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 Racine families transition home with confidence.
Since 2002, 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:
Sturtevant, Brown’s Lake, Mount Pleasant, Caledonia, Racine, Burlington, East Troy, La Grange, Kenosha, Whitewater, Waterford, Wind Lake, Union Grove
...to name a few.
Transitional Care FAQs
Yes. We coordinate with hospital discharge planners and work to have a Care Pro ready on the day of discharge. Our team can assist with transportation home, mobility, meals, medication reminders, follow-up appointments and reinforcing therapy instructions.
If durable medical equipment is needed before a client returns home, we have local resources to help coordinate that as part of the transition.
Care Pros are trained to recognize warning signs that may indicate a setback — changes in cognition, balance, appetite or vital patterns — and to communicate those observations to the family and healthcare team promptly. This coordination helps reduce the likelihood of a return to the hospital.
We also train Care Pros on high-acuity transition skills including hoyer lifts, sit-to-stands, transfers, bed baths and catheter care, so the right support is in place from day one.
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