Best Plastic Surgery Recovery Homes and Nurses (2026): 9 Compared

For plastic surgeons and their practice teams. Updated October 2, 2026 · Prepared by Prospyr. Prospyr makes practice software, not recovery care, and none of the companies below is a Prospyr product or partner. Each summary reflects what the company publishes on its own website, checked October 2026. Staffing, licensing and rates change, so confirm them in writing before you add a service to your patient recovery packet.

What does a plastic surgery recovery home or post-op nurse service do?

A plastic surgery recovery home or private-duty nurse service looks after your patient for the first nights after discharge, when the practice team has gone home. Recovery homes and suites offer a room, meals, transport and staff on site. Private-duty services send a nurse to the patient's home or hotel for a block of hours. Typical tasks are medication timing, drain emptying and logging, dressing and garment help, vital signs, and calling your on-call line when something looks wrong. What separates them is who is at the bedside (RN, LVN, aide), what license the operation holds, and how they report back to you.

The 9 recovery homes and nurse services at a glance

How we chose this list

We started with companies whose own websites name plastic surgery patients as their main focus, then checked four things a practice manager can confirm before referring a patient:

• Who is at the bedside. We favored services that state their nurses are RNs or LVNs, and noted where staff are aides with a nurse on call.
• Licensing and insurance. Credit went to companies that publish a license number or say their nurses are licensed and insured.
• How they work with surgeons. We looked for named surgeon relationships, protocol-following, and a clear path back to your on-call line.
• Published terms. Shift minimums, cancellation rules or nightly rates on the site count in a company's favor.

Recovery care is local, so the list spans Los Angeles, Orange County, New York, Miami, Dallas and Austin rather than ranking one national chain. The order is our editorial view, not a measure of results.

1. Elite Private Recovery

Elite Private Recovery provides private-duty nursing for plastic surgery patients at home. Its locations page lists Los Angeles, New York, Palm Beach and Dallas.

What stands out:

• Specialty credential. The company states its nurses are nationally certified in plastic surgery nursing (CPSN).
• Scope of care. It lists wound management, medication administration, drain care, garment assistance, IV therapy on request, and private medical escort.
• Procedures. It names abdominoplasty, breast surgery, facelift and rhinoplasty, plus other aesthetic and reconstructive procedures.

Right for: practices with patients in more than one of those four markets, or surgeons who operate in one city and see patients travel from another. Ask: whether every nurse sent to your patient holds the CPSN credential, how fast they can staff a same-day discharge, and who calls your on-call line if a drain output or vital sign is out of range.

2. NurseRegistry

NurseRegistry is a nurse registry with offices in Palo Alto, San Francisco, Santa Monica and Miami. It reports 475+ nurses in its network and over half a million shift hours staffed. Its plastic surgery aftercare page says it places only RNs and LVNs.

What stands out:

• Published terms. A 2-hour minimum per visit, 24/7 availability, and shifts that can be canceled with 12 hours' notice. It is private pay only.
• Tasks named. Wound and incision care, drain monitoring three to four times a day, medication and pain management, IV hydration, mobility help and transport to appointments.
• Registry model. Nurses work as independent contractors who set their own rates, which the company states on its home page.

Right for: California and South Florida practices that want short or long shifts on short notice. Ask: how it vets a nurse's plastic surgery experience, whether the same nurse can cover every night of a stay, and how the independent-contractor model affects liability and insurance.

3. LA AfterCare

LA AfterCare offers post-surgical nursing in Orange County, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego County, at home, in a hotel, or in its recovery suites in Newport Beach and Beverly Hills. Shifts run 4, 6, 8, 12 or 24+ hours.

What stands out:

• Two settings. A patient can recover in a suite or at home with the same company.
• Tasks named. Medication management, wound care, vital signs, IV and catheter care, hygiene and mobility help, meals, and transport from surgery.
• Staffing statement. It says all nurses are fully licensed and pass an extensive background screening, and it shows endorsements from several named plastic surgeons.

Right for: Southern California practices that want one referral that covers both suite and at-home recovery. Ask: the RN-to-patient ratio in the suites overnight, and whether its California suites hold a facility license or operate as private lodging with nursing.

4. Recovery Concierge

Recovery Concierge serves Dallas–Fort Worth with RN-led in-home recovery packages in 4, 8, 12 and 24-hour options. Its founder, Tara Thorpe, BSN-RN, MLD-C, states a background in post-op plastic surgery nursing. The site says its nurses have plastic surgery, ICU, ER and PACU experience.

It also offers at-home lymphatic therapy, listed at $200 for a one-hour mobile session as of October 2026, delivered by certified lymphatic therapists and RNs trained in the Vodder technique. It names several Dallas practices it works with, including Dauwe Plastic Surgery and Westside Plastic Surgery.

Right for: DFW surgeons who want nursing and post-op lymphatic work from the same team. Ask: package prices in writing, and whether lymphatic sessions follow your timing and pressure instructions. For more options on that side, see our list of lymphatic massage networks.

5. CityRN

CityRN sends registered nurses to patients at home or in the surgeon's preferred hotel across all five New York City boroughs, with 24/7 support. It describes its nurses as licensed and insured RNs with Lenox Hill Hospital experience and 20+ years of combined experience, and it states it is HIPAA compliant.

