Lodging Social workers assist in lodging arrangements for families, helping coordinate rates and providing some lodging. A Ronald McDonald House is nearby. Each patient has a social worker or psychologist assigned to their case. Child life specialists support both in-patient and outpatient activities. Resource centers at both Dana Farber and Children's Hospital provide educational materials about a variety of topics such as support groups, information about cancer topics, and internet access.
Specialists offer counseling, tutoring and psychosocial support groups.
Home Health Care Home health care is arranged. To ensure continuity of care, our patients and their family members have one primary team of providers. This multidisciplinary team is led by a pediatric oncologist, and also includes a pediatric oncology fellow or nurse practitioner and a social worker or psychologist. Each patient also has an inpatient and an outpatient pediatric oncology nurse. These oncologists also lead trial protocols in these special areas.