What is Kaleidoscope Kids?
Kaleidoscope Kids is a specialized program providing care to children with life-limiting illnesses from before birth to early adulthood, and support to their families. These services are provided through the Henry Ford Hospice.
Respecting the rights and dignity of children and families, our program helps children live as fully and as long as possible, surrounded by the people they know and love. Care and support is provided to the child at home, in a hospital, or our Hospice Residence assisting families in meeting the challenges of the day to day care of their child.
Kaleidoscope Kids Team
Skilled Pediatric Registered Nurse provides regularly scheduled visits and is available on-call 24 hour a day, 7 day a week.
Board Certified Hospice and Palliative Medicine Pediatrician provides expert symptom management and coordinates care with the child's doctors.
Social Worker provides the entire family with counseling and support, while assisting with community resources and memory making.
Chaplain provides emotional, spiritual, and bereavement support to the child and family.
Home Health Aide provides assistance with the child's personal care and activities of daily living.
Volunteers provide companionship for the child and siblings that will allow parents time for themselves.
Other Services Available:
Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy
Dietary counseling
Prenatal support for pregnancies with lifelimiting conditions
Community education and support
Classroom anticipatory grief and bereavement services
Who Can Benefit From Kaleidoscope Kids Services?
Families with unborn or newborn infants with life-limiting conditions.
Decline in the child's condition is evident.
Usual treatment methods are no longer effective or are increasingly burdensome.
Disease processes or treatments have uncertain outcomes.
A shortened life expectancy is likely.
All treatment options have been exhausted.
Are Kaleidoscope Kids Services Covered by Insurance?
We accept all children with a life-limiting illness whose physician agrees that the child is appropriate for hospice. No patient is refused care due to lack of financial means to pay for services. We receive payment for services from Children’s Special Health Care Services, Medicaid, health insurance, individual payments, donations and grants.
Community Assistance We partner with community services such as schools, churches, insurance companies, Family Independence Agency, Children's Special Health Care Services, support groups and others to ensure the child and family receive as much support as needed and desired.
Who Can Refer a Patient? A child can be referred by anyone: physician, nurse, family, clergy, social worker or friend. Call direct at (734) 354-3372 or the office nearest you.
