Understanding Pediatric Palliative Care Centers (PPCCenters)
PPCCenters are not a new form of care. They create a framework for strengthening and scaling a form of care that families and pioneering programs have demonstrated works for decades.
Small, home-like pediatric centers providing trusted overnight Pediatric Palliative Care Respite (PPCRespite), interdisciplinary pediatric palliative care support, and, when needed, end-of-life support in collaboration with licensed hospice agencies.
PPCCenters provide trusted overnight Pediatric Palliative Care Respite (PPCRespite) that helps families sustain care at home and reduces reliance on crisis-driven systems.
A child's serious illness affects the entire family.
PPCCenters are designed around a whole-family approach, providing trusted overnight Pediatric Palliative Care Respite (PPCRespite) alongside interdisciplinary pediatric palliative care support that helps children remain at home while giving parents, siblings, and caregivers the support they need to sustain their role over time.
PPCCenters complement and strengthen existing pediatric healthcare systems.
Working in partnership with hospitals, physicians, pediatric palliative care teams, home health agencies, hospice providers, Medicaid programs, and community organizations, they expand the continuum of care without duplicating or replacing existing services.
When end-of-life support becomes appropriate, licensed hospice agencies provide hospice services within the PPCCenter in the same manner they would if the child were receiving hospice care in the family home.
"PPCCenters allow parents to temporarily step out of constant clinical coordination
and return to their role as parents."
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Download: PPCCenter Overview & FAQs