Coming home from the hospital sounds like the easy part. It rarely is. Discharge paperwork comes fast, the medication list is longer than it was going in, and somebody has to get your mother up the front steps, into a chair, and through the next fourteen days without a fall or a missed dose. That's the work CareBridge Home Services does.
We're a local, compassionate, dependable in-home support service for seniors across Central Alabama. Our Respite & Recovery Care is structured hospital-to-home recovery support, built to help prevent readmissions and give family caregivers real relief during the stretch when everyone is most tired.
The first two weeks home are the ones that matter
Most setbacks after a hospital stay aren't dramatic. They're small things stacking up. A prescription that never got picked up. A rug nobody moved. Meals skipped because standing at the stove is too much this week. A follow-up appointment missed because there was no ride.
A caregiver in the house takes those small things off the table. We handle the routine so your loved one can put their energy into healing, and so you can go back to being a son or a daughter instead of a full-time nurse, driver, cook, and scheduler.
We provide personalized in-home support that allows seniors to remain safe, comfortable, and independent in the place they love most—HOME.
Six kinds of help, built around your loved one's day
Recovery care isn't one service. It's whichever of these your family actually needs, in whatever combination the week calls for:
- Personal & Companion Care — dignified assistance with daily routines, meal preparation, light housekeeping, and medication reminders.
- Dementia & Alzheimer's Support — specialized, patient care tailored to cognitive needs, keeping safety and familiarity in the home environment. A hospital stay can leave someone with dementia badly disoriented; our caregivers are trained for that.
- Respite & Recovery Care — relief for family caregivers plus structured hospital-to-home recovery support.
- Transportation — from the hospital to home, from home to doctors' appointments, and to other care services.
- Cleaning Services — clearing clutter and trip hazards so the house is safe to move through with a walker or a cane.
- Travel Buddies — support before, during, and after travel, including personal care and mobility assistance.
If the discharge plan calls for something outside what we do, we'll tell you plainly rather than stretch to cover it.
Getting a plan in place before discharge day
The best time to call us is while your loved one is still in the hospital bed, not after they're home and struggling. Start with a complimentary, in-home consultation. We sit down in the house, look at the stairs and the bathroom and the bedroom, read through the discharge instructions with you, and build a customized care plan around what the recovery actually requires.
That visit is free and there's nothing to sign at the end of it. Once you reach out, one of our local care coordinators will contact you within 24 hours to talk through your family's needs and set a time.
Some families use that same conversation to build an aging-at-home plan — a structured, proactive plan that puts companion care, personal assistance, and safety checks in place before the next crisis instead of after it. A hospital discharge is often what makes families realize they want one.
Where we work
We serve Shelby County, including Alabaster, Calera, Helena, and Pelham, and Montgomery, including Prattville and Pike Road. If you're just outside those lines, ask us — we'd rather check than have you assume the answer is no.
Contact CareBridge Home Services
Owner Lucinda Jackson and her team can be reached at (205) 605-4027 or carebridge2026@gmail.com. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, closed Saturday and Sunday.
Questions families ask before the first visit
Request your free in-home consultation using the form on this page and a care coordinator will be in touch within 24 hours to start building the plan.