Private duty nursing for medically complex children
Private duty nursing (PDN) gives a medically complex child a dedicated nurse for full shifts — not brief visits. Our nurses follow your child's plan of care, work alongside your family, and coordinate with your child's physicians and Medicaid plan.
What this service includes
- Shift-based RN/LPN care for patients under 21
- Tracheostomy and ventilator-dependent care
- Tube feedings and enteral nutrition
- Seizure monitoring and medication administration
- Care at home, at a PPEC, or in a group home
- School-day and overnight shifts per the approved plan
- Coordination with pediatricians, specialists, and the Medicaid plan
- Parent and caregiver training
For families of children and young adults under 21 whose complex medical condition requires continuous skilled nursing — trach, vent, feeding tube, seizure disorders, and similar needs.
Conditions & situations we support
PDN serves children and young adults under 21 whose conditions require a nurse through the shift, not a short visit: tracheostomy and ventilator dependence, complex seizure disorders, feeding-tube nutrition, congenital and genetic conditions, cerebral palsy with high care needs, and NICU graduates coming home on monitors. Our nurses run the equipment, give medications on schedule, respond to emergencies, chart every shift, and coordinate with the pediatrician, the specialists, and the Medicaid plan. Shifts can cover school days, nights, and PPEC or group-home settings per the authorization — so parents can work, sleep, and be parents again.
Common questions
Yes — Florida Medicaid covers medically necessary PDN for recipients under 21. We handle the authorization process with your child's plan.
More questions? Call 786-543-3467.
One call starts everything.
Tell us who needs care. We verify the insurance, coordinate the physician's order, and schedule the start-of-care visit — usually within days.
Mon–Fri 9:00 AM–5:00 PM