Hospital accompaniment and post-operative care form a continuous service that covers two distinct periods: the days of hospitalization and the weeks after medical discharge. In both moments, a trained caregiver remains with the patient, monitors their progress, ensures compliance with the health team's instructions, and keeps the family informed about the clinical status.
The Home Angels company provides this support through its network units, offering care both in the hospital environment and at the patient's home. The need for this continuity of care is recognized by the country's own health institutions.
The National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, affiliated with the Ministry of Health, recognizes in its patient guidance material that discharge planning should begin at the time of hospital admission. The goal is to extend, outside the hospital, the care begun during hospitalization.
The practical challenge, however, falls on who will carry out this plan at home, in the days when the patient has not yet fully regained their autonomy.
