The purpose of the California Medical Home Project is to develop a statewide network of family-centered medical homes that will provide comprehensive, coordinated primary and specialty care for children with special health care needs and their families.
A medical home is not a building, house, or hospital, but rather an approach to providing health services in a high-quality and cost-effective manner. Children and their families who have a medical home receive this care from a pediatrician or physician whom they trust. Pediatricians and parents act as partners in a medical home to identify and access all the medical and non-medical services needed to help children and their families achieve their maximum potential (AAP, 2000).
What are the components of Medical Home Care?

• Accessible
• Family centered
• Comprehensive
• Continuous
• Coordinated
• Compassionate
• Culturally competent

Who are the agencies/hospitals involved in the Santa Clara Medical Home Project?

• Parents Helping Parents
• California Children Services
• San Andreas Regional Center
• County Office of Education
• Department of Mental Health
• Child Health Disability Program
• Kaiser Permanente
• Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital
• United Cerebral Palsy
• Santa Clara Family Health Plan

Who funds this project?
The Santa Clara Medical Home Project is funded by the California Healthcare Foundation to improve coordination of care for children with special health care needs and their families by establishing a training program to include pediatricians and other providers and their staff, quality assurers, care coordinators, and parents in their respective roles in the delivery of services within medical homes.