Recovering from surgery at home can feel overwhelming when you’re managing pain, medications, and limited mobility. Preferred Care at Home provides specialized post surgery in home care in Clarksville, offering compassionate patient care and daily assistance so you can focus on healing in the comfort of your own home.
Preferred Care at Home has served Tennessee families since 1984, bringing reliable health care services to patients recovering from surgery throughout Clarksville, TN, and surrounding communities. We specialize in helping individuals transition safely from hospital admission back home, and we understand the special needs that arise during the recovery period after surgery.
Our caregivers coordinate with home health care providers to ensure you receive the best care during healing. Our 7-step screening process ensures every staff member is trained, background-checked, and compassionate, and our Transparency Room technology keeps family members connected to your recovery progress.
Transition care helps you move safely from hospital to home after surgery, providing the support you need during those critical first days and weeks. In Clarksville, where patients often face discharge with complex instructions and limited family member availability, having trained assistance prevents readmission and supports successful recovery.
Our caregivers help you settle in comfortably at home, understand discharge instructions, organize medications, and establish routines that promote healing. We’re there when you arrive home from the hospital admission, ensuring you feel safe and supported rather than overwhelmed and alone.
Taking the right medications at the right times is essential for safe recovery after surgery. Our caregivers provide medication reminders, helping you stay on schedule with pain medications, antibiotics, and other prescriptions your doctor ordered.
We remind you when it’s time to take your medications, ensure you have water and food if needed, and note any concerns we observe. This practice prevents dangerous mistakes that could slow healing or cause complications. For clients managing chronic conditions like diabetes alongside surgical recovery, maintaining consistent medication schedules becomes even more critical.
Surgery often leaves you temporarily unable to manage personal care tasks independently. Our caregivers provide personal care assistance with bathing, dressing, toileting, and hygiene while respecting your dignity and working within your doctor’s restrictions.
We help you bathe safely around surgical sites or casts, assist with dressing when you can’t reach or bend, provide mobility support to prevent falls, and ensure you stay clean and comfortable during recovery. As you heal and regain abilities, we adjust our assistance accordingly.
Limited mobility after surgery increases fall risks, especially when managing pain medications that affect balance. Our caregivers provide mobility support and fall prevention assistance, helping you move safely around your home during recovery.
We assist with walking, transfers from bed to chair, using the bathroom, and getting around the house. Our caregivers understand proper body mechanics to protect both you and them during transfers, and we adapt support as your physical abilities improve throughout the healing process.
Proper nutrition accelerates healing, but preparing meals is difficult when recovering from surgery or managing illness. Our caregivers handle meal preparation and grocery shopping and assist with feeding if needed, ensuring you receive nutritious meals that support recovery.
We prepare meals that meet your dietary restrictions, including special needs for conditions like diabetes, handle kitchen cleanup, and make sure you’re eating regularly even when appetite is low. Good nutrition is essential for healing, and we make it easy to get the calories and nutrients your body needs to recover.
Attending follow-up appointments with your surgeon and other providers is critical for monitoring recovery, but driving after surgery is often unsafe or prohibited. Our caregivers provide transportation to appointments and accompany you inside for support.
We drive you to doctor visits, physical therapy sessions, and any other medical appointments scheduled during your recovery. We help you get in and out of the vehicle safely, accompany you to appointments, take notes if you’d like, and make sure you learn and understand any new instructions before leaving your medical practice.
Many patients receive home health care services such as physical therapy or occupational therapy after surgery. Our caregivers coordinate seamlessly with these providers, ensuring continuity of care and communication.
We’re present for therapist visits if you’d like, follow instructions they provide between sessions, and communicate any concerns to your home health care team. This coordination ensures everyone is working together toward your recovery goals, providing the highest level of quality support during healing.
Step 01
You’ll reach out to us by phone or through our website, and we’ll respond quickly today to understand your post-surgery care needs. We’ll ask about the surgery you had performed, your discharge date, current limitations, and what kind of assistance would help you recover safely at home.
Step 02
We’ll schedule a consultation before or immediately after hospital discharge to discuss your specific recovery needs, doctor’s restrictions, and home setup. We’ll talk with you, your loved one, and family members about medication schedules, mobility limitations, and any special needs.
Step 03
We’ll create a customized care plan addressing all aspects of your post-surgery recovery, including personal care assistance, meal preparation, mobility support, and transportation to appointments. This plan follows your doctor’s instructions and adapts as you heal and regain independence.
Step 04
We’ll match you with a caregiver who has experience supporting surgical recovery and whose personality fits well with yours. You’ll meet the caregiver before services begin, and we ensure everyone feels comfortable with the arrangement before care starts.
Step 05
Post-surgery care begins according to your schedule, whether that’s a few hours daily or temporary live-in support during initial recovery. You can access to our Transparency Room portal for updates on your progress. Our staff stays in touch with your doctor’s office as needed throughout your journey.
