Post-Hospital
Care
for
Seniors
at
Home
Home care after hospital discharge or surgery — help getting home, settling in, recovering safely and avoiding a return trip to hospital.
What's included in Post-Hospital Care
The first days and weeks after a hospital stay are when seniors are most vulnerable. Discharge instructions are long, energy is low, and a fall or missed medication can mean going straight back. Our post-hospital care bridges that gap, so your loved one can recover safely at home.
We can start on discharge day. A caregiver can meet your loved one at home or help with the journey, make sure the bedroom and bathroom are set up safely, pick up prescriptions, and follow the discharge plan your family has been given. Support then tapers off as strength returns.
Post-hospital care works alongside any services arranged through Ontario Health atHome — such as nursing or physiotherapy visits — filling the hours in between with personal care, meals, reminders and company.
What we help with
- Support on discharge day and help settling in at home
- Setting up a safer bedroom, bathroom and walkways
- Bathing, dressing and toileting while mobility is limited
- Medication reminders following the discharge plan
- Fresh meals and hydration to support healing
- Accompaniment to follow-up appointments
- Encouragement with exercises from the physiotherapist
- Watching for warning signs and updating family promptly
Benefits for your loved one
Fewer readmissions
Help with mobility, medication and nutrition reduces the most common reasons for going back to hospital.
Recovery where it's easiest
Healing in a familiar bed, with familiar food, is easier and calmer.
Discharge plan followed
Instructions, reminders and appointments kept on track.
Support for family
You don't have to take weeks off work to be there every day.
Who it's for
Post-hospital care is for anyone coming home after a hospital stay, surgery or emergency visit who needs help while they recover.
It is a good fit for seniors recovering from hip or knee replacement or other surgery, people discharged after a fall, stroke, heart condition or infection, those with reduced mobility or energy after a long stay, and families who live far away or work full time.
What a typical visit looks like
First comes check-in: how did they sleep, how is their pain and energy today, and what does the discharge plan call for? Then personal care and mobility: safe help with washing, dressing and moving around, protecting incisions and healing joints.
Next, meals and medication: a nourishing meal, plenty of fluids and reminders for every scheduled dose. Finally, exercises and notes: encouragement with prescribed exercises, and an update to family on progress and any concerns.
Scheduling
Post-hospital care is usually most intensive in the first week or two and tapers as recovery progresses. Overnight care is available for the first nights home. Options include discharge-day support, daily visits that taper as recovery progresses, and overnight care for the first nights home.
One caregiver, one visit: post-hospital care pairs naturally with PSW Services, Medication Reminders and Meal Preparation.
Getting started
Call us at 416-789-6555 or simply fill out the form to contact us regarding inquiries. Together we will customize a unique care plan that is tailored towards your loved one's needs — your journey towards enduring care begins with us.
Care is available in Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Swedish, Arabic and English, proudly serving Vaughan, Mississauga, Milton, Brampton, Toronto, Richmond Hill and the wider Greater Toronto Area. Learn more about MERICARE or browse all services.
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