ABOUT
What is Sickly?
Our pediatric healthcare specialists are dedicated to caring for and monitoring your child while they recover from illness. Our babysitting service includes routine vital sign checks, administering household medications, offering disease-specific remedies, coordinating with medical offices for appointment scheduling, ensuring proper intake and output, performing blood sugar checks when needed, sanitizing to prevent the spread of illness, and managing a diet tailored to your child’s condition. We also handle standard childcare tasks, offering you peace of mind during your child's recovery.
Daytime and Overnight Care
Conditions We Care For
We provide care for children with a variety of acute illnesses, including but not limited to: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Pneumonia, Influenza (Flu), Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Strep throat / Scarlet Fever.
We also support children who experience flare-ups of chronic conditions, such as: Asthma, Seizures, Diabetes ... and other conditions requiring temporary monitoring and care, including overnight assistance.
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Additionally, Sickly Sitters offers care for infants who have experienced a Brief Resolved Unexplained Event (BRUE) within the past 72 hours. This includes monitoring infants who have had episodes of unresponsiveness, oxygen desaturation, or seizure-like activity. Newborns may also be booked for postpartum care if they were born prematurely or spent any time in the NICU.
Our Pediatric Healthcare Specialists
Our team is made up of sitters with a healthcare background and hands-on pediatric experience, including Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), and current nursing and medical students. All of our sitters are fully vaccinated, CPR and BLS certified, and skilled in caring for children with illnesses. Please note, if your child requires advanced care such as tracheostomy management or G-tube feedings, we recommend connecting with a home health service, as we do not offer Registered Nurse or Medical Doctor care. If at any time your sitter determines that your child’s condition requires urgent medical attention, they will notify you immediately and call for advanced care.
TESTIMONIALS
Parents Recommend
Eloise R.
Philadelphia, PA
“My little one spent time in the NICU for being born early. We wanted someone to monitor her for the first few nights at home to ease our minds. Sickly was great!”
Tina S.
Los Angeles, CA
"When my 4 month old had RSV, he barely slept. My sitter was great with helping him through his coughing and doing nighttime cares so we could sleep some."
Drea T.
Wilmington, DE
“My 10 year old was out of school with the flu for 3 days. My husband and I had to work, so we had Sickly sitters come help her! They watched her temp and made her lots of liquids. Thank you Sickly!”
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
How long will the sitter stay? Shifts can be booked for between 2 and 12 hours.
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Are these services covered by insurance? No, these are elective services.
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Can my other child(ren) who are not sick also be present? Yes.
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What do you charge? Between $30 and $45 an hour.
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What will the sitter bring with them? Depending on the child's condition, they may bring basic equipment to monitor vital signs, a medical first aid kit, a home suction kit, a glucometer, and similar equipment.
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Can my sitter provide IV fluids? No, please contact a home health agency for complex medical needs.
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