About the Pratten 1 Complex Care Program

Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI) offers specialized assessment and treatment services to children and youth from birth to 18 years of age with complex medical fragility and/or technology dependence.

Services in the Pratten 1 Complex Care Program

Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI) offers both day and overnight admission to the Pratten 1 Complex Care Program.

  • day
  • overnight admissions

Your child/youth may receive over the course of a day and go home afterwards, or they will stay at Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI) and receive services over a longer period.

A typical admission is one week per month. During this time, we will monitor and assess your child/youth. We will provide medical treatment such as:

  • oxygen therapy
  • oral/tube feeding
  • seizure monitoring/management

We will also help your child/youth reach developmental goals such as improving their fine/gross motor and communication skills.

While in the program, your child/youth won’t go to school, but they will participate in our Child Life Program, which focuses on the developmental and psychosocial needs of your child/youth.

You and your family play an important role in your child/youth’s services. Before your child/youth is admitted, you help set short term goals and make action plans. While your child/youth is in the program, you and community team members meet with our team on an ongoing basis to review assessment results, your child/youth’s progress, and plans for transition and discharge to community resources.

Eligibility

Generally, children or youth being referred to a CPRI program or service should visit a doctor and have accessed support in the community before considering a referral to CPRI.

Once your child’s or youth’s referral has been accepted, an appointment for a clinical consult is set up so our team can meet you and your child/youth. This consult determines whether your child or youth is eligible for the program. The children we help may have:

  • cerebral palsy
  • genetic syndromes
  • feeding difficulties
  • neurological disorders
  • associated developmental delays

How to access the Pratten 1 Complex Care Program

You can submit an inpatient referral form for this service if you are:

  • a doctor
  • the child or youth’s parent
  • an employee at the child or youth’s school
  • an employee of a social service agency (like a single point access agency)
  • the child or youth in need of service

All referral forms must be signed by the child or youth’s doctor.

Learn more about the referral process and access referral forms.