'Medical daycares' on the rise in the U.S. 

This!

Yes

Agreed

Or illegal immigrants.

Or illegals

@PEMDASbaby ⁠Clearly they didn't pay your teachers --your statements lack of any basic grammar or structure made no sense and lacked any argument. Try again next time.

It would be wonderful to have more specialized teachers like this in the world! My mother did this for 2 years before she couldn't take the heartbreak anymore. She said each year a few of her special students didn't make it in life and she wasn't strong enough to continue. She moved on to be a special education teacher for kindergarten through 3rd grade for 16 years. And now is a 1st grade teacher for over 20 years who specializes in reading skills.

It would require legislatures to fully fund Medicare in their state. It’s expensive: nursing, OT, PT, SLP, transportation, adaptive equipment, and supplies.

Needs to be mandatory worldwide

😂 Mandatory? You don't get how business works.

@@kmk967 Programs for individuals disabilities are not typically for profit businesses, but non profits or government agencies.

@@kmk967neither do you bootlicker

So, a shortage of scab labor. 🫠

@@muirgirl What?

@@choosey87 (the only people willing to take those abhorrent wages are “scabs”)

Wow! That’s amazing!

I feel so sorry for you both. Nobody should be homeless. I hope you're both are doing better now.

I appreciate your empathy, but no need to feel sorry, just for people to be aware! I never even imagined or considered this was an issue happening to people before I myself had a medically complex child, and then I learned that it is a common occurrence that just is not addressed in most places. We fortunately were able to get help, and then move to a state that had more options available for us, but most in my situation would not have the help or finances to do so unfortunately @@oddballkimin

Oh she works! She doesn’t get paid for being a mom is all

@PEMDASbaby First of all, that's an evil thing to say about a baby. Second, Not everyone has access to healthcare, not everyone can afford medical care, not every disability comes about in the womb. Some develop after, sometimes years down the line. Should we just ☠️ disabled people then? Sounds like you would probably say yes. Third, people can have multiple ultrasounds and have nothing wrong detected. Tests that could determine certain health concerns may not be available until the fetus is a certain age in the womb thereby making it impossible to terminate. Across the country women are being FORCED to carry unviable fetuses because of these barbaric and ignorant laws that have been enacted. Even if a test comes back showing certain issues, again, there are a large number of states that will not allow a woman to terminate. There's also the disgusting eugenics and ableist angle to what you said. Just because you don't see a value in certain life doesn't mean there isn't one. Lastly, my comment was acknowledging the fact that parents of special needs children struggle everyday. They have to live in a system that says they care but they don't. If a child is not "perfect" then why bother helping them? Why bother supporting that family and making sure EVERY child is given what they need to thrive regardless? I don't have children. What I do have is a Neurodivergent brain, AuDHD and 2 Chronic illnesses that I have struggled with my most of my life and have disabled me. I have the ability and understanding of how hard it is to navigate healthcare when no one wants to help you. When you get denied treatment, when insurance is too expensive, when you get jerked around by doctors and administration. I understand the struggle every single day of pain and suffering and I understand that I am alive and I wouldn't want it any other way because I'm alive. I understand that our struggles do not have to be so bad. We live with a healthcare system that prioritizes profits over people. We have a system that has enough resources to help every single disabled child and adult in this country if it wanted to. The problem is they and people like you don't see value in disabled people being alive. One of the smartest men on the planet was disabled. If his mother decided he wasn't worth anything, he would not have been able to do what he did. Just because someone's body doesn't work like it should doesn't mean their mind isn't perfectly fine. It doesn't mean they don't have a sense of humor, it doesn't mean they can't love or get married or do great things. Being disabled doesn't make you less deserving of being alive. Maybe their brains don't work exactly how they should and it takes a bit more effort to do things. That doesn't mean they don't want to be alive. You and a large portion of the population think we aren't worth anything, well that's BS. You don't get to decide for anyone else what life is worth saving and giving a chance. Miracles happen all the time. Babies who are given ☠️ sentences end up thriving and going to to lead happy and "normal" lives because of compassion, love, determination and a fighting spirit. I have seen enough people lately making comments out here with their whole faces about abusing special needs kids, doing horrible things to them, saying they shouldn't be alive because we are treated like less than human because of disabilities. It's sick and it's evil.

