Mission

Coastal Kids Home Care's mission is to meet the unique needs of medically fragile children in the comfort of their homes.

The Big Idea

When a child is diagnosed with serious illness, or an infant is born with a congenital condition, the whole family is affected. For parents living in Monterey County, managing the complex medical needs of their child while also coordinating with physicians at distant specialty hospitals is often overwhelming. Coastal Kids Home Care is here to help. Pediatric nurses travel directly to the homes of patients to monitor their vital signs, assess needs, and administer treatments. Children with life-threatening illness have access to comprehensive home-based palliative care. Social workers assist parents to navigate the healthcare system, massage and music therapists ease pain and symptoms, and child life specialists and counselors help patients, parents, and siblings to cope with the emotional toll of the child's illness. This compassionate team of pediatric clinicians offer excellent care for children and peace of mind for their family.

Each time we have gone home from the hospital it feels so scary,” Iliana explains. “But then I feel a comfort in my heart knowing that Coastal Kids will be there again. We have been in and out of the hospital but each time our nurses would go out of their way to text to see how Emma was doing. It makes you feel good to know that you come home to a team that cares for your daughter and that if you need something they will be there–nurses, office staff, whoever.

- Iliana (mom of Emma, age 3)