Right for: Manhattan practices that want a small RN team that follows office post-op protocols. Testimonials on its site mention fast replies to surgeon offices. Ask: how many nurses are on the team, how it covers two discharges on the same night, and whether it will sign a BAA if it receives your op notes.

6. Aura AfterCare

Aura AfterCare is a private recovery center at 10351 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, on the Beverly Hills border. It advertises 24-hour licensed nursing, meals, transportation coordination and communication with the patient's physician after outpatient elective procedures.

Right for: Westside Los Angeles surgeons who want patients in a staffed center rather than a hotel. Ask: the license type of the staff on each shift, how many patients stay at once, and its transfer plan to the nearest emergency department.

7. Charm Home

Charm Home is a recovery house in Miami, Florida that states it is licensed by Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA #10170). It offers private and shared rooms, meals, five round trips of transport, procedure-specific supply kits for BBL, tummy tuck, breast and liposuction patients, massage and IV therapy.

It says its staff are trained and certified as home health aides and CNAs, with a 24-hour on-call nurse. It lists $300 a night and a $350 deposit, with a four-night minimum for a private room, and notes that pricing is being updated as of October 2026.

Right for: Miami practices with traveling patients who need a bed near the surgery center. Ask: to see the AHCA license and what it covers, and how fast the on-call nurse reaches the house at night.

8. Kalon Concierge

Kalon Concierge provides post-operative care only for plastic surgery patients in Austin and the surrounding area. It is led by board-certified nurse practitioner Sarah Mack with a team of BSN-prepared nurses, and offers 24/7 nursing, medication management, pain control, wound care, mobility help and transport. It states care begins at discharge from the PACU, where its provider meets the patient.

Right for: Austin surgeons who want a handoff at the recovery room door. Ask: what decisions the nurse practitioner makes versus what goes to your on-call surgeon, and how notes reach your chart.

9. Safe Haven Recovery Care

Safe Haven Recovery Care is run by Kendra Neill, BSN, RN, who reports more than five years in plastic surgery and aesthetics. It serves Austin locally, Texas regionally and other states by travel. Care covers medications, drain logs, incision and dressing care, showering help, vitals and mobility. The site says it does not replace the surgeon or make medical decisions.

It also offers consulting and staff training for surgeons, practices and med spas.

Right for: practices that want a one-nurse service, or help writing their own recovery protocols. Ask: backup coverage if the founder is booked, and the cost of travel cases.

Questions to ask any recovery home or post-op nurse service

1. Who is at the bedside overnight? Get the license type (RN, LVN, CNA, aide) for each shift in writing, and verify it on your state board of nursing lookup.
2. What license does the house or agency hold? Ask for the license number and what it permits. Rules differ by state, so check with your state health department.
3. What is the escalation path? Agree on which findings trigger a call to your on-call line, and who drives the patient to the emergency department.
4. Will you follow our protocol? Send your discharge orders, drain and garment instructions, and ask how the nurse documents against them.
5. Will you sign a BAA? Any service that receives op notes or patient details from your office should.
6. What insurance do you carry? Ask for professional liability and general liability certificates.
7. Do you pay or receive referral fees? Know the answer before you put a company on your patient handout, and ask your attorney about your state's rules.

Where Prospyr fits

A recovery service is a handoff, and handoffs fail when instructions live in someone's inbox. In Prospyr, your team can send recovery instructions and vendor contacts with follow-up messages and keep discharge photos and notes in the aesthetic EMR, so the record is complete when the patient comes back for the first check. If you are reviewing your practice software, book a practice demo.

For the operating day itself, see our list of mobile anesthesia groups, and for patients who travel in, medical tourism facilitators. Garment choice also shapes recovery, see compression garments after surgery, and informed consent in aesthetic surgery covers what to tell patients about aftercare before surgery.

Frequently asked questions

Is a recovery home safer than recovering at home?

Not automatically. A recovery home is only as safe as the staff on duty overnight and its plan for getting a patient to an emergency department. A patient at home with a private-duty RN may get closer watching than one in a house staffed by aides with a nurse on call.

How much do post-op recovery nurses cost?

Most of the companies on this list do not publish rates. Those that publish terms set a 2-hour minimum or sell 4, 8, 12 and 24-hour blocks, and one Miami house lists $300 a night as of October 2026. Ask for a written quote for your typical case length.

Should a surgeon recommend a specific recovery home?

Many practices give patients a short list instead of one name, and check each option's licensing, staffing and insurance first. If any money changes hands between the practice and the recovery service, review it with a healthcare attorney before you recommend it.

Are recovery homes licensed?

It depends on the state and the business model. Some operate under a state health care license, and the Miami house on this list publishes its AHCA license number. Others are private lodging with nurses who hold individual licenses. Ask each company which applies and verify it with the state.

Is there a directory of recovery houses?

Yes. Recovery Hideout is an independent directory that says it covers 39 recovery houses and 23 in-home aftercare providers across 17 US cities. It states it has not inspected any provider, so use it to find names and then verify each one yourself.

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We review this list quarterly. Companies that serve plastic surgery patients can send their website and what they offer practices to info@prospyrmed.com; inclusion is editorial and not paid.

Editorial scope

This list is based on each company's public website, checked October 2026 with AI-assisted research. Companies did not review this article before publication. It is not a guarantee of results or a substitute for checking references, licensure and insurance. Read our methodology or report a correction.