When a child is living with a serious illness, families need more than medical care alone. They need guidance, coordination, emotional support, and care that supports the whole child and the whole family. Transitions Kids provides pediatric hospice, palliative, and bereavement support to help families navigate serious illness with more comfort and clarity.
What Is Transitions Kids?
Transitions Kids supports children and families facing serious illness, from perinatal care through age 18. The program focuses on quality of life, symptom support, care coordination, and compassionate guidance for the entire family.
Pediatric Palliative Care
Pediatric palliative care provides an extra layer of support for children with serious illness and their families. It can be provided alongside ongoing treatment and works to improve comfort, manage symptoms, and help families navigate complex care needs.
Palliative care may include:
- Symptom management
- Care coordination
- Emotional and spiritual support
- Goal setting and decision support
- Family-centered guidance
Pediatric Hospice Care
Pediatric hospice care offers more intensive support when a child is nearing the end of life. The focus is on comfort, dignity, and quality of life, while surrounding the child and family with compassionate care.
Hospice support may include:
- Pain and symptom management
- In-home support
- Emotional and spiritual care
- Coordination with existing providers
- Ongoing support for the family
Care That Works Alongside Your Child’s Providers
Transitions Kids works alongside your child’s doctors, specialists, hospital team, and other providers. The goal is to make care feel more coordinated, supportive, and centered on what matters most to your family.
Where Care Is Provided
Most children receive care at home, but support may also continue in the hospital. In some situations, hospice home care may also be available when needed.
24/7 Support for Families
Families have access to support around the clock. A nurse is available by phone or video 24/7, and children receiving hospice services may also have access to in-person nursing support at any time.
Bereavement Support
Support does not end after a loss. Transitions Kids also provides bereavement care for families, helping parents, siblings, and loved ones navigate grief with ongoing support.
Family-Centered Support for a Difficult Journey
Pediatric hospice and palliative care are about more than medical needs alone. They are about helping children feel more comfortable and helping families feel more supported, informed, and less alone through every stage of the journey.
