Why Pupa is the best option for your children?
In Pupa we not only have the most dedicated and experienced nurses and a team of high-level therapists, but we have also created an facility with a 360 therapeutic environment filling each and every one of its corners with sensory experiences through objects created to stimulate our children to solve problems, develop language, motor skills and social interaction. We also have other benefits that helps Pupa Pediatric Care, the PPEC indicated for your children. These benefits include:
7 Days a Week
Up to 12 Hour Care
Recreational Activities
Transportation Program
Multi-Lingual Staffing
100% Free with Medicaid
Ages Birth to 21 Years Old
Family Training
Appointment Assistance
Socialization and Peer Stimulating Activities
Educational Program
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Advisement
Our Services
At Pupa we not only offer nursing care, transportation and recreation, but we also have an excellent team of trained therapists who will give your children individual plans to achieve their own life goals. Here some of the services we offer:
Nursing Intervention and Care
Pupa Pediatric Care has skilled nurses who specialize in the art of care. They provide individual care plans that include daily assessments, monitoring of individual medical needs, and also treatments and medication administration. .
Occupational Therapy
We offer Occupational Therapy services through the most trained and experienced therapists, who help our children to develop, recover, improve and maintain the skills necessary for daily life through the therapeutic use of everyday activities.
Physical Therapy
Our team of experienced physical therapists examine each of our children to develop the best and most personalized treatment plan to reduce pain, improve movement ability, restore function, and prevent disability.
Speech Language Therapy
A multilingual group of speech therapists help each of our children to use their voice appropriately. With a personalized plan, they help our children to use their muscles to make the correct sounds to express themselves and understand language.
Sensory Therapy
Our therapists works with each of our children and their parents to achieve personalized goals through activities that help organize and motivate the sensory system using specially designed elements to stimulate sight, touch, hearing, smell and taste.
Behavioral Therapy
Our behavioral therapists have many years of experience helping our children to significantly improve their behavior. They are in charge of creating individual plans for each child, reinforcing positive behavior, as well as reducing or in many cases eliminating unwanted or problematic behaviors.
Respiratory Therapy
Pediatric respiratory therapists work under the direction of doctors monitoring and treating patients, whether they are infants who do not have developed lungs or children who need oxygen, ventilation or even administering medications for the proper functioning of the lungs.
Feeding and Swallowing Therapy
Our trained therapists work closely with parents to determine the source of the child’s difficulties and develop specific therapies to make the entire process of eating easier and more enjoyable for the little ones.
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT)
Yes, we can help with the transportation!
At Pupa we provide transportation services to all children who are eligible for Medicaid. Our transportation service can pick up your child, either from their home or school and take them to our center, as well as return them to their home once their stay at PPEC is over. Your child will be transported by experienced drivers and will also be accompanied by our qualified staff.
The pick-up and drop-off times are very flexible and can be coordinated alongside parents.
What qualifies a child for a PPEC program?
Pupa PPEC has been designed for fragile infants and children from 0 to 21 years old who are medically and technologically dependent and require short, long, or intermittent-term medical and mental care. Here are some of the disorders that could make your child eligible to our program: