Exceptional Care for Children

Basic Information

Address: 11 Independence Way Newark, DE 19713

Phone Number: 302-894-1001

Fax Number: 302-456-0477

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Email: mlangston@exceptionalcare.org

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Additional Information

Clearances Required: Yes

Background Check: Yes

Population Served: Medically Fragile Children

Ages for Volunteer: Any Age

Hours of Service: Volunteers are welcome between 8am and 8pm

Minimum Hours Required: There is no minimum number of hours required for volunteering

Days of Service: Seven Days a Week

Mission Statement:

Exceptional Care for Children improves the lives of technology-dependent children and their families through skilled nursing, transitional and palliative care. We are a haven for healing fragile bodies when improvement is possible, and a refuge for nurturing vulnerable spirits when a cure is unattainable.

Philosophy/Belief Statement:

Welcome to Exceptional Care for Children, a state-of-the-art residential healthcare facility serving technology-dependent children and their families. Located in Newark, Delaware, Exceptional Care for Children provides a continuum of care in a home-like environment.
Since opening our doors in February 2006, Exceptional Care for Children has been delivering a new and innovative model of care to medically-fragile children that allows them to experience their highest physical, intellectual and spiritual potential while improving the quality of life for the entire family.

Our services include
• Long-Term Skilled Nursing Care
• Transition to Home Care
• Palliative and End-of-Life Care
• Therapies and Play Therapy

We look forward to answering your questions about Exceptional Care for Children and encourage you to call us at (302) 894-1001 for more information about our admissions policy, volunteer opportunities, and ways your gift can help serve our very special children.

Program History:

Founded in 1998 by Jeannine S. Winsness, RN, MSN, CRNP, Exceptional Care for Children began as a vision for an improved model of care for medically fragile children. Seeing the need for care that bridged the gap between traditional in-patient treatment and the difficulties of pediatric home care models, Jeannine set about raising the money to open Exceptional Care for Children.
Through Jeannine’s perseverance, the concept grew to be an interagency private- public collaboration which includes A. I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Delaware Medicaid, Department of Health and Human Services Developmental Disabilities Division, Delaware Department of Education, ARC of Delaware and others.

In the spring of 2004, after careful consideration, the Board of Directors approved a capital fundraising effort. It was with great good fortune that Exceptional Care for Children found both the facility of its dreams, and a generous benefactor, in very short order. Set within 7.7 tranquil acres, the existing facility was virtually perfect and lent itself well to being renovated into a homelike setting. In November of that year, Exceptional Care for Children purchased its campus in Newark, Delaware.

After raising more than $2.9 million for extensive renovations and working capital, Exceptional Care for Children opened its doors as one of the first facilities in the country to provide skilled nursing, transitional, and end-of-life care.

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Volunteer Categories

Supervised Volunteers:

Volunteers in this category are usually interested in committing time to special events at Exceptional Care, like the Summer Luau or Holiday Breakfast. Other volunteers in this category include individuals or groups who help with the yard, outdoor projects, administrative tasks and Sheldon’s Closet. This category of commitment is wonderful for individuals who are unable to commit to regular volunteer roles, but who would like to maintain involvement with Exceptional Care for Children. This group of generous volunteers may spend time working on projects throughout the facility; however, they may never be left alone with any resident. When working in any way with a resident of Exceptional Care for Children, these individuals must be under direct supervision by a member of the staff.

Requirements for this role:

· Volunteer Profile with Three Recent References

· Proof of Manotox Tuberculin Test or Required Chest X-Rays

o Test can be administered at Exceptional Care for Children

· Child Abuse Registry Check

· Long Term Care Abuse Registry Check

· Photo Copy of Drivers License or Student ID

· Parental Consent if Under the Age of 18

· Volunteer Training Course (4 hours)

· Seasonal Immunizations as recommended by the CDC, DLTCRP, DE Division of Public Health

Independent (Unsupervised) Volunteers:

Volunteers in this category are interested in volunteering regularly and in working directly with the residents of the facility. Volunteers in this group spend time reading with the children, visiting them in their rooms and holding our little ones. This category of commitment requires that a volunteer dedicate a set amount of time to their work at Exceptional Care for Children. These volunteers will be expected to commit to at least one specific role and to maintain that commitment. These dedicated volunteers may work directly with the children and, given the appropriate setting, they are able to volunteer with the children without direct supervision.