Family Facilitators

PENNSYLVANIA'S FAMILY FACILITATORS HELP INSTITUTIONALIZED CHILDREN ACCESS MEDICAID SERVICES AND OTHER RESOURCES NEEDED TO RETURN TO THEIR FAMILY HOMES

More than 200 Pennsylvania children with complex medical needs are growing up in Pediatric Care Facilities (essentially, children's nursing homes). Many others are stuck in hospitals or other care facilities for months or years. These children haven't been able to access the medical, disability, housing, or social services they need to live at home with their families or in foster family homes. Most of the needed services could be funded by Medicaid, but planning and coordinating the services and the funding is complicated. 

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