Injury & Surgery Recovery · San Francisco
Thoughtful recovery care, in the comfort of home.
Personalized, non-medical support following surgery, injury, or hospitalization. From daily assistance and overnight care to detailed recovery tracking and caregiver coordination, Illuminate Memory helps make healing at home feel more supported, organized, and comfortable.
Welcoming adults of all ages.
Personalized Postoperative Support
Steady support, at every stage.
Recovery is personal. Familiar surroundings, consistent support and room to do things at your own pace can make daily life feel more comfortable while you heal.
This offering grew from Amelia Hanley’s hands-on experience supporting clients through extended postoperative recovery, including several weeks of continuous care following major spinal surgery. As recovery progressed, support shifted from intensive around-the-clock assistance toward greater independence.
That experience informs an individualized approach grounded in dignity, comfort and continuity — with clear communication between clients and their authorized support networks.
How We Support Recovery
Practical care. Thoughtful attention.
Non-medical assistance shaped around your routines, your home and the guidance you receive from your healthcare professionals.
Daily Living Assistance
Respectful help with mobility, dressing, bathing, toileting, personal hygiene, meal preparation, hydration and everyday household tasks, within the non-medical service plan.
Medication Reminders & Organization
Scheduled reminders and logs of prescribed timing and client-reported responses, with concerns shared with the appropriate healthcare professional. Assistance with client self-administration only when legally permitted; no medication administration or clinical medication management.
Recovery & Symptom Tracking
Daily documentation of client-reported pain levels and symptoms, sleep, meals, hydration, mobility, bowel movements and medication timing. Records support communication, not clinical assessment or diagnosis.
Overnight & Extended Care
Daytime support, overnight shifts, extended recovery assignments and coordinated 24-hour coverage arrangements based on individual needs, safe staffing and caregiver availability.
Physical Therapy Routine Support
Encouragement and non-clinical assistance with prescribed home exercise routines, mobility recommendations and appointments, consistent with instructions from licensed professionals. We do not provide physical therapy.
Care Team Coordination
Organizing caregiver schedules, shared documentation and shift handoffs, and supporting communication between the client, authorized family members, caregivers and healthcare professionals.
Illuminate Memory provides non-medical home care, not skilled nursing, medical treatment, diagnosis, medication administration or physical therapy. Medical questions, changes in symptoms and treatment decisions belong with your licensed healthcare professionals.
A More Organized Recovery
Thoughtful care, carefully documented.
Through her experience supporting clients after major surgery, Amelia developed structured recovery tracking templates that keep the ordinary details of care in one place.
- Daily recovery and client-reported symptom records
- Medication reminder and timing logs
- Sleep and overnight activity tracking
- Nutrition and hydration records
- Mobility and prescribed exercise tracking
- Caregiver shift reports and handoffs
- Organized records for appointments and recovery follow-ups
These records help clients and authorized caregivers maintain continuity, notice changes and communicate useful information to their clinical team. Documentation records observations and client reports; it does not replace medical advice or clinical monitoring.
Care Journal
A day at home
Fictional example · not a client record
- 8:00 AM · Morning
- Client reported restful sleep. Breakfast prepared; water offered. Dressing assistance requested.
- 10:30 AM · Movement
- Encouraged the home routine prescribed by the client’s licensed professional. Client chose a rest afterward.
- 12:00 PM · Reminder
- Scheduled medication reminder offered. Client recorded their own self-administration.
- 2:00 PM · Client report
- Client reported feeling more tired than in the morning. Recorded for the authorized support network.
- 6:00 PM · Handoff
- Meal and hydration notes shared with the next caregiver. Evening preferences and appointment questions noted.
Shared only with the client and their authorized support network.
Flexible Care & Scheduling
Support that adapts as you heal.
Daytime Recovery Care
Hands-on assistance with daily routines, meals, movement and household activities.
Overnight & Extended Recovery Care
Support through the night, assistance with nighttime routines and extended coverage when appropriate.
Care Planning & Team Coordination
Help organizing multiple caregivers, schedules, documentation and transitions as recovery needs change.
Arrangements can evolve from intensive support to shorter visits as you become more independent. All coverage is subject to caregiver availability, safe staffing and individual needs; 24-hour coverage is a coordinated arrangement, not a guarantee.
Meet Your Recovery Caregiver
Amelia Hanley
Amelia is the founder of Illuminate Memory. Her background includes psychology with a neuroscience emphasis, dementia and elder care experience, EMT training and extensive individualized postoperative support.
Firsthand experience with demanding recovery schedules has shaped her thoughtful, organized approach: noticing what makes someone comfortable, keeping care details clear and supporting independence as needs change.
Her recovery care is non-medical. Her training does not mean this service provides nursing, physical therapy or other licensed medical care.
Plan Your Recovery Care
Let’s make your recovery feel more supported.
Whether you’re preparing for an upcoming surgery or arranging care following an injury or hospitalization, we’d be happy to discuss your recovery needs, schedule, and the level of support that feels right for you.