Short-term help after surgery, an injury, or a hospital stay
Support during recovery from surgery, a fall, a fracture, or a hospital stay, and respite care so family caregivers can rest. We move fast on discharges, often within 24 hours.
The first weeks home matter most
Coming home after surgery, a fall, or a hospital stay is often harder than families expect. Your parent may be weaker, unsteady, or in a cast or brace, and the discharge can come with little notice.
We put a caregiver in place quickly so the first days home are safe. We also offer respite care: planned relief for family caregivers who are worn out, travelling, or just need a few days to breathe.
When recovery and respite care helps
- A hospital or rehab discharge date has been set
- Your parent is weaker or less steady after surgery, a fall, or a fracture
- The family caregiver is burning out, travelling, or needs a few days off
- Follow-up appointments are coming and no one is free to go
- You want a safe first week home before deciding on longer-term care
What recovery and respite care covers
- Help getting settled at home after discharge
- Personal care, safe transfers, and moving around the home while an injury heals
- Meals, light housekeeping, and keeping the day on track
- Company at follow-up appointments, where arranged
- Overnight or day coverage while family caregivers rest or travel
- Updates to the family and coordinator on how recovery is going
This is non-medical support. Wound care, medication changes, and therapy stay with the hospital, your doctor, and home care health professionals.
Is the home ready for the return from hospital? RightKind Home Access: grab bars, ramps and an OT home visit →
Going through a hospital stay? Our free Family Care Binder keeps the questions, medicines and contacts in one place. Get the free binder →
Managed by our care team, start to finish
- Call or request supportTell us what's going on. No forms, no pressure, we listen first.
- In-home care assessmentA care coordinator visits to understand daily routines, medical needs, and personality fit.
- We match your caregiverWe hand-pick from our vetted roster of PSWs for skills, availability, and, just as importantly, personality.
- Care begins, and we stay closeMost families are matched within 24 hours. Your coordinator checks in regularly, this isn't "set and forget."
- A care coordinator who knows your family and stays reachable
- Caregivers vetted with a vulnerable-sector police check, interview, references, and a skills assessment
- Matched to your loved one, not just assigned from a roster
- Backup coverage arranged by us when a caregiver is unavailable
- A free in-home assessment and a clear, itemized quote
What families ask about recovery & respite
Call us right away. For urgent post-hospital situations, including hospital discharge, we prioritize same-day or next-day placement whenever possible, and often have care in place within 24 hours.
Yes. Respite care can be a few days, a week while you travel, or regular time off each month.
Not always. A referral is not the same as a booked visit, and the first personal support visit, nursing and physiotherapy are often scheduled separately. Ask the hospital team for the date and time of each first visit before you leave. If there is a gap, we can have a caregiver there from the first night while the public plan gets started.
No. We work alongside any government-funded care your parent receives and fill the hours it does not cover.
Yes, with your OK. We can send the doctor or health team a short summary from the care notes: what the caregiver noticed and when it started, what was done (for example, a cream put on as directed) and how it went. It reports what we saw, never a diagnosis. Medical decisions stay with them.
Guides for families
- Caring for the CarerCaregiver burnout in Ontario: the real breaks and help available
- Coming Home From HospitalBringing a parent home from the hospital in Ontario: a discharge checklist
- Jewish and Cultural Care at HomeWhen an observant parent is in a Toronto hospital: kosher food, Shabbat and support
Available across Toronto and the GTA, including Thornhill, North York, Forest Hill, Midtown Toronto, Richmond Hill, Vaughan.
See all our care services → More common questions → Conditions we support → Areas we serve →
Talk to a coordinator about recovery & respite
Tell us what's going on. A care coordinator will call you back within one business day.