Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Homeward Bound program provides caregivers with the skills required to care for their child's healthcare needs outside of the hospital environment.

How to Register

• Staff register Parents / Caregivers for Homeward Bound classes.
• Interpreter services can be requested for caregivers not fluent in English during the registration process.
• Instructor-led Homeward Bound classes are not offered on: Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays.
• Video training is available for days Homeward Bound instructor-led classes are not available.
• If you would like more information about the Homeward Bound program, please contact homeward.bound@vumc.org.
• Sticky Note to Provider Homeward Bound Resource [Inpatient]

Contacting Homeward Bound

• Mobile Heartbeat: Search "VUMC Homeward Bound Educator"
• Office Phone Number: (615) 875-5654
• Email: homeward.bound@vumc.org 
• Homeward Bound Teaching at the Bedside Resource

Printable-Homeward Bound Resources

• Tracheostomy Care 1 & 2 (English, Spanish, Arabic)
• NG Feeding Tube Care (English, Spanish, Arabic)
• Central Line [Hickman / Broviac] (English, Spanish, Arabic)
• Home Care After Heart Surgery (English, Spanish, Arabic)
• G-Tube Care (English, Spanish, Arabic, French)
• Enoxaparin (English, Spanish, Arabic)

Video- Homeward Bound Resources

• Tracheostomy [video link]  
• NG Tube [video link] 
• G- Tube [video link] 
• Home Care After Heart Surgery [video link] 
• Infant CPR 

Adult/Child CPR, Choking, and AED Videos

• Checking an Unconscious Adult or Child

• Adult and Child CPR

• Conscious Choking Adult/Child

• Unconscious Choking Adult/Child

• Using an AED

Infant CPR, Choking, and AED Videos

• Checking an Unconscious Infant
• Infant CPR
• Conscious Choking Infant
• Unconscious Choking Infant
• Using an AED