After Surgery & Hospital Discharge Care in Fort Myers, FL

We regularly connect families with caregivers after a stay at Lee Memorial Hospital, HealthPark Medical Center, Gulf Coast Medical Center, or the Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Myers — including HealthPark's Medical/Surgical unit, where our founder worked as a nurse before starting Abby Services.

Best case, we like to have a day or two to prepare and match the right caregiver. That said, because we're a local Fort Myers service with caregivers already in the community, we can make emergent arrangements in as little as one hour when a discharge happens faster than expected.

It depends on the recovery. Many Fort Myers families start with a few weeks of support while strength and mobility return, then scale down as needs decrease — though ongoing care is available if recovery takes longer than expected.

Your caregiver can help observe and monitor the surgical site, reinforce existing dressings, manage drains, and record any changes — contacting your medical provider as instructed in your post-operative care plan. Wound care and dressing changes call for a higher skill level (RN/LPN-level training) than caregivers we typically refer provide. If your loved one needs that level of care, let us know, and we'll talk through the right fit.

That's common after surgery — needs can change quickly in the first few weeks. Being a Fort Myers–based business, we can mobilize a team quickly and adapt in real time as your situation changes, whether that means more hours, different coverage, or a different type of support altogether.