Free tool · about 4 minutes · stays on your phone
One Day of Care: a GAPP care needs checklist for Georgia parents.
Write down everything you do for your child in one real day, and this checklist turns it into a one-page Care Day Summary to bring to the doctor. That list is what the GAPP paperwork is really about.
Why one day matters
All GAPP services need a doctor's order. The doctor signs a plan of treatment that shows the nursing and personal care hours recommended. Parents tend to leave things out because they’ve become routine: the 2am suction, the pump alarm, the third outfit change. The summary puts it all in one place, in the words a doctor and a reviewer use.
Read the full guide: How to document your child’s daily care for GAPP.
What happens next
- Bring the summary to your child’s doctor and ask the questions on it.
- Want help with the paperwork? GAPP application help is what Ava does.
- Nursing or personal care? See pediatric home nursing (RN and LPN) and pediatric personal care.
- Could a parent be paid for some of this? See Family Caregiver.
Questions about One Day of Care
What should I write down for my child’s GAPP application?
Every hands-on task in a real 24 hours: breathing care, feeds, medicines, repositioning, bathing, toileting, monitoring and every overnight wake-up, with how often and how long. One Day of Care turns that into a one-page summary.
Does this tool tell me if my child qualifies for GAPP?
No. It helps you describe your child’s care clearly. Your child’s doctor orders the care and GAPP reviewers decide. We can walk you through the rest on a call.
Is what I enter sent to Ava?
No. Everything stays on your phone. If you ask us to call you, you choose whether to send the summary with your number.
What if our income is too high for Medicaid?
Georgia’s Katie Beckett pathway looks at your child, not your household income. Georgia ignores the family's income for Katie Beckett. The child's own situation is what counts. See Katie Beckett Medicaid for GAPP.
How long does it take?
Most parents finish in three or four minutes.