PPEC in Lehigh Acres, FL

PPEC services, including those provided by Children’s Rehab PPEC, are funded through Medicaid and some private insurance plans, ensuring that families can access necessary care without bearing the financial burden directly.

Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) is a treatment program that pediatric daycares generally provide to young children with complex medical needs. This program is Medicaid-funded and provides daycare services to children who require nursing, feeding, or medical assistance during the day provided your child is under 21.

PPEC services at a pediatric extended care center generally include nursing care. However, centers such as Children’s Rehab may also offer additional services, such as PPEC physical therapy, PPEC occupational therapy, PPEC speech therapy, PPEC free transportation, PPEC recreational activities, and more!

At Children’s Rehab, we are able to care for medically fragile children and kids that may have had a developmental delay. The staff at our pediatric rehabilitation center also have training in providing childcare for special needs. However, we still suggest you leave an inquiry if you are unsure if your child qualifies for PPEC medical daycare.

Income eligibility for PPEC services through Florida Medicaid is based mainly on your child’s medical needs rather than family income alone. All children with tracheostomies and gastrostomy tubes qualify, and all premature babies qualify. If you are unsure whether your child qualifies, contact us and we will help you check.

A prescribed pediatric rehabilitation center is another name families use for a PPEC. The care is prescribed by your child’s physician and combines skilled nursing with physical, occupational, speech, and behavioral therapy during the day for children who need ongoing medical support.

No. PPEC services in Florida are covered by Medicaid and Medicaid managed care plans, and some private insurance plans cover them too. Call us with your child’s plan information and we will check what your plan covers for PPEC and therapy services.

PPEC serves children from birth through age 21. Children’s Rehab PPEC cares for infants through young adults who need continual nursing care during the day, including premature babies and children with tracheostomies, feeding tubes, or ventilators.

Most families go from the first phone call to their child’s first day in about two weeks. The prescription from your child’s physician is usually the step that takes longest, so asking for it early is the best way to speed up enrollment.

A child qualifies when they need continual nursing care during the day. Common examples include tracheostomy, ventilator or oxygen support, feeding tubes, seizure disorders that require monitoring, cerebral palsy, and premature birth. Call us if you are unsure, because eligibility can vary.

Yes. Children’s Rehab provides free door-to-door transportation to and from our Lehigh Acres center in a fully equipped vehicle with a nurse on board. Transportation is included at no additional cost for enrolled children.

Yes. Our Lehigh Acres center at 3020 Lee Blvd is enrolling children now, and Children’s Rehab has cared for children from birth to age 21 since 1991. Call (239) 674-7439 or send the form on our enrollment page and a member of our team will walk you through what comes next.

Yes. PPEC stands for Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care, so care starts with a physician’s order. If your child’s doctor has not worked with a PPEC before, our team can share what the office needs to send, and we can answer your questions before anything is signed.

Call (239) 674-7439 or complete the form on our enrollment page. Our team then verifies your child’s insurance, reviews the medical records and the physician’s order, and schedules a time for you and your child to see the center. We will tell you what to expect at each step.

A regular daycare center is not licensed or staffed to give medical care. A PPEC is a medical daycare where nurses are on site all day, therapy and specialized education are part of the schedule, and staff ratios are set for children with complex medical needs.

Home health nursing brings care to your home, often for a set number of hours. PPEC nursing services replace in-home nursing care and bring your child to a center where nursing, therapy, education, and time with other children happen in one place.

Our Lehigh Acres center is open Monday through Friday from 6am to 6pm and Saturday from 7am to 1pm. Children can attend up to 12 hours a day, and families choose a schedule that fits their work and school routines.

Our Lehigh Acres center offers physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and behavioral therapy, together with nursing care, specialized education, and recreational activities. We have a full-time therapy department, so our therapists are part of our team rather than an outside agency.

Yes. Premature babies and infants with complex medical needs are welcome at our Lehigh Acres center, where we have a baby room with cribs and babies are watched and monitored at all times. Our nurses also care for children who need oxygen support or seizure monitoring.

Yes. Our nurses provide vent and trach care, feeding therapy, enteral feedings, ostomy care, central line care, wound care, blood draws, medication administration, pulse oximetry, and apnea monitoring during the day.

Yes. Specialized education is part of the day, and we partner with Lee County Public Schools so special education teachers work with our children. Our team also helps families plan the move into a public or private school setting when the time comes.

An activities coordinator sends parents texts, photos, and videos each week, and our case management services keep daily communication between parents and staff. You do not have to wait until pickup to know how your child’s day is going.

We accept Florida Medicaid, including Simply and Sunshine, and anything under the Medicaid umbrella is covered in full. If your child has a different insurance provider, call us and we will talk through what your plan covers for PPEC and therapy services.