ABOUT
coastal KIDS home care
Meeting the unique needs of medically fragile children in the comfort of their home.
MISSION & HISTORY.
Our Mission
Meeting the unique needs of medically fragile children in the comfort of their home.
Our Story.
After more than two decades as a pediatric nurse, Margy Mayfield knew what children living with serious-illness most wanted - to simply be home. Kids thrive when they can sleep in their own beds, eat their favorite foods and spend time with their friends. Yet, as coordinator of pediatrics at a home care agency she watched as pediatric programs faced quotas and cutbacks - affecting the quality of care that children received. Margy believed that kids deserved better.
In June of 2005, Margy co-founded Coastal Kids Home Care, California’s only pediatric home health agency. Her idea was revolutionary. With an exclusive focus on pediatrics, Coastal Kids was able to bring high-quality, compassionate home care to children with serious or life-limiting illness - all at a very low cost to families and community healthcare dollars.
Fifteen years later, Coastal Kids Home Care annually cares for 650 medically fragile infants and children with illness and disability from Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito and Santa Clara Counties. Our agency is the only specialized provider of pediatric palliative and end-of-life care in these communities as well. Since opening our doors, Coastal Kids has remained true to Margy’s pioneering idea – to offer exceptional healthcare to children and support to parents, all in the comfort of home.
Our Values.
Coastal Kids was founded based on the idea that children deserve high-quality home health care and that this service could be offered with very low overhead. Although the majority of the agency's patients are from families living at or below the poverty line, we are proud to say that Coastal Kids Home Care has never turned a child or family away for inability to pay—and we never want to. Thanks to our grants, event sponsorships, private donations, and tireless hours from staff, Coastal Kids has provided more than 70,000 in-home visits to more than 9,000 children.
COASTAL KIDS HOME CARE PROGRAMS.
THE BASICS OF CKHC.
What is pediatric home health care?
Our agency provides professional medical care - including nursing, physical therapy and occupational therapy - directly in the homes of pediatric patients. Our agency coordinates with physicians to provide in-home treatments, manage pain and symptoms, monitor progress toward health objectives and offer 24/7 support to parents on caring for their children at home.
Who are our pediatric patients?
Any child with a medical diagnosis requiring in-home nursing or therapy is eligible. To provide care we require a referral and detailed physicians’ order. We coordinate regularly with local pediatricians, hospitals and pediatric specialty clinics at UCSF Benioff and Stanford Children’s Hospital. If you have additional questions on whether a child may be eligible please contact our knowledgeable administrative staff for more information.
PARTNERS.
Coastal Kids nurses and social workers coordinate with dozens of agencies to makes sure our pediatric patients and their families have access to community resources to support their financial, social and emotional well-being when transitioning from hospital to home. Here are a few of the agencies we work with everyday.
DONORS.
Our donors are our heroes. Without their generous support, kids in our community living with illness and disability would not have access to compassionate in home healthcare. We are incredibly grateful to these loyal long-time donors for making home possible for sick kids.
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