Paediatric Incontinence

Kids Collaborative offers a list of comprehensive services regarding paediatric incontinence (for children 0-21 years).  This is provided by Jodie, a qualified and caring paediatric-trained Nurse Continence Specialist that has a wealth of experience and knowledge and are here to help you and your child with their continence goals in collaboration with your child's healthcare team.  

Jodie has an interest in many different areas of continence management including neurogenic bladder and bowels, daytime and nighttime wetting (nocturnal enuresis), management of constipation and encopresis as well as assisting children with developmental or neurodiverse conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ADHD, Global Developmental Delay, Intellectual Disability, Down Syndrome as well as many other Rare Conditions to assist children in meeting their continence goals.

Services

My Continence Services include : 

• Comprehensive Continence Assessments (via telehealth) 
• Updating of Continence Equipment Prescriptions for NDIS or icare participants
• Clean Intermittent Catheterisation Education for families, carers, school support staff, or other organisations
• Transanal Irrigation (Bowel washouts) Education for clients, families and support staff

What is involved with a Comprehensive Paediatric Continence Assessment?

My Comprehensive Continence Assessments include :

• a detailed interview (2-3 hours) with you as well as your child (if appropriate) via telehealth exploring all the different 'pieces of the jigsaw puzzle' that may be impacting on your child's continence including their medical history, medications, their cognition and communication skills, body awareness and sensory needs, behaviours and what incentivizes them, their diet and fluid intake and their levels of independence with toilet tasks.
• assessment of the toileting environment and equipment used (home and school)
• provision of suitable disposable consumable products to trial as required
• provision of age-appropriate resources and education
• liaison with your child's GP, Paediatrician, Specialist, Allied Health, Community Nurses or preschool/school as required
• a continence prescription of products required to be funded by NDIS or icare
• a detailed formal report which includes recommendations tailored to your child's continence goals and needs (completed within 24 hours)
• ongoing support whilst all suitable continence supplies are being sourced, and the current continence management recommendations are being established.

Continence Assessments are offered via the telehealth, using the telehealth platform Coviu which is very user friendly.

Every child receives an individualised plan to assist them with their continence goals. Jodie embraces a philosophy of working with your child's own natural physiology that also works in with the routines of the family.  A very positive, supportive and strength-based approach is used to underpin all recommendations from the assessment. It's all about meeting the children where they are at, and not where others think they should be with their toileting!

Prices

Prices for all Continence Services offered by Kids Collaborative start at $162.00/hr and are priced under the current NDIS Pricing Arrangements.

Comprehensive Continence Assessments for NDIS participants is $810.00 (GST Exempt)

(5 hours @ $162/hr)

Modified Continence Assessments for children who are self-funded = $356.40 (GST incl)

(2 hours @ $162/hr)

Kids Collaborative is not a registered NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) provider however offers services to children who are Plan Managed or Self-Managed.

All families are welcome to enquire about our Continence Services whether they are receiving funding or not from NDIS or icare.  

Areas Covered

Kids Collaborative is committed to providing an accessible service for all children - irrespective of where you live in Australia. The majority of Continence Assessments are delivered by telehealth as this works well for the population of children I see.  There is however some availability for home visits in particular circumstances within the Sydney Metro area depending on the child's needs however additional travel fees and time will be quoted upon enquiry for this service.

The provision of telehealth assessment services allows for a cost-effective way of providing outreach to families in the most remote areas in the state of NSW, as well as interstate for NDIS or icare participants who are unable to source accessible suitable services locally. These assessments can be effectively offered via telehealth due to the extensive experience that Jodie has across areas of incontinence and her commitment to working with local healthcare providers.

Appointments

Appointments are made via a scheduling app that makes selecting appointments at a time that suits you. You will be sent the link to this app upon enquiry.

Collaborative Care

All services by Kids Collaborative are offered in collaboration with your child’s GP, Paediatrician, Urologist, Specialists, Allied Health Team, Nurses and other health professionals as required to ensure only the best and most appropriate care is delivered for your child.  

Kids Collaborative is listed on many different directories including the Continence Foundation of Australia' s Continence Service Provider List.

Interested?

If you would like to know more about my Paediatric Continence Services then please enquire via the 'Contact Us' link.  Looking forward to hearing from you.

Kindest Regards,

Jodie