Getting your loved one home from the hospital is both exciting and unnerving. Leaving a hospital with 24/7 care and state-of-the-art equipment and supplies can cause some anxiety. Making the transition from critical care to pediatric homecare is a big decision, but with Family First’s Critical Care Transitions Program, you can undergo the process with confidence. … Read more

If this is your first time seeking pediatric home health for your loved one, we’ve rounded up three things to consider before embarking on the journey. But first, it’s important to have a general understanding of what pediatric homecare is and how it benefits your family. What is pediatric homecare? Pediatric homecare is a way to … Read more

At Family First Homecare, our clinical team works from 4 major cornerstones: Family, Quality, Education, and Community. Each of these cornerstones drives our caregivers to extend the mission of Family First and provide high-quality care to each patient and family. Family Hence the name “Family First”, the families we serve are our number one priority. … Read more

Adepeju Dawodu, known around the office as Ade, is the recipient of the Family First Homecare 2022 Caregiver of the Year award. Ade has been a licensed practical nurse (LPN) with Family First since 2015, when she helped the first pediatric patient in the Sarasota office. She goes above and beyond and invests her heart … Read more

Working in pediatric homecare is a meaningful and rewarding career. Pediatric homecare nurses care for babies and children with complex disabilities, investing in their quality of life and helping them achieve significant health milestones. Pediatric homecare is a cornerstone of nursing where you can make the most significant impact, experience tremendous personal and professional growth, … Read more

Human connection is vital for everyone – we know that. It’s backed by study after study. According to a study by John Hopkins University, social connections have been shown to lower depression and anxiety, improve empathy and compassion, help regulate emotions, boost self-esteem, and even improve the immune system. In pediatric homecare, we depend on … Read more

They’re fun and stylish, but can wearable fitness trackers really make an improvement in a person’s health? According to recent research from Australia, it appears they can. The study looked at the effects of wearable fitness trackers on the health and wellbeing of pediatric cancer survivors.

The role of private equity in healthcare has recently come under scrutiny in Washington, as lawmakers argue over the effect of private investors in a sector that relies heavily on public funding. The fact is, private equity has been a part of the healthcare industry for a long time and has both contributed innovations and committed abuses. How can these disparities be addressed to the benefit of all concerned?

Mental health care is always pushed to the side, it seems. That’s even more true when the sufferers are children. Read this discussion between two health reporters on how the pandemic exacerbated an already-extant problem in pediatric medicine.

“I enjoy working with patients with ADHD and wanted to look for other cost-effective, safe, efficacious options to be able to give parents and patients as tools for their toolbox to help with ADHD,” said Dr Key, who specializes in the care of children and adolescents with ADHD in a pediatric primary care office in Austin Texas.