Georgia's First Lady to Visit Dream House

Georgia's First Lady Sandra Deal plans to visit the Dream House for Medically Fragile Children, Inc., a local nonprofit that has its headquarters in Snellville.

The First Lady confirmed today that she will tour the organization's flagship transition care home, Family for Keeps, located in Lilburn on Wed., March 9, according to a press release sent by Dream House.

This facility is licensed as the first Children’s Transition Care Center (CTCC) in Georgia, and serves children with complex health care needs from across the state. The residential facility is the first in Georgia to provide 24-hour nursing and skills training to prepare each child and family for transition to their own home, according to the press release.

In her visit, Sandra Deal will learn more about the patent-pending Transition Model of Care while touring the 8,400-square-foot home. 
 
“We are especially honored that Mrs. Deal is interested in learning more about the challenges and barriers facing Georgia’s medically fragile children,” said , who is the founder and chief executive officer, in a press release. “The value of forming a resource infrastructure that makes it possible for families and communities to care for their medically complex children at home is starting to gain traction in Georgia.

"My hope is for the First Lady to understand that for half the cost of acute care settings, the Family for Keeps Transition Care Program can effectively and efficiently prepare the child, family and home environment, discharge the child sooner, reduce hospital readmissions, and keep more families together.”

Gov. Nathan Deal’s inaugural transition team selected the Dream House to benefit from the “With a Servant’s Heart – Day of Service,” which took place in January. On that day, volunteers from Magellan Health Services, along with a group organized by Ben Satterfield, who served on a committee to elect Deal, completed community projects at the Dream House's transitional care home.

“Observing the Dream House staff working with the children (patients) was amazing,” said Satterfield, a Lilburn resident and Dream House corporate supporter, in a press release. “There is not enough money anywhere to buy the love and attention that Dream House staff devote to these special children. We did accomplish a great deal in the few hours we worked.

"Upon departing, the service that all the volunteers rendered hit me full force. Thank you (Dream House) for the feelings all of us experienced in serving your great endeavor.”
 
For more information on the Dream House, visit http://www.dreamhouseforkids.org or call 770-717-7410.