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404-941-5750
404-941-5750
Medicaid-funded in-home nursing and personal care for medically fragile children under 21—so your child can receive care at home, at no cost to eligible families.
Navigating daily life with a medically fragile child can be overwhelming but you don’t have to do it alone. Our GAPP Services Program is designed to support families like yours by providing skilled, in-home assistance with your child’s everyday needs. From feeding and bathing to incontinence care, transfer assistance, grooming, dressing, G-tube care, and medication administration, our licensed professionals deliver compassionate care tailored to your child.
The In-Home Skilled Nursing Program serves children under 21 years old who meet a medical necessity determination, ensuring your child receives the level of support they require in the comfort of your own home. Our goal is to create a safer, more nurturing environment where your child can thrive and where you can have peace of mind.
If your child is under 21, requires assistance with daily living activities, and has Medicaid, they may qualify for free in-home care services through the GAPP program. Let us help you provide the support your child needs while making your day-to-day life a little easier.
GAPP services are provided in the home. Care can include both skilled nursing and personal care support, depending on your child’s approved plan.
The GAPP process and paperwork can feel overwhelming. Our team handles most of that for you.
We take time to understand your child’s diagnosis, medical equipment, and daily care requirements.
We work directly with your child’s doctors, specialists, and hospital team to collect the required medical documentation.
Our team prepares and submits all necessary GAPP forms to the state for review.
We handle follow-ups, respond to questions from Medicaid and the review nurse, and track the application until a decision is made.
Once hours are approved, we create a care schedule that fits your family and start in-home services.
In some situations, GAPP allows a Family Caregiver Option for Personal Care Support services.
This may allow a legally responsible adult who lives with the child (such as a parent or legal guardian) to be hired, trained, and paid by our agency to provide certain personal care services.
For children approved for GAPP and enrolled in Georgia Medicaid, you are not billed by Next Step Health Care Services for approved GAPP hours.
GAPP is a Medicaid-funded program. Georgia Medicaid pays approved providers directly for services.
If your child doesn’t have Medicaid yet, we can help connect you with the right resources to start that process. The very last piece of this section is I want there to be a form at the bottom of this page that families can fill out so that someone from our office will get back to them. The screenshot below is exactly how I want my form to be and when they complete the form it should be sent to the email address known as GAPP@littleheartshome.com