It is absolutely AMAZING & very much needed!!! 👏👏👏👏🥰🙃

​@PEMDASbaby we need less wicked and black hearted and selfish people who have absolutely no empathy for no one but themselves like you. Being unempathetic is actually a genetic flaw because in the old days people took care of each other and put themselves in to other people's shoes. Maybe your parents should have gotten an ultrasound to see your black heart and done away with the wickedness you brought into this world.

@PEMDASbaby it is inhumane to decide not to let someone live because you see their lives as not worth living.

​@PEMDASbaby My my, that is a very Elitist way of looking at things, don't you think?

ironic that this is flourishing in Florida & Texas, but other states considered more progressive aren't keeping up; it's almost as if it's not socialist at all

@@macazootie its a liberal win in florida. you realize republicans hate social services and call it communism. just because it happened in a red state dosent mean it isnt a blue program lol

​@@macazootiewell technically it is " socialist" but a capitalist society can have publicly funded programs too

@@michah321 Socialism: noun, A political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. Does the community own the means of production, distribution or exchange? No, they do not. Therefore, it does not meet the definition of "socialist." Happy to help clarify that for you.

⁠​⁠​⁠@@macazootieTypes of socialism vary. Purposeful pedantry gets you nowhere.

I am a nurse as well and only recently became familiar with this type of program when I started working as a home health nurse for medically complex children. One of my “kids” just started attending. Regular daycare wouldn’t have her unless a nurse or parent accompanied her. Unfortunately, she didn’t have a nurse everyday and was missing out on so much.

If you would like to work at one Im hiring!

Insurance, healthcare, and pharma companies who hire teams of lawyers and lobbyists and have the congress, senate, and the judges in their back pockets are to blame. The US will never, ever see affordable, available, and efficient healthcare as long as the coporations are in charge of writing all the law + charging however much price they want. I also find it hard to believe this costs zero dollars for the parents, sounds more like a sales pitch trying to conceal hidden fees.

Actually every public school IS REQUIRED to provide education for special needs children. Where have you been?? This is daycare for little ones with medical needs. Most communities do have early intervention programs

@@michah321 they do what they can but most school systems cant afford to provide the help that many special needs children need. You need the staff to provide the help and care needed.

@@lars2894Watch again. State Medicaid funding is providing it.

I'm confused by your comment. Do you think good lifestyle habits cure or prevent genetic conditions or things like cerebral palsy?

This. I have two kids in my room that have been kicked out of other daycares due to special needs. Part of the problem with that is that they haven't had the kids diagnosed. Even if you have services come in. Not sure If you're a lead or not but I deal with our therapist team directly. And sometimes when they're in a normal daycare it's they can't get diagnosed without further testing because you can't take back a diagnosis like that easily. Another is some of the parents are in denial even if they receive speech therapy. Developmental therapy. And occupational therapy. It sucks and we don't get paid enough man. 😪

@@joleenroth9955 this is also true. Many of the children aren’t diagnosed until they are in school, but I have also had children with more higher need physical disabilities and I wasn’t given any help. I’d having to carry a 40 pound child to the playground while trying to also keep track of the rest of the class and count the children and make sure they pick up their hats and gloves and shoes and whatever else they drop on the way to the playground because you know someone will get mad if they come to pick up their child and a glove is missing…. Sometimes it feels impossible. NONE of that is the child’s fault. But you can’t expect us to know how to best provide what every childs needs when we don’t have the training or SUPPORT to do it.

Every state in the US needs this. We live in a rural area and the kids aren't getting the education they should because they have some sort of medical need. We are a society of sick people because of our lifestyle of terrible diet, little exercise and high stress. Every school should have something for special needs children. Period. We have to change our way of life if any of us want to be healthy. Our children are our future, better or worse.

I notice many kids available for adoption have special needs like this and without this special childcare a parent might have no choice but i adopt out their child because they have to go back to work to pay for food for their other children......These facilities basically keep families together because a parent can still work to provide for the rest of the family.

They have these in California, Chicago and New York . Read the headline it's nationwide. The problem is many states will not subsidize these including Florida.

​​​@@karenmbbaxterI'm guessing they're prohibitively priced though...subsidized or not.... Also kind of related, govts and charities put too many rules for adoption, expecting a family/couple to be perfect eg fairly well to do. But many poor families raise their kids well. Every individual family is different in each demographic. Even heard of atheist charity knocking back a christian couple for adoption, but religious charities do that to atheists as well. Therefore many children become less adoptable because they become older. Govt and even the best charities are no substitute for good quality parents. Just sayin.

