Coming home from the hospital
Coming home from UPMC West Shore or Penn State Health Holy Spirit
The West Shore's hospitals are ten minutes from our office, and their patients go home to Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg, Carlisle and up into Perry County. We are often the fastest call a family can make.
Care arranged before discharge from UPMC West Shore, Holy Spirit, Hampden or UPMC Carlisle.
Help through the door, the first meal, the first day.
Medication reminders per the discharge plan and accompaniment to follow-up appointments.
Coordination with the home health agency the hospital arranges.
Fast starts: our office and many of our caregivers are minutes away.
Before discharge
- Ask the case manager what the first two weeks will require and which home health services are ordered.
- Call us with the date. We ask about mobility, the home layout, and who in the family can cover which hours.
- Prepare the house: first-floor sleeping if needed, clear paths, a chair with arms, prescriptions filled ahead.
- Choose the coverage: daytime, overnight, or 24-hour for the first week.
The first days home on the West Shore
The caregiver meets your parent at the house, helps them settle, prepares a meal, sets up the medication schedule per the discharge instructions, and stays through the evening or overnight. Then bathing help, breakfast, a first walk, reminders for the therapy exercises, a ride to the follow-up, and a daily note to you. Skilled visits come from the home health agency the hospital arranges.
Where West Shore patients go home to
Camp Hill, Lemoyne, Wormleysburg, New Cumberland, Mechanicsburg, Hampden, Lower Allen, Upper Allen and Silver Spring townships, Enola, Carlisle, Boiling Springs, Shippensburg; Marysville, Duncannon, New Bloomfield and the rest of Perry County; Dillsburg in northern York County. See our Cumberland County and Perry County pages and the Mechanicsburg city page.
Other situations we help with
Coming home from the hospital
The hospital wants the bed. The discharge planner says someone needs to be home. You have a job, kids, and maybe a two-hour drive. This is the situation we are built for.
After surgery
A hip, a knee, a heart, a back. The surgeon says recovery at home is fine as long as someone is there. You want to say yes to that. Here is how to make it true.
Overnight care
Days are manageable. Nights are not. Bathroom trips at 2 a.m., wandering, confusion, or a spouse who has not had an unbroken night's sleep in a year. An overnight caregiver changes the whole household.
After a fall
A fall changes everything in a day. Whether it ended in the ER or just a scare on the kitchen floor, the question is the same: how do we keep this from happening again without taking away their independence?
Frequently asked questions
Are you affiliated with UPMC or Penn State Health?
How fast can you start on the West Shore?
My parent lives in Perry County. Do you cover the drive home?
This article is general information for Pennsylvania families and is not medical, legal, financial, or insurance advice. It's Your Home Care is a non-medical home care agency licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health; we do not provide skilled nursing or medical services. Program rules and eligibility change; confirm details with the agency or program named, your physician, or a qualified advisor before making decisions.
Talk to a care coordinator who knows Cumberland County
Tell us what is happening at home. We will explain your options, including what private pay, long-term care insurance, VA benefits, and Pennsylvania waiver programs may cover, and schedule an in-home care consultation when you are ready.