Skilled Nursing
Our compassionate nursing staff provide daily skilled nursing care, oversight, and advocacy. The child’s nurse is a part of a multidisciplinary team that helps the child achieve an optimal level of health.
- Provider prescribed care
- Nurse administered care and case management
- Plan of care updated quarterly and reviewed biannually by the child’s provider
- Daily nursing assessment
- Medication and treatment management and administration
- Individualized nursing interventions
- Nurse collaboration with multidisciplinary healthcare team
- Our Medical Director is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Therapy
Our on-site therapy services ensure our kidz are receiving the necessary help to reach their full potential.
- We offer intensive (up to 9 hours a week) of speech, occupational, and physical therapy services, by therapists who are experienced & trained in working with medically-complex children.
- Evaluations and treatment are done in-house throughout their day at the PPEC, so no more need for driving to outpatient appointments!
- All children are eligible to receive therapy with a qualifying Medicaid plan.
- To learn more, visit our TKC Therapy website
Programming
Caring and experienced staff provide opportunity and space for children to learn and grow. Our program promotes communication and cognitive, social, physical, and emotional development.
- Thematic play-based program providing opportunities for exploration and discovery
- Child-centered curriculum
- School readiness and support for school age children
- Relationship building with children and families
- Indoor and outdoor play areas
- Developmentally appropriate environments
- Before and after school programming (County school buses pick up and drop off at our centers.)
- School out programming
Transportation
Our nurse-staffed buses provide safe transportation to and from our centers daily.
- Transportation is provided to and from the center daily upon parent/guardian request.
- In case of a medical emergency, the driver is always accompanied by an RN/LPN.
- Driver is CPR certified.
- Vehicles are wheelchair-accessible.
- Car seats are provided.
Nutrition
We strive to ensure that all children receive a pleasant meal service, with adequate time and encouragement provided as appropriate.
- We serve breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack.
- Accommodations made for prescribed dietary needs and food allergies
- Prescribed enteral and parenteral feedings administered
- On-site meal preparation
- Certified food service providers
Parent Education
Education and resources are provided to strengthen and support the child’s family unit.
- Education provided monthly to parent/guardian(s) with nurse consultation available
- We provide access to community resources and groups.
- Care conferences available to discuss child’s social, emotional and physical needs
