We are pleased to introduce Eileen Rondeau, RN, BSN.
Eileen is a nurse care coordinator who works in our office every Thursday from the Northwest Regional Medical Home for Children and Youth with Special Needs.
Eileen provides care coordination which links children with special needs and their families to services and resources. The Medical Home partners with primary care providers, staff, and families to assure that all the medical and nonmedical needs of the patient are met. This can range from helping set up specialty appointments, finding support groups, workshops, camp resources, or finding help for behavior issues.
In addition Marni McNiff is a Health Information Specialist and Parent Advocate from PATH/Parent-to-Parent and Family Voices, a 501©3 nonprofit organization in Connecticut that is dedicated to helping families of children with all types of special needs. Marni is available to assist families with educational support and help prepare parents to be their own best advocate for their special needs child.
Other services offered:
- Helping parents to understand their child's Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
- Helping parents prepare to advocate at Planning and Placement Team (PPT) and 504 meetings
- Providing information and resources on Birth-to-3 services, DDS, and Early Signs of Autism
- Providing assistance on how and when to get your child tested for academic and other concerns
- Helping finding specialists and support in your local area
- Utilizing PATH’s one-to-one parent-matching program, where we provide one to one parent support with a trained veteran parent whose has dealt with a similar situation/illness/diagnosis and understands what the family is going through.
Marni McNiff is available for appointments and calls at Pediatric Associates on Wednesdays.