Care that puts your recovery first.
Here’s how transitional care can help:
- Quick placement – care often begins within 24 hours, helping make the transition home or to a rehab facility smoother.
- Encouragement to stay engaged – gentle motivation to participate in therapy, movement, and daily routines.
- Medication and appointment help – from picking up prescriptions to helping you get to follow-up appointments, we help take care of the everyday tasks.
- Support for healthy routines – help with meals, hydration, rest, and daily structure.
- Reduced isolation – meaningful conversation can greatly help improve mood during a vulnerable time.
- Added safety and supervision – extra support to help reduce risks that may lead to setbacks or unnecessary hospital readmissions.

Meaningful transitional care for every step of recovery.
Our transitional care services support both physical and emotional well-being, bringing structure and connection to the recovery process wherever it takes place.
At home, we can provide one-on-one support with daily routines, help with personal care, and assistance moving around the house. Having someone there consistently can help post-hospital recovery feel less overwhelming.
Personalized care plans for a safe and supported recovery.
As your needs change, we can review and adjust the plan so your care continues to match your pace and where you are in your recovery journey.
Transitional Care services include:
- Activities of Daily Living
- Bathing and Grooming
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Toileting
- Meal Preparation
- Light Housekeeping
- Medication Reminders

Helping Plover families transition home with confidence.
Since 2022, Home Instead Care Pros have provided trusted post-hospital support to older adults recovering in the comfort of home.Proudly caring for communities near you:
Stevens Point, Plover, Amherst, Waupaca, Manawa, Wisconsin Rapids, Wautoma, Weyauwega, Clintonville, Marshfield, Redgranite
...to name a few.
Transitional Care FAQs
After one hospitalization and rehabilitation stay, an older adult returned home significantly weaker than before. The family wasn't sure they could manage. The Home Instead team stepped in with hands-on support: mobility assistance, meal prep, personal care and encouragement to follow the prescribed therapy routine. Instead of coming home to uncertainty, the client had a team helping him rebuild confidence and independence one day at a time.
Care Pros are trained in high-acuity transition support — Hoyer lifts, transfers, bed baths, catheter care, toileting — and watch for warning signs that could signal a setback. The goal is to prevent a return hospitalization, not just get through the first day.
Yes. The office coordinates with discharge teams at local hospitals and rehabilitation facilities to plan care before the discharge date. Care Pros arrive ready to help — and the office stays in close contact with the family throughout the recovery period.
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