Tender Care PPEC Honored with Multiple Wins in 2025 Best of Florida Awards

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Tender Care PPEC Honored with Multiple Wins in 2025 Best of Florida Awards

September 30th, 2025 — Tender Care PPEC is proud to announce its recognition as a top healthcare provider in the 2025 Best of Florida Awards. The organization was named the winner in three distinguished categories:

  • Best of Florida Winner in the Pediatric Practices category

     

  • Regional Winner in the Specialty Healthcare Providers category

     

  • Regional Winner in the Children’s Therapy Practices category

     

The Best of Florida Awards honor excellence across a wide range of industries, with less than 10 percent of Florida businesses earning this prestigious distinction. These recognitions celebrate Tender Care PPEC’s continued commitment to providing exceptional pediatric medical care and therapy services for medically fragile children.

“We are deeply honored to be recognized by the Best of Florida Awards,” said Thomas LoBianco, VP, “These awards reflect the dedication of our compassionate staff, the trust of our families, and our mission to create a safe, nurturing environment where every child can thrive.”

Tender Care PPEC offers skilled nursing and therapy services in a unique medical daycare setting designed specifically for children with complex medical needs. With locations across Florida, the center has become a trusted partner for families seeking high-quality, personalized pediatric care.

For more information about Tender Care PPEC and its award-winning services, please visit www.tcms.care

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Aurora Miller
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alewis@tcms.care

Tender Care provides care for medically complex and fragile children from birth to 21 years of age in a daycare-like environment staffed with nurses, CNAs, and therapists. We are the first independently owned PPEC in the State of Florida with our initial center opening in 1988. This means we have an abundance of experience and knowledge in providing loving care to this special pediatric population. We have 6 Tender Care PPEC centers throughout Florida, with our newest facility located in Lake Park.

Lake Park Location

Our goal is to enhance the development of each child through collaborative relationships between families, physicians, nurses, and therapists. This holistic approach to care is carried out in an environment that allows the child to engage in social interactions with their peers. This results in thriving children, well-positioned to achieve their greatest potential. We also offer transportation at no cost and provide nutritious meals throughout the day. 

What sets us apart is that we care for and treat every child like family. We have passion in our hearts for our children and a desire to see them succeed.

We are so excited to have a table at this fair and can’t wait to meet all the families that attend.

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PPEC Offers Many Advantages…

To the child/family:

  • Centrally located nursing and therapy decreases intrusions into family dynamics at home
  • Increased socialization with other children
  • Decreased hospitalization
  • Personalized case management ensuring the best care for your child
  • Offers caregivers increased potential to return to work or school
  • Early detection of potential health problems by licensed professionals

To the payer:

  • Decreased hospitalizations through early detection and case management
  • Increased compliance with plan of care resulting in less utilization of health care benefits
  • An average savings of 40% to 50% compared to Home Health services

 

Common pediatric diagnoses that indicate a potential need for daily skilled nursing services:

  • Premature infants diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, apnea of prematurity, oxygen and pulse oximetry dependence
  • Cerebral palsy with gastrostomy or jejunostomy dependence and/or seizures
  • Spina bifida with or without an Arnold Chiari malformation and shunt monitoring, and urinary catheterization dependence
  • Certain cardiac anomalies
  • Post-transplant status
  • Immunosuppressed status
  • Tracheostomy status (with or without ventilator dependence)
  • Failure to thrive
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • History of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
  • Adrenal Insufficiency
  • Presence of a colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy, or vesicostomy

*This is not medical advice, always consult with your child’s doctor before making any changes to their lifestyle. 

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