Medical Criteria

In order to be considered for Camp, each child must meet the below criteria and have one of the medical conditions listed below. 

Great news!! All medical conditions served at The Painted Turtle are eligible for all Camp at Home: Fall Family Free Choice programs. 

Age Eligibility:

• Camp at Home campers: Child with medical condition must be between the ages 6 to 18 

Campers participating in Camp at Home sessions must meet the following eligibility criteria: 

• Have an eligible diagnosis
• Minimum developmental age of 5 years

Campers for all residential (on-site) sessions must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Have an eligible diagnosis
• Minimum developmental age of 5 years
• Must be able to function and participate in a group setting
• Must be able to communicate needs independently
• Able to be away from family members for a limited period of time

Please be advised that no child is guaranteed to be accepted to camp. Applications are reviewed and acceptance is based upon health care needs, space, and staffing ratios.

Use the dropdown below to search sessions by medical conditions.

Medical Conditions Currently Served at The Painted Turtle

• 15 Q 24 Micro-deletion Syndrome
• 22q Deletion Syndrome
• Achondroplasia
• Adrenal Insufficiency
• Alport Syndrome
• Apert Syndrome
• Aplastic Anemia
• Ataxia
• Diamond-Blackfan Anemia
• Cerebral Palsy
• Chronic Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction
• Craniofacial Conditions
• Kabuki Syndrome
• Kidney Disease
• Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)
• Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
• Crohn’s Disease
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Dermatomyositis
• Dialysis: Hemodialysis and Peritoneal
• Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
• Epilepsy
• Factor Deficiency in Females
• Fibromyalgia
• General Nephrology-decreased kidney function
• Hemophilia
• Juvenile Arthritis
• Kidney Transplant
• Limb Deficiency
• Liver Disease (non-communicable)
• Liver transplant
• Mitochondrial Disease
• Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
• Mucopolysaccharidosis
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Myopathies
• Noonan Sydnrome
• Paraplegia
• Primary Immunodeficiency Disease (PIDD)
• PKU
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Quadraplegia
• Rare Genetic Conditions
• Rheumatologic Conditions
• Scleroderma
• Short gut Syndrome
• Skeletal Dysplasia
• Small Bowel Transplant
• Spina Bifida
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy
• Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
• Thalassemia
• Tube Feeding Dependent
• TPN Dependent
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Uveitis
• Ventilator Dependent
• Wegener’s Granulomatosis

If you do not see the medical condition you are looking for in the dropdown, there aren’t any upcoming sessions serving that condition.