Non-medical post-hospital care and after-surgery home care across Broward County — a trusted caregiver at home the day you're discharged, when the risk of a fall or a return trip to the hospital is highest.
I needed help taking care of my husband after his knee surgery. Immediately, Stephanie found me a caregiver and she was a life saver — so helpful with driving my husband to physical therapy and making sure that he walked every hour. She made sure to do everything necessary to make him feel comfortable.
Quick answer: Transitional care covers the first days and weeks at home after surgery, a hospital admission or a rehab stay—the window when falls and medication mix-ups are most likely. DavidStar caregivers are trained Home Health Aides and Certified Nursing Assistants, not nurses: they handle medication reminders, mobility and bathroom safety, meals and daily routine, so recovery stays on track.
Coming home is the goal — but the hours and days right after a hospital stay or surgery are also when recovery quietly goes sideways. New prescriptions get confused, the bathroom suddenly feels far away, and a small misstep turns into a fall and another ambulance ride. DavidStar's hospital-to-home transitional care closes that gap with hands-on, non-medical support from the moment your loved one is discharged.
Our caregivers are trained Home Health Aides and Certified Nursing Assistants — not nurses. They don't perform skilled nursing or wound care; instead they handle the practical, human side of after-surgery home care that keeps people safe, comfortable and on schedule while their body heals. And true to our promise, you meet your caregiver first.
Who it's for: Seniors and adults with disabilities across Broward County coming home after surgery, a hospital admission or a rehab stay who need dependable post-hospital care during the critical recovery window.
Plan a discharge-day caregiver →Hospitals know it and so do families: the three days right after a discharge or surgery carry the highest risk of a fall or a return trip to the hospital. Anesthesia is still wearing off, balance is shaky, a fresh stack of prescriptions is easy to mix up, and the house hasn't been arranged for someone who suddenly can't move the way they did last week. A caregiver in the home through that window is the single most protective thing you can put in place — and none of it requires a nurse.
Here's what your DavidStar caregiver does in those first 72 hours, all of it non-medical recovery support:
We bring your loved one home from the hospital, get them comfortable, clear trip hazards and set up everything they'll reach for within arm's length.
We pick up the new medications, organize them, and remind on the exact schedule the discharge papers call for — the step that derails the most recoveries.
Light, nourishing meals and steady hydration, prepped to support healing when appetite and energy are low.
Door-to-door transportation and a steady arm so the first post-op or follow-up visit actually happens instead of being skipped.
A hands-on assist to the bathroom and around the home during the days when a single misstep can undo the whole surgery.
We watch for swelling, confusion, a rising fever or a wound that looks wrong, and call the family or doctor right away — early calls keep people out of the ER.
After-surgery home care looks a little different from a general hospital recovery. The plan tightens around the specific procedure: keeping weight off a new hip or knee, helping someone in and out of a recliner after cardiac or abdominal surgery, managing the slow pace of a cancer or stroke recovery. Whatever the surgery, the job is the same — protect the repair, follow the surgeon's instructions to the letter, and make sure pain, rest and mobility stay in balance so the body can do its healing.
As strength returns, hours step down. Many families start with intensive coverage the first week or two of post-hospital care and ease off from there; others keep a caregiver on as ongoing support. Either way, the recovery never has to happen alone.
Talk through a recovery plan →DavidStar provides hospital-to-home transitional care in Fort Lauderdale, Weston, Coral Springs and Oakland Park, and throughout Broward County — including Plantation, Pembroke Pines, Pompano Beach and Davie. A safe, supported discharge home, wherever your loved one is recovering.
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