Home Health Nursing Services
Kids just want to be kids, even when they need health care. The Home Care nursing staff of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center makes this possible, providing medical care in the privacy and comfort of your own home.
Our staff schedules visits around your schedule, providing care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When families need nursing care around the clock, our private duty nurses are available.
Our pediatric nurses know that every child, from infant to adolescent, is different. We work to meet the unique needs of the families we serve by involving them every step of the way.
Home Care Services
Liaison Team
When a patient is referred to Home Care Nursing Services at Cincinnati Children's, a nurse from our Liaison Team meets with caregivers and patients to help in the transition of care from the hospital to your home. Nurses from our Liaison Team provide education for a variety of infusion therapies, including:
- Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC)
- Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
- Enteral therapy
- Antibiotic therapy
For skilled nursing visits such as wound care and phototherapy, a liaison contacts the caregiver and helps organize home care services.
Nurses from our Liaison Team can also assist you with:
- Discharge planning, including out-of-town referrals
- Access to education material
- Answers to commonly asked home care questions
If your health professional would like to make a referral for your child, call 513-636-7777.
If you need assistance with home care planning, please contact Home Care Services.
Newborn Assessment and Parent Education
Home Care nursing staff from Cincinnati Children's provides a thorough newborn assessment and parent education on safety, growth and development, nutrition and lactation. Our pediatric nurses also provide newborn lab draws, home phototherapy and infusion therapy.
Care for Kids with Chronic Illnesses
Our specialty nurses can help children and families manage chronic illnesses such as asthma or diabetes, working closely with the family physician to customize a care plan that works specifically for your child.
Children coping with intestinal failure and rehabilitation benefit from our metabolic nursing staff, trained specifically in gastrointestinal diseases. Our team of specialists also includes psychiatric nurses to help children successfully manage issues, such as ADHD, eating disorders and depression.
Your Child's Recovery at Home
For life's unexpected injuries or planned surgeries, our nursing staff can continue wound care and help with the recovery process in your home. If your child's injury or illness requires infusion therapy, our nursing staff will be there for support, monitoring, education and intervention.
Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapy
Our occupational, physical and speech therapists provide rehabilitative services, fostering independence and enhancing daily living activities for children who are homebound or otherwise unable to come to the outpatient setting.
