Advancing “Medical Homes” for children in foster care. In 1967 the American Academy of Pediatrics introduced the term Medical Home concept. “Medical Home model includes the following guiding principles or the seven “C’s”: accessible, family-centered, continuous, comprehensive, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally competent.”) Jaudes, Champagne, Harden, Masterson, & Bilaver, 2012). In addition, access to pediatric specialists is embraced for children with physical and mental health concerns. In order to provide comprehensive and coordinated health care for foster care children through Medical Home, issues such as lack of funding, absence of individual health histories and lack of coordinated care have to be addressed first, according