New Patients

Find out what to expect on your
first visit to VPF

Our primary referrals come from New Jersey but we do accept referrals from other states and other countries as well. Once a referral has been made, an
on-site evaluation of the patient will be completed at the child´s home or referring hospital to determine the skilled nursing needs. We encourage the family to tour and meet with us to go over questions or concerns they may have about placement and meet with our team.

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Our Team

Meet the staff of VPF

Our years of experience committed to serving children with special medical needs has equipped us with the unique understanding that children in long-term care settings have distinctive care needs. VPF addresses issues such as growth, development, educational, pulmonary management which can be complicated by the child's medical fragility.

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Volunteer

Volunteers complement the care of the professional staff.

Volunteers provide services through a variety of programs spending quality time with the residents on a one on one basis or in a group setting. Whether it is reading a story to a child, doing an art project with a teenager or rocking a small infant to sleep, volunteers brighten our children´s days. Volunteers may also provide needed assistance by performing clerical duties as well.

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Careers

Join the team at VPF

The staff at VPF understands the importance of caring for the medical, developmental, emotional, spiritual, educational, and social well-being of a child. Interwoven in the fabric of VPF's holistic philosophy is an interdisciplinary care team approach.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Medical Day Care

What are the hours of your medical day program?
Our Medical Day Care Centers are open from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

Do you offer flexible scheduling?
Yes, please call for more information.

Will children receive individualized attention?
In order to provide the best for for children, we have a staff to child ratio of 1:3.

Will you be able to accommodate special diets?
We employ a dietitian who will, if needed, provide nutritional support to meet a child's dietary needs.

Is transportation provided?
We offer transportation to and from the centers in specially equipped vehicles. Our transportation providers have experience transporting medically fragile children.

What funding is available for medical day care?

New Jersey Medicaid
New Jersey Family Care
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Division of Youth and Family Services
Most Commercial Insurance Companies

Voorhees Pediatric Facility

What are the ages of the children at Voorhees Pediatric Facility?
We have children in our program from birth to twenty-one years of age.

Is my child entitled to special education services?
Yes. Where they receive those services is determined by the child study team (which includes parents, school district child study team case worker, social worker, learning consultant, speech therapist and psychologist). Educational options include The Bancroft School at VPF, public or special education community schools.

Who pays for their stay in the VPF program?
We have contracts with all major managed care providers. If the family has commercial insurance benefits then the commercial insurance is primary. Medicaid is a payer of last resort. We have children in our program with NJ Medicaid; however that is secondary. We also work with out-of-state Medicaid programs.

VPF cares for children with what types of diagnosis?

Critical airways (Tracheostomy)

Mechanical ventilator dependency

Near drowning

Complex seizure disorders

Neuromuscular diseases

Chromosomal disorders

Traumatic injury

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Orthopedic anomalies and conditions

Neurological impairments

Craniofacial anomalies

Spica cast management

Wound care needs

IV therapy

"We are pleased with Voorhees Pediatric because the staff takes care of our child as if he was their own. Nothing makes us feel happier than knowing that our child is being loved the same way that they would love their own child."

- Humberto Gonzalez and Family