POST-OPERATIVE AND RECOVERY CARE
Recovery care at home after surgery or a hospital stay
Call before discharge so we can plan help for your first days home.
When recovery support can help
Returning Home Alone
Help with daily tasks while you regain independence.
Family Can’t Cover Every Hour
Support when family members need to work, rest, or manage other responsibilities.
Daily Tasks Are Temporarily Difficult
Help with tasks that are harder during recovery.
Overnight Support Is Needed
Someone there overnight while you heal.
Help for the first days home
We plan daily help around your discharge instructions and what you can safely do on your own.
Getting Home and Settled
Help settling in, with everyday items kept within easy reach.
Personal Care
Help with bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting, according to your care plan.
Mobility Assistance
Help with walking, transfers, and positioning, according to your care plan.
Meals and Household Routines
Meal preparation, hydration prompts, laundry, light housekeeping, and errands.
Medication Reminders
Medication reminders and prescription pickup when included in your care plan.
Transportation
Transportation to follow-up visits, therapy, and errands.
Companionship and Supervision
Company and a watchful eye during every visit.
Family Caregiver Relief
Time for family members to rest, work, or catch up.
Daily support alongside your medical recovery plan
Your medical providers direct treatment, wound care, medication administration, therapy, and clinical monitoring.
Our caregivers help with daily tasks and do not change discharge instructions or replace skilled home health.
Before care begins, a nurse visits for a free assessment and reviews your discharge plan.
Questions to consider before coming home
The best time to call is before surgery or discharge.
- Will someone be available when you arrive home?
- Can you safely manage bathing, dressing, and toileting?
- Will you need help walking, transferring, or using stairs?
- Who will prepare meals and manage household tasks?
- How will you get to follow-up appointments?
- Does family coverage include evenings and overnight?
- How long is additional support likely to be needed?
Not sure about any of these? We’ll work through them with you.
Support that can change as you recover
Care may last for several visits, a few weeks, or longer.
Care can be scheduled days, evenings, overnights, weekends, holidays, or around the clock, and adjusted as you recover.
Questions about cost, scheduling, or payment? Review our Care Resources or talk with our care team.
Preparing for the first visit
Caregivers Enter Prepared
Your caregiver knows your needs and discharge instructions before the first visit.
An Office Team Stays Involved
Our office handles scheduling and keeps you updated as your needs change.
Support Can Expand or Step Down
As you get stronger, we scale care back, and we adjust the schedule with you if you need more.
Care before or after discharge
Schedule Your Free Care Consultation
Discuss your location, expected return-home date, and the help you need.
Build the Care Plan and Schedule
If you move forward, a nurse visits for a free assessment and builds your plan.
We also help new parents after childbirth.
Meet Your Caregiver Team and Begin Care
We prepare caregivers and confirm your schedule and start.
In many cases, care can begin within hours.
Plan your support before you come home
Tell us when you expect to come home and what help you’ll need. Choose “Recovery after hospital or surgery” in the form.
No medical history needed.
It’s free, with no obligation. Our team is available 24/7.
Book a Free Care Consultation
Coming home today or tomorrow? Calling is the fastest way to get help in place.
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A care coordinator will call you from (206) 209-0373. Save the number so you know it’s us.
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