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Pediatric home nursing in Clayton County
In-home skilled nursing and personal care for medically fragile children across Clayton County, through Georgia’s Pediatric Program. For families who qualify, Georgia Medicaid covers it in full.
Who we serve in Clayton County
Children under 21 whose day-to-day care needs a nurse or a trained caregiver: a tracheostomy or ventilator, a feeding tube, oxygen, seizure care, or significant help with lifting, positioning and daily activities. There is no fixed list of qualifying diagnoses. Approval turns on how much hands-on care your child needs each day, and Georgia Medicaid decides who is approved, not HeartPath.
Clayton has one of the highest shares of Medicaid-enrolled children in the metro, which means more families here are already through the door that stops everyone else. If your child is on Medicaid, the hardest step is behind you and GAPP is the next conversation.
Getting there from Clayton County
Clayton is south of the airport, and we staff it from both the south metro and the city.
Care is scheduled around your family, including nights, weekends and overnights. We match nurses to a child and work to keep the same nurse with the same family, because the nurse who knows your child’s baseline is the one who notices the day it changes.
What it costs a family here
Nothing. For children approved through Georgia Medicaid there is no out-of-pocket cost, no copay and no deductible. If you have been told your income is too high for Medicaid, read how Katie Beckett works before you give up on it. That pathway ignores parents’ income entirely and looks only at the child’s medical needs.
Starting from Jonesboro
Call 678-459-2590 or check eligibility online. We talk with you, help get the physician documentation moving, and submit the authorization request to Georgia Medicaid. About 30 days from first call to care starting is typical, though Medicaid sets the pace of its own review. Here is the full timeline.
Questions from families in Clayton County
Our child already has Medicaid. What is the next step?
You are past the step that stops most families. The next one is your child physician documenting the care needed at home, then we submit the authorization request to Georgia Medicaid. Call 678-459-2590 and we will start it.
Is there really no cost?
For children approved through Georgia Medicaid, none. No copay, no deductible, no out-of-pocket cost for GAPP services. The care is paid for by Medicaid.