Postoperative home care
At Trinity Homecare, we have provided postoperative care in the home for over 25 years. Our professional care teams and expertly trained carers are very experienced in providing high-quality postoperative care to support the best recovery possible and avoid any complications.
In our most recent audit by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which regulates the home care industry, we received an ‘Outstanding’ rating. This means we are proven to provide safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led services.
Support from a Trinity carer gives you or your loved one complete peace of mind. Knowing that a professional carer is on hand to provide the highest standards of care and help with daily tasks gives much-needed reassurance and support to the patient and the family. Carers at Trinity Homecare can help in many ways to ensure a smooth, safe, and quick recovery.
Postoperative care is also known as home-based postoperative care, this type of care starts when the patient is discharged from the hospital and returns home. Following many surgical procedures there is a period of convalescence while the individual recovers from surgery at home. At this stage, the person is well enough to go home but needs monitoring and assistance to avoid complications and aid their recovery.
Postoperative home care is typically delivered by visiting carers, such as those provided by Trinity Homecare, and may involve other professionals such as district nurses and GPs.
This type of care can involve:
- Pain management
- Administering medications as prescribed
- Wound care
- Assisting with mobility
- Monitoring for complications and side effects
- Promoting diet, lifestyle, or exercise recommendations
- Attending follow-up appointments
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What is postoperative care?
Postoperative care is the type of care given following a surgical procedure. It typically begins in the hospital immediately after surgery finishes and continues at home after the person has been discharged from the medical facility.
Postoperative care is usually short-term and focused on supporting the individual to recover. There are two types of postoperative care: in-patient care, often known as postoperative hospital care, and home-based care, often known as postoperative home care.
Postoperative hospital care
Also referred to as in-patient postoperative care, is a type of care delivered in the hospital or other medical facility and begins immediately after the surgical procedure has ended. The level of postoperative care given depends on the patient and type of surgical intervention and is usually prescribed by the surgeon or consultant in charge of the patient’s case.
Postoperative care is often given to both in-patients (hospital-stay patients) and out-patients (day-case patients who visit the medical facility for a surgical procedure and return home on the same day). Postoperative hospital care is usually delivered by the nurses and doctors in the hospital and may involve things like monitoring vital signs immediately after surgery, wound care, assisting the patient in moving such as sitting up or going to the toilet, and managing medications and pain relief.
Considerations for postoperative care at home
For the patient and their family, the period of recovery at home following a surgical procedure can be a challenging time. It may be difficult for the patient and family to imagine before surgery what kind of support may be needed afterward.
Some people, such as the elderly, often need more postoperative care support than others. For some people, this may mean relying heavily on family and friends for things such as grocery shopping, taking care of the home, or assistance to move around or help to carry out day-to-day tasks like dressing, washing, or preparing meals.
Postoperative home care also takes into consideration pre-existing health conditions. For people who have existing health conditions, extra care must be taken at this time to manage the post-surgery recovery process and ensure any existing concerns are controlled and do not worsen. This provides the best recovery outcomes and supports the return to general well-being as quickly as possible whilst minimising risks of complications.
At Trinity Homecare, we have provided postoperative care in the home for over 25 years. Our professional care teams and expertly trained carers are very experienced in providing high-quality postoperative care to support the best recovery possible and avoid any complications.
In our most recent audit by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which regulates the home care industry, we received the highest rating possible; ‘Outstanding’. This means we are proven to provide safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led services.
Support from a Trinity carer gives you or your loved one complete peace of mind. Knowing that a professional carer is on hand to provide the highest standards of care and help with daily tasks gives much-needed reassurance and support to the patient and the family. Carers at Trinity Homecare can help in many ways to ensure a smooth, safe, and quick recovery.
What does postoperative care involve?
Postoperative care isn’t just wound dressing and helping with medications. Postoperative home care from Trinity Homecare means you get support in all areas of your day-to-day living during your recovery.
A Trinity carer can help with:
Such as bathing, dressing, toilet support and assistance in getting up in the morning or going to bed at night.
Help to move around the home safely to encourage physical activity and independence. This may also include any prescribed physical therapy for recovery, such as post-surgery exercises or encouraging the person to stay mobile to aid in a swift recovery and avoid complications such as blood clots.
Keeping wounds clean and changing dressings regularly while monitoring for signs of infection.
Help to administer medication and health monitoring, such as checking blood pressure or insulin levels, observing any signs of complications and managing any pre-existing conditions.
Any reasonable help around the home from cleaning, tidying, and doing the laundry, to walking the dog.
Nutritious home-cooked meals, following any dietary recommendations from medical professionals involved in your care, to ensure nutritional needs are met on a daily basis.
Support with existing health conditions such as dementia or cancer care.
Such as collecting prescriptions, paying bills and doing grocery shopping.
The friendship and reassurance offered by a regular home carer cannot be underestimated in maintaining a person’s well-being, especially during a period of convalescence when an individual feels more vulnerable.
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Visits to the coffee shop or local shops, arranging and accompanying follow-up medical appointments, or simply a trip to the park.
Benefits of postoperative care
Professional postoperative home care is multifaceted and as such has many and broad ranging benefits:
- Reduces recovery times – personalised care support means you get timely and specialist care that enhances recovery times and outcomes.
- Decreases the risk of infection and complications – regular support from a professional carer trained in postoperative care greatly reduces the risks of complications related to surgery and other existing health conditions.
- Recover in comfort and maintain daily routines – postoperative care at home means you get to recuperate in the comfort of your own home rather than an institutional care facility so you can maintain your daily schedule, independence and preferred way of living.
- Ensures personal needs are met – help from a home carer, such as a Trinity carer, means that you get support in all aspects of your daily life, from help with laundry and grocery shopping to pet care and cleaning the home.
How to arrange postoperative care
If you or a loved one are preparing for surgery and think you may need postoperative care, it can be an unsettling time as the future is uncertain. At Trinity Homecare we have decades of experience in providing postoperative care and we know it can be a stressful time. We can manage the process for you whilst you maintain your independence and freedom of choice.
We offer a free no-obligation enquiry service so you are free to explore our services with no pressure. Our free enquiry service includes an at-home assessment to understand your needs and we work closely with family and other care professionals involved in your care so we can create a personalised and holistic care plan specific to you.
Whether you are looking to implement postoperative home care or you have any queries about our services, our professional care team is on hand to answer all your questions.
Get in touch with our friendly and compassionate team today on 01908 183 4648 or complete our online enquiry form.
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