Convalescent Care at Home — Hospital Discharge & Post-Surgery PSW Support in the GTA

Our caregivers deliver hands-on personal support that keeps recovery on track. This includes bathing and showering, grooming and dressing, oral hygiene, toileting and continence support, and transfers and mobility assistance — the areas where a recovering body is most at risk of a setback. On the practical side, they help with meal preparation and feeding, light housekeeping, and accompaniment to follow-up appointments, whether at a clinic, a specialist's office, or a hospital check-in.

Our PSWs also provide medication reminders (we do not administer medication) and keep an attentive eye on day-to-day changes — appetite, energy, mobility, mood — so families can flag anything that should go back to the care team.

S Care Companion is a PSW-only agency. We do not employ or place registered nurses, RPNs, LPNs, or any other regulated health professionals. Our role is personal support and recovery assistance, not clinical or nursing care. If your loved one needs nursing-grade post-discharge care, speak with a regulated health professional or contact Ontario Health atHome for publicly funded options.

How We Coordinate with Hospital Discharge Planning

When a senior is preparing for discharge from hospital, the discharge team usually provides instructions — mobility precautions, follow-up dates, dietary notes, and care recommendations. We work from whatever information the family is able to share with us, whether that comes directly from the discharge planner or relayed by you. Because we don't require a referral or an eligibility assessment, we can have a suitable PSW confirmed and in the home before your parent is released — turning a stressful hospital-to-home transition into a calm, supported one.

We also adjust as recovery progresses. Convalescent care is time-limited by nature, and care plans shift weekly. If your parent needs more intensive support at first, we can arrange 24-hour PSW care; as they improve, we scale the hours down. Families needing ongoing help afterward can move to our personal care services, and those caring for a recovering relative themselves can arrange respite care.

Vetted, Caring PSWs Across the GTA

Recovery care brings someone new into a vulnerable household, so who we send matters. Every PSW on our roster has completed college-level PSW training (following the Ontario PSW Program Standard delivered through Ontario's career and community colleges), passed a Vulnerable Sector police check, holds current First Aid and CPR certification, and is matched to your family based on personality and communication style. Personal Support Workers are not regulated in most Canadian provinces, which is why our internal vetting standards matter — the bar is whatever the agency chooses to set, and ours is high.

S Care Companion carries general liability insurance covering all placements, and is WSIB-compliant. We serve the GTA from our Brampton headquarters at 4515 Ebenezer Rd, Suite #203, Brampton, ON L6P 2K7. Our service area includes Toronto, North York, Scarborough, East York, Etobicoke, Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon, Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Newmarket, King City, and Aurora.

Private convalescent care in the GTA typically runs $30 to $35 per hour CAD as a market estimate (not S Care's published rate). For context, Ontario PSWs themselves earn a median wage of $22 per hour per Job Bank Canada NOC 44101, with Toronto Region median at $21. Pricing depends on how many hours are needed, the shift structure, and how intensive the early recovery period is — hourly, overnight, and 24-hour arrangements are each priced differently. For the full picture, see our breakdown of the cost of in-home care.

Some families cover recovery care through long-term care insurance policies, which sometimes include post-hospital benefits — we can help you verify what your policy covers. Others fund care out of pocket. Either way, we're transparent about pricing from the first conversation, with no hidden fees.

Areas We Cover

We place convalescent-care PSWs across the GTA, including Toronto, Scarborough, and Richmond Hill, along with the wider service area we run from our Brampton headquarters. Wherever your parent is heading home to, a Care Coordinator can confirm a suitable PSW in the neighbourhood.