Recovering from surgery at home presents specific challenges, especially in the critical days and weeks following hospital discharge. Clarksville’s circumstances create additional obstacles for patients who need temporary support during the healing process.
Challenge
What It Looks Like
How We Help
Military family deployment
What It Looks Like
Fort Campbell families often face surgery when spouses are deployed or family members are stationed elsewhere, leaving patients without someone to help at home during recovery.
How We Help
We provide comprehensive patient care during recovery, managing all daily assistance needs so you can heal safely even when your loved one is away or deployed.
Challenge
Complex discharge instructions
What It Looks Like
Hospitals send patients home with complicated medication schedules, activity restrictions, and multiple follow-up appointments to manage while dealing with pain and fatigue
How We Help
We help you learn and organize discharge instructions, provide medication reminders, coordinate appointments, and ensure you understand all recommendations for safe healing through patient education.
Challenge
Pain medication concerns
What It Looks Like
Managing pain medications safely while staying alert enough to eat, move, and attend to basic needs creates difficult balance during early recovery days and nights.
How We Help
Our caregivers provide medication reminders at proper times, ensure you eat before taking medications that need food, and monitor for concerning symptoms or side effects through established care practice.
Challenge
Limited mobility and fall risks
What It Looks Like
Surgery often leaves patients temporarily unable to walk safely alone, creating high fall risks when trying to reach the bathroom, kitchen, or move around the house.
How We Help
We provide mobility support and fall prevention assistance, helping you move safely throughout your home and preventing injuries that could set back your recovery progress.
Challenge
Isolation during recovery at home
What It Looks Like
Spending days or weeks recovering alone at home leads to loneliness, depression, and lack of motivation to follow therapy instructions or stay active within restrictions.
How We Help
We provide companionship and encouragement throughout recovery, keeping you engaged, motivated, and connected to life while respecting the temporary nature of your special needs.
Preferred Care at Home serves families throughout Clarksville and the surrounding communities in Montgomery County and Robertson County. Our local team provides quick response times and understands the unique needs of Tennessee seniors.
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Post-surgery care in Clarksville typically costs between $22 and $32 per hour depending on the level of assistance required. Most patients need care temporarily during the first two to six weeks after surgery, with hours decreasing as you heal and regain independence. Some families choose temporary live-in care during the first critical week for around-the-clock support. Contact us today for personalized pricing based on your specific recovery needs and timeline.
We provide non-medical patient care and daily living assistance, while home health care services provide medical care from licensed nurses and therapists that insurance typically covers. Many patients need both. We coordinate seamlessly with home health care providers, ensuring comprehensive support throughout your recovery. We’ve been helping clients recover at home for over 40 years with quality care.
Post-surgery care is typically temporary, lasting anywhere from one week to three months depending on the type of surgery performed and your individual healing progress. Minor procedures might need just a week or two of assistance, while major surgeries like joint replacements often require six to eight weeks of support. We remain flexible, increasing hours during initial recovery and gradually decreasing as you regain independence and meet recovery milestones.
If your surgery limits your mobility, you live alone or family members work during the day, you’re managing complex medication schedules, you face restrictions on lifting or bending, or your doctor expressed concerns about you being home alone after hospital admission, you need post-surgery care. Signs also include difficulty bathing or dressing yourself, inability to prepare meals safely, or risk of falls when moving around. Most patients benefit from at least temporary assistance during the first critical weeks of recovery.
Medicare and private insurance typically don’t cover non-medical home care services like ours. However, they often cover home health care services like physical therapy visits. Our care services are typically private pay, though some long term care insurance policies provide coverage. Workers’ compensation may cover post-surgery care if your injury occurred at work. We’re happy to discuss payment options today and help you explore any coverage you might have available for the best care.
They’re very similar! Transition care specifically focuses on preventing hospital readmission through evidence-based support after discharge, including medication reminders, appointment coordination, and monitoring for complications. Post-surgery care encompasses broader recovery support that may continue longer than the critical transition period. Both provide the daily assistance, companionship, and practical support you need to recover safely and comfortably at home after hospital admission.
Yes! Post-surgery care services work equally well for injury recovery or managing acute illness, whether you’re healing from a fracture, severe sprain, or other physical trauma that temporarily limits your abilities. We provide the same mobility support, personal care assistance, and daily living help that surgical patients need. Many individuals recovering from accidents, falls, or illness episodes use our temporary care services to safely heal at home rather than spending extended time in a facility.
We can typically begin care the same day as hospital discharge or within 24 hours, depending on when you contact us. The best approach is calling us a few days before your scheduled discharge so we can complete our consultation, create your care plan, and match you with a caregiver who’s ready to start immediately when you arrive home. This advance planning ensures a smooth transition and means you won’t spend even one night alone during your vulnerable early recovery period. Contact our staff today to learn more.