This!

The problem is Medicaid doesn’t pay companies in a way where they can break even. Some companies choose not to take Medicaid due to this. Our system is broken deeply.

The vast majority of providers where I live don’t accept it… I mean, it works for like an ER visit, but even finding a PCP or getting ANY specialist services is near impossible. Many providers have said they accept it if a patient is under 18 but not if they are over 18 if they do accept it and poverty is rampant. Having insurance is basically like not having insurance unless you need to go to the ER for something because nobody takes it and heaven forbid the ER can’t do it and you require a specialist… I can also guarantee this program in the video isn’t anywhere near where I live

@@rayerhodes5300 Might I suggest going to your county Health center. They take insurance, they love it. I used to sit on a governance board for the health center in my town and we had so many problems getting people with insurance because of the stereotype, but they can get you in to any doctor you need to see. They can be your pcp. They can schedule your appointments. Try that.

@@ItsWhoIAmItsHowILive that's where regulating healthcare comes in. It's like the wild wild West out there!

You are 100% correct. It’s very interesting that this program is being highlighted in two states which chose not to expand Medicaid. I wonder how many people are going without necessary coverage so this program can exist? It’s a good program, but at what cost?

$32/hour sounds wild for someone who’s not a nurse! But nurse school takes a LOT of hard work. I’m not smart enough for it, so I salute all the nurses who are! 😊

I think there are people who do the work for more reasons than money. If someone wants to help special needs children and they don't mind making less, they should. There's more to life than money, providing these children with care, compassion and safety while helping their parents is a noble gift.

Ouch, I make 32 just doing outreach. Nursing ought to be more.

That is the rate per child but I am sure each nurse cares for more than one child & there is probably mostly LPNs since pediatric home health nurses are usually LPNs

​@@Tiffany-Rose I work for a nonprofit watershed council, and despite that being an incredible important thing that has direct impacts on thousands of people's daily lives, it also means I have chosen a path in a field that definitely isn't based on money. I also have a few neurological conditions that have made traditional work culture and schedules difficult for me and this is the first opportunity I've had that feels personally sustainable. However, I am in a very privileged position in that I have a partner who already owns their house and I'm not having to pay for my rent. Without that, I would not be able to have the "luxury" of working the way I do. Mindsets like "there's more to life than money" encourage employers to keep offering "passion-based" incentives or discourage governments from extending more funding to crucial programs, which in turns keep people in situations where they are unable to advocate for themselves, because they're always having to play catch up with their finances and think that that's okay because they're working for a good cause. Trust me, that's an excellent recipe for burnout. I hate money, and I wish it wasn't everything. But in our country, if you want to be above the poverty line, it IS everything and most people don't have the luxury to choose otherwise.

They started in northern states. Florida is late to the game

@@jillclarke7264Oh really? Please list some of these day cares in NY.

I mean it is isn’t it? Children that qualify for Medicaid, it’s not privately funded by companies and parents pay $$$$

They tried to but republicans said no

​@@saranegrete-xj5lvits privately owned s and charge 8900 per child they included kids on Medicaid to get additional funding without having to charge the parents since no one wanted to fund them well no republican rep wanted to

Why? What’s wrong with caretaker?

​@@YeshuaKingMessiahcare is given not taken

@@Gravite56 he is taken care of by his caretaker

There are waiver programs that waive the parents' income. Usually there is a wait list, but children with very significant needs can sometimes move up the list faster. It's an imperfect system, but it is possible for a disabled child to get medicaid even if their parents make decent money.

Texas is ridiculous you have to make like less than $200 a month.. I think you'd make more begging on the streets. Waiver list is YEARS

My daughter was on the waiver list for 5 years before finally being accepted.

I dunno chip has way higher income limits even in states like NH(which offers less government aid than MA). For example, the income limit for a family of 6 is about $165k,$120k for a family of 4. Both parents can work without affecting qualifications.

No kudos to the company and not fl remember FL didn't want them there

They said there's about a hundred in the state. It's a big state, that's not that many. Probably all in large population areas.

Oh… That’s heartbreaking to know. I’m so glad it exists!

The program is funded by medicaid.

Very true

There are a couple in Pennsylvania that just opened check-out healthcare for kids.

Maybe reality should enter ur life About time