IN-HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS

At Paper Cranes Children's Foundation we provide sustainable, high-quality, safe, and accountable services across all Brisbane suburbs, Logan, Ipswich, Redlands Bay, and the Gold Coast.

In-Home Supports

Our in-home supports are essential for the care and well-being of medically complex children, providing numerous benefits to enhance their quality of life and overall health.

Comfort of Home

Ensuring children stay in familiar surroundings, which reduces stress and provides a sense of security, stability, and continuity. This positively impacts their physical, emotional, and psychological well-being.

Family-Centred Care

Actively involving parents and caregivers in decision-making and caregiving processes, promoting better communication, trust, and understanding of the child's needs and preferences.

Relieving Caregiving Burden

Alleviating some of the day-to-day caregiving burdens from families, allowing them more time to focus on bonding and enjoying meaningful experiences with their child.

Community Access and Inclusion

Facilitating opportunities for social interaction, growth, and participation in everyday life, fostering acceptance, supporting development, and promoting well-being

We offer a comprehensive range of support services

24-Hour One-to-One Support: Providing round-the-clock care at home.
Short Breaks and Crisis Respite: Offering temporary relief for families.
Occasional Visits: Providing minimal support as needed.
Palliative Care at home

Our highly trained Support Workers, guided and supervised by Health and Allied Health Professionals, deliver a wide range of specialised services, including:

Personal Care: Comprehensive personal care tailored to each child's needs.
Moving and Handling: Safe handling, including hoisting.
Mealtime Management and Enteral Feeding: Managing all types of gastric, transpyloric, and jejunal feeding tubes.
Stoma Care: Expert stoma care.
Oxygen Therapy: Managing Low Flow and High Flow Oxygen therapy.
Suctioning: Management of severe Dysphagia and Respiratory functional support.
Tracheostomy Care: Comprehensive tracheostomy care and management.
Respiratory support Ventilation: Long-term invasive and non-invasive ventilation.
Epilepsy and Seizures Management: Managing complex epilepsy and seizures.
Monitoring: Using pulse oximetry and capnography for monitoring.
Medication Administration: Administering medications via all routes.

Holistic Approach

We also emphasise the importance of play, music, crafts, and community engagement. Our services support all medical aspects of a child with complex needs while promoting a sense of acceptance and belonging.