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Pediatric home nursing in Cobb County
In-home skilled nursing and personal care for medically fragile children across Cobb County, through Georgia’s Pediatric Program. For families who qualify, Georgia Medicaid covers it in full.
Who we serve in Cobb 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.
Families in Cobb often reach us after a discharge from one of the metro children’s hospital campuses. If your child is still admitted, that is the best possible time to call, because the documentation can move while they are still inpatient instead of after you get home.
Getting there from Cobb County
Cobb sits west across the river from our office, and most of it is reachable without crossing the worst of the downtown connector.
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 Marietta
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 Cobb County
Can we start GAPP while our child is still in the hospital?
Yes, and it is the best time. Documentation can move while your child is still admitted rather than after you get home. Families in Cobb often reach us after a discharge, and the ones who called before discharge start care noticeably sooner.
Do you cover west Cobb, or only the Marietta side?
Both, though coverage in Powder Springs and Acworth depends on which nurses live nearby when you call. Ask us directly and we will tell you what we can staff rather than promising the whole county.