help with:
- Home safety awareness education
- Hazard awareness and injury protection
- Training in the use of mobility assistive devices
- Development of specialized exercise programs
- Motor skills rehabilitation
- Fitting for prosthetics
- Correction of posture
- Pain management
- Balance training
- Fall prevention
Are you interested in what our services can do for your child? Contact us today to learn more!
Home Health Aide or Certified Nurse Assistant (CAN)
Our compassionate, trustworthy, and certified Home Health Aides and CNAs can assist your child in daily activities. They’re trained in all areas of personal care, CPR certified, and have met our strict requirements for employment, including background checks. Your child can benefit from services such as:
- Personal care and hygiene
- Mobility
- Medication management
- Feeding assistance
- Meal preparation and planning
- Emotional support
- Psychological support
Medical Social Work
Although your child may not receive direct care from our medical social workers, they can help you. It isn’t easy organizing every detail of your child’s overall care. Our medical social workers will help you understand what services are being provided, how to pay for the services, and organize your home care plan.
They’ll work with your child’s physician to understand what services are needed. Then you can work with them to understand any payment information and paperwork. Lastly, they’ll help ensure that your family receives the emotional support it needs. Our medical social workers are the helping hand that will aid in organizing the crazy life you live in.
Why Should You Consider Pediatric Home Care?
Choosing pediatric home care can be a big step in helping your entire family. Many benefits can come from home care for your family and your child. With the help at home, you’ll be able to relax knowing that your child is being taken care of while you work or run needed errands.
It can be a great weight lifted off you, knowing that your child has care for everything that they may need. Your family can feel less stressed and focus on the important moments that you share with your child.
The services we provide can have the biggest impact on your child. They’ll be able to receive the care that they need from home. That means that their lives don’t need to be regularly interrupted by constant doctor’s visits or prolonged stays in a hospital.
Your child can be at home and not worry about missing out on big family moments. They can be there enjoying everything along with you. They’ll also benefit from having regular staff to get to know and connect with.
By choosing home care, you choose an option that will benefit your family’s lives. We’ll work together to ensure that your child receives the adequate care they need in their own home’s comfort and safety.
Why Should You Choose WellSpring Home Health?
We are there for you and your family. Choosing WellSpring Home Health means choosing an excellent service for your child.
Our staff will work directly with your child’s doctors to understand the medical services that they may need. But we want your input too. So, we’ll sit down with your whole family to better understand your needs and lifestyle.
Providing quality care is our priority. We want to provide our excellent services in the comfort of your home. Your family can have the flexibility of an independent life away from a hospital while still receiving great care.
We love being a part of the Pearce County community in Washington. And no matter what skilled or unskilled services your child may need, we’ll ensure that they’ll get the quality care they deserve in an easy and non-stressful way.
Do you want to see if we’re the right fit for you? Contact us today so we can start this journey together!