Medication Management
Support with giving medications at home, on schedule, exactly as a child's physician has ordered.
Overview
What This Service Includes
For a child on several medications, the day can turn into a timetable. Medication management support helps families keep that timetable accurate and calm — medications given as ordered, doses recorded, changes noticed and passed on. It brings order to something that has to be right every time, and gives parents someone to carry part of it with them.
- Support with giving a child's medications at home according to physician orders.
- Attention to timing, route and dose as written in the child's plan of care.
- Careful record keeping so the child's medical team can see what was given and when.
- Watching for how a child responds and reporting changes to the family and care team.
Who it is for
Who This May Help
Situations where families often ask about this kind of care. None of them establishes that a child needs it — that comes from their physician.
- A child may take several medications across the day on a detailed schedule.
- Some children receive medications through a feeding tube or another route that needs care.
- A child may be on medications that need careful timing in relation to feeds or sleep.
- Some families are managing medication changes after a hospital stay.
- A child may need close observation for how they are responding to a medication regimen.
Care at home
Common Tasks and Support Provided
What care may involve day to day, always following your child’s physician-ordered plan of care.
- Giving medications as ordered, at the right time and by the route the physician specified.
- Keeping an accurate record of every dose given.
- Observing the child and reporting any changes or concerns to the family and medical team.
- Helping keep medications organized, in date and stored as they should be.
- Supporting parents in understanding the regimen their child is on.
Getting started
How In-Home Care Works
You do not need paperwork ready, and you do not need to know whether your child qualifies before you call.
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You reach out
Call us, or request a screening online. You do not need paperwork ready, and you do not need to know whether your child qualifies.
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We talk with you
A member of our team talks through your child's needs, your Medicaid situation, where you are in Georgia, and whether your child currently has a provider.
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Nurse intake
If it looks like we may be able to help, a nurse meets with you and your family to complete the intake documentation together.
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Submission to Medicaid
The GAPP request is submitted for review. This is the point at which the decision moves to Georgia Medicaid.
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The decision, then care
Georgia Medicaid reviews the request. If services are approved, we work with you to begin care at home.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Who decides what medications our child takes?
Only your child's physician. Medications, doses, timing and routes are prescribed by the treating physician, and care at home follows those orders as written.
What happens when a medication changes after a hospital visit?
New or changed orders from the physician replace the old ones, and the record kept at home is updated to match. Families are encouraged to share discharge paperwork and any new prescriptions so nothing is working from outdated information.
Why does every dose get written down?
An accurate record protects the child. It lets the physician see exactly what was given and when, which matters a great deal when a regimen is being adjusted or when a child's response is being evaluated.
Can parents still give medications themselves?
Parents remain central to their child's care. Many families share medication responsibilities, and part of the support is making sure everyone involved is working from the same current orders and the same record.
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- Your Guide to the Georgia Pediatric Program
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- The Parent Caregiver Pathway
What the parent caregiver route involves, and why it is not available to every family.
About this information
This page is general information for families, written in plain language by the WeLIVE Healthcare team. It is not medical advice and does not replace the judgment of your child’s physician, who knows your child. Always talk with your child’s care team about their specific needs.
Let's Build the Right Care Plan for Your Child.
Tell us a little about your child and our team will follow up to talk through what this care could look like at home.
Requesting a screening is not an application for Medicaid and does not determine eligibility.