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What I wish we had known about home care when we began
As Home Care Month continues, we’re excited to learn the lessons and knowledge another family has gathered during their time with nursing in their home for their twin boys. Jenni...
An open letter to nursing students: Five perks of pediatric home care
November is Home Care Month, and to celebrate we wanted to take the opportunity to hear more from the families who are able to be at home with their children as...
A Day in the Life of a Caregiver
Every day, around the clock, there are caregivers providing life-sustaining support for children with medical complexities. Sometimes they are nurses, parents, grandparents, legal guardians or other people in the...
Top Tips for Travel with Kids who Have Medical Accessories
Traveling with kids can be a big undertaking for any parent – and for parents of children with medical complexities, a trip can mean arranging additional logistics to ensure everything...
Parents Helping Parents: Resources & Support Groups
Families who have children with medical complexities have access to support groups and other individuals who understand the road they’re on – but if families don’t know about these outstanding...
Parents Helping Parents: Differences in G-Tubes and Dressing Supplies
On the PHS Facebook page last month, we asked caregivers, “what would you tell families about differences you found most significant related to equipment, supplies and care?” Some of the...
Tips and Tricks for Managing Feeding Tubes and Buttons
On our Facebook page recently, we asked parents and caregivers how they keep their kiddo from pulling out their tubes or buttons. So when we saw that the parent of...
What You Wish People Knew About Life With a Medically Complex Child
Being the parent to a child with medical complexities can bring an abundance of rewards and joy – but it can also bring stresses or situations that parents wouldn’t otherwise...