Seizure Monitoring & Response
Watchful care at home for children with seizures, and response that follows their physician's plan.
Overview
What This Service Includes
Families living with a child's seizures describe the same thing: the watching never switches off. Seizure monitoring and response support brings another set of trained eyes into the home — someone who knows the child's seizure plan, observes and records what happens, and responds according to the orders written by the child's physician. It does not remove the worry, but it means a parent is not carrying the watch alone.
- Attentive observation at home for a child who experiences seizures.
- Response that follows the seizure action plan and orders written by the child's physician.
- Careful description and recording of seizure activity for the child's medical team.
- Support for the family around a child's seizure routine, including medications as ordered.
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 have a seizure disorder that is still being understood or adjusted.
- Some children have seizures that change in pattern, length or appearance.
- A child may have a seizure action plan that calls for close observation at home.
- Some children take anti-seizure medications that require careful timing.
- A family may be stretched thin by nights and days spent watching for seizure activity.
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.
- Observing a child closely and noticing seizure activity when it occurs.
- Following the child's individual seizure action plan and physician orders during and after an event.
- Describing and recording what happened — what it looked like, how long, what followed.
- Keeping the child safe and comfortable during and after seizure activity.
- Communicating clearly with the family and the child's medical team about what was seen.
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
What is a seizure action plan?
It is a written plan from the child's physician describing what to do when a seizure happens — what to watch for, what steps to take, when to give a rescue medication if one is ordered, and when to call for emergency help. Care at home follows that plan.
Why does it matter how a seizure is described?
Physicians rely on detailed descriptions to understand what is happening. What a seizure looked like, how long it lasted and how the child recovered can all shape decisions about treatment, so careful observation and recording is genuinely useful clinical information.
Does someone watch our child at night?
What care a child receives, and when, is determined by their physician orders and plan of care and, where Medicaid is involved, by what has been authorized. Families should talk with their child's medical team about their specific needs rather than assume any particular schedule.
Should we still call 911 during a seizure?
Always follow the emergency instructions in your child's seizure action plan and the guidance of your child's physician. If you believe your child is in danger, call 911. Nothing about home care replaces emergency services.
Related guides and resources
- A Parent's Guide to Cerebral Palsy in Children
A lifelong difference in how the brain sends movement signals, affecting posture, balance and muscle tone.
- A Parent's Guide to Epilepsy & Seizure Disorders in Children
A tendency toward recurring seizures, which changes how a family plans sleep, safety and every ordinary outing.
- Your Guide to the Georgia Pediatric Program
What GAPP is, who it serves, how requests are reviewed, and how to start a conversation.
- 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.