How Can Pediatric Home Care Helps Children with Down Syndrome?
Children with Down syndrome are facing big challenges as they grow and learn. Luckily, services that offer help with pediatric medical conditions can make those challenges a little easier for you and your child to face. Here are a few of the ways those services can do just that on a daily basis.
Offering Early Intervention Therapies
Early intervention is recommended for children with Down syndrome because that can help with the developmental delays that they may experience. Some of those therapies include occupational and physical therapy as well as speech and language therapy. All of these different therapies deal with specific challenges faced by people with Down syndrome, including low muscle tone, difficulty communicating, and self-care skills like dressing themselves.
Help with Assistive Devices
There are so many different types of assistive devices that children with Down syndrome might require. Some are easier to use than others. Eyeglasses and hearing aids don’t require much in terms of getting used to operating the device, but communication tools, electronics, and other assistive tools may require a lot more help for your child to use them properly. As your child gets older, the assistive devices that she needs may become more complicated.
Assistance at School and While Traveling
Depending on the challenges facing your child, she may need additional help while she’s at school and while she’s traveling to and from school. Pediatric home care providers can help her to get through her day safely and with the medical and practical assistance that she most needs. They’re also someone that your child knows and trusts, especially if something isn’t going right in her world.
Monitoring Other Health Issues
Children with Down syndrome very often have other health issues as well. Gastrointestinal issues, heart issues, and even epilepsy can be big problems to manage. Having pediatric home care providers available to assist with medical needs can be an incredibly helpful service. It helps greatly to know that your child’s medical needs are being met at any moment by someone who is familiar with her situation.
Children with Down syndrome can lead a perfectly normal life, but they may need a little bit of extra help in order to do so safely. Pediatric home care services can be the little bit of necessary assistance your child requires. Every little bit of help evens the playing field for your child as she ventures out into the world.
If you or an aging loved one are considering hiring pediatric home care in Glenolden, PA, and the surrounding area, please contact the friendly staff at Suma Home Care. (484) 206-4544
Ibrahim recently completed a Professional Certificate in Management; He is currently pursuing a Masters in Business Administrations (MBA) at a prestigious university in the UK.
With their passion for helping others and a strong background in customer services and clinical care, Ibrahim and his wife started assisting individuals in their homes.
Since started and operating Suma Home Care in 2010 in the basement of their home, Suma Home Care has provided professionals who work endlessly in providing clients with the highest quality of care, while enabling clients to maintain dignity, comfort and safety in their homes.
Suma Home Care, serves four counties in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery and Philadelphia. Ibrahim is firmly connected to his local community and is always looking for ways to give back whenever the opportunity presents itself.
Ibrahim enjoys spending time with his wife and children, travelling and enjoys sports.
Mariama Suma-Keita BSN RN
Born in Sierra Leone west Africa, relocated to America in 1999 from a civil war and settled since in the U.S.A as a Naturalized citizen Graduated from National school of nursing with an associate , and completed BSN in Nursing from Immaculata University graduated with Honor roll Alpha Lambda sigma, After escaping the war served as a refugee nurse in Gambia and Guinea to other displaced refugees before coming to America.
In the states started in Homecare then then transition into hospital, worked in Jefferson hospital as a Registered nurse on Tele and general medsurg floor, also worked in Einstein hospital as an oncology transplant nurse , I realized that I enjoy working with patients so much and believe in quality and compassionate care one at a time dealing with an holistic approach in caring for patients and family in a familiar environment called home , I see the impact and progress when they’re home , it makes them feel relax and progress fast with recovering at home. As a nurse and entrepreneur I understand that dedication to meeting people and families needs is a priority, and able to foster relationships with family and patients that is professional and friendly to help them stay and settled home as a desire.
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