Coming home from the hospital
Coming home from WellSpan York Hospital
York County's hospitals send people home to the city, to Red Lion and Dover, to the Maryland line and to Hanover. We have caregivers in all of those places.
Care arranged before discharge day from WellSpan York, UPMC Memorial or UPMC Hanover.
Help through the door, the first meal, the first night.
Medication reminders per the discharge plan and rides to WellSpan or UPMC follow-ups.
Coordination with the home health agency the hospital arranges.
Daytime, overnight or 24-hour coverage for the first weeks, stepping down as strength returns.
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 in York County
The caregiver meets your parent at the house, helps them settle, prepares a meal, sets up medications 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 note to you each day. WellSpan or UPMC home health handles the skilled visits; we cover everything between them.
Where York County patients go home to
York city and its suburbs (East York, Shiloh, Weigelstown, West York, Spring Garden, Manchester); Red Lion, Dallastown and Dover; Shrewsbury, New Freedom and Glen Rock along I-83; Hanover, Spring Grove and McSherrystown in the southwest; Dillsburg and the northern townships. See our York County page and city pages for Hanover, East York, Shiloh and Weigelstown.
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.
24-hour care
The doctor, the discharge planner, or your own gut has said it: someone needs to be there all the time. You want that to be home. Here is how 24-hour care actually works.
Frequently asked questions
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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 York 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.