For Our Parents

  • Motor Development

    Dressing Skills

    Grooming Skills

    Toileting Skills

    Eating Skills

    Language Development

    Productive Capacity

  • Require continuous skilled nursing care and medical supervision for complicated conditions, chronic long term or recurring medical conditions, such as:

    Uncontrolled Seizure Activity

    Gastronomy

    Tracheotomy

    Immune Compromised

    Respiratory Issues

  • Please contact Walter Lawson Children’s Home for more info on required forms and documents.

Thank you for considering Walter Lawson Children’s Home. Residents are referred by hospital discharge planners, physicians, community service boards and families of current residents. Families can also refer themselves for a loved one’s care.

Admissions

Our Admissions Committee conducts a comprehensive evaluation of the applicant’s medical history, physical and psycho-social factors.

Considerations weighed by our Admissions Committee include:

  • Age*

  • Ambulatory Status

  • Level of Functioning

  • Medical Condition

  • Behavior

  • Discharge Potential

Applicants must meet the following requirements

If you are considering placing a loved one at Walter Lawson Children’s Home, we encourage you to begin the application process. Call 815-633-6636 to get started today!

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*The facility is licensed as a Medically Complex/Developmentally Delayed facility; however, applicants/residents over age 22 will be considered if the Admission Committee determines that either initial or continued placement in the facility is appropriate because of the applicant/resident’s physical and mental functioning status, and that the facility has the service resource to meet the needs of the applicant/resident. The Admission Committee shall further determine that placement does not constitute a serious danger to the other residents.