PurposeCare Services
Leaving the hospital is just the beginning of recovery. PurposeCare provides the skilled, reliable care that helps patients heal safely at home.
Overview
For most patients, home is the best place to recover. The right support can mean the difference between a smooth recovery and hospital readmission.
Without proper follow-up care after discharge, patients face a significantly higher risk of complications and readmission.
PurposeCare bridges that gap, providing skilled clinical oversight and personal care from the moment a patient comes home.
What's Included
PurposeCare’s recovery care services are built around one goal: getting your loved one better, safely.
Licensed nurses monitor recovery progress, manage wound care, oversee medication schedules, and maintain direct communication with your loved one’s physician to catch complications before they become crises.
Our therapists work with patients at home to rebuild strength, restore function, and regain the independence that surgery or illness temporarily interrupted.
Bathing, dressing, transfers, and mobility support while your loved one’s independence is temporarily limited.
Proper nutrition is essential to healing. Our caregivers ensure your loved one is eating consistently and appropriately throughout recovery.
Post-surgical medication schedules are often complex. Our team helps patients stay on track and flags concerns to the clinical team when needed.
Transportation to and from follow-up appointments, physical therapy, or specialist visits (available in select markets).
For patients with complex recovery needs, a PurposeCare care manager can oversee the full plan to coordinate across service lines and communicate with the entire care team.
Who It's For
Post-surgical and short-term recovery care is appropriate for a wide range of situations.
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Hospital readmission after surgery is common, but can be reduced with proper at-home care. The most frequent causes include unmanaged pain, medication errors, wound complications, inadequate nutrition, and falls during recovery.
A skilled nurse who visits regularly can catch what a single discharge appointment cannot. For discharge planners and referring physicians, PurposeCare is a structured, accountable partner in reducing readmission risk for patients.
We know that discharge planning doesn’t always come with much notice. PurposeCare’s intake process is designed to move quickly, aligning care start dates with discharge dates whenever possible so there’s no gap between leaving the hospital and having support at home.
Contact us as early in the discharge planning process as possible. The sooner we’re involved, the smoother the transition.
Process
Contact PurposeCare directly or refer a patient through your hospital, rehabilitation facility, or physician practice. We prioritize post-discharge situations and move quickly on intake.
A member of our team evaluates the patient’s recovery needs, home environment, medication plan, and follow-up care schedule to build the right support structure.
We develop a recovery care plan in coordination with the patient, their family, and their medical providers.
Your loved one’s care starts shortly after discharge with a qualified PurposeCare professional managing recovery from day one.
WHY PURPOSECARE
Recovery care is time-sensitive. PurposeCare’s intake process is built for post-discharge situations responsive, coordinated, and aligned with your loved one’s discharge timeline.
Our skilled nurses maintain active communication with your loved one’s physician and care team. When something changes during recovery, the right people know about it.
From skilled nursing to personal care to therapy coordination, PurposeCare manages recovery across service lines, so families have one team and one point of contact throughout the process.
PurposeCare partners with hospitals, orthopedic and cardiac surgery practices, rehabilitation facilities, and social workers across Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and Michigan to support patients through post-acute recovery. When you refer a patient to PurposeCare, here's what you can expect:
Where Available
Available at select PurposeCare locations across Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and Michigan.
Don’t see your area? Contact us — we can help connect you with the right care.
Whether you're planning a discharge or preparing a loved one for surgery, PurposeCare's recovery care team is ready to help you build the right plan.
