Tender Care PPEC Palatka – Bringing Compassionate Pediatric Care to Families Up to an Hour Away!

Tender Care provides skilled nursing services in a daycare-like environment.

Palatka Florida Areas we Serve:

Palatka

Tender Care PPEC Palatka – Bringing Compassionate Pediatric Care to Families Up to an Hour Away

At Tender Care PPEC, we believe every child deserves specialized, loving care. That’s why we proudly extend our services up to an hour from our Palatka center, ensuring families in rural and surrounding areas have access to the highest quality of Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care.

📍 Our Center:
927 S SR 19
Palatka, FL 32177

We provide medical day care services in a nurturing, child-friendly environment. We are staffed by skilled pediatric nurses, therapists, and caregivers. Whether your child has complex medical needs or developmental challenges, we’re here to support your family every step of the way.

🚌 Serving Families in These Local Communities:

Palatka & Nearby Neighborhoods

  • Newtown (Palatka)

  • Palatka Heights

  • River Oaks Mobile Home Park

  • Silver Lake Oaks Mobile Home Village

  • Bainbridge Road Mobile Home Park

  • Pineridge Mobile Home Park

  • Pecan Grove Park

  • Poinsetta Mobile Home Park

  • Silver Lining Mobile Home Park

  • Whispering Oaks MHC LLC

Surrounding Towns – Up to an Hour Away

  • Pomona Park

  • San Mateo

  • East Palatka

  • Interlachen

  • Melrose

  • Hawthorne

Our transportation services help ensure that children can safely and conveniently reach our center from any of these areas so families never have to feel limited by distance.

💙 Why Families Trust Tender Care PPEC:

  • Licensed pediatric nursing care

  • Therapy services (OT, PT, Speech)

  • Care plans tailored to each child’s needs

  • Socialization, play, and educational activities

  • Safe and welcoming environment

  • Daily transportation available

If you’re a parent or guardian of a medically fragile or special needs child, we’re here to help your child thrive while giving you peace of mind and support.

📞 Call today to learn more or schedule a tour.
📍 Visit us at: 927 S SR 19, Palatka, FL 32177
📱 Phone: 386-336-9028
🌐 Website or Email: https://www.tcms.care/refer/

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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