Concierge nurse in Los Angeles for private duty nursing at home and care after surgery
Private duty nursing in Los Angeles is one-to-one nursing at home from a registered nurse (RN) or a licensed vocational nurse (LVN), for the hours you or your loved one needs, from the first night after surgery to overnight or 24-hour care. WholeHealth Concierge is RN-led and private pay. Diagnosis and prescribing stay with your loved one's doctors.
It is different from Medicare home health, which covers part-time or intermittent skilled care for people who are homebound and does not pay for 24-hour care at home (Medicare.gov). The care plan is overseen by Meagan Williams, RN, BSN, CCRN, California RN license 95328380.
Serving the City of Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Burbank, and Pasadena.
What is a concierge nurse in Los Angeles?
A concierge nurse in Los Angeles is a California-licensed registered nurse (RN) you arrange privately for care at home, for yourself or a loved one. On a visit the nurse watches for changes, helps with the medicines and treatments the doctor ordered, teaches the family and reports to the doctor. WholeHealth Concierge is RN-led and private pay, and you can check the RN license online.
For the full role, the credentials to expect and the license check step by step, see what a concierge nurse does.
What does private duty nursing in Los Angeles include?
A private duty nurse in Los Angeles stays with one person for a block of hours at home. The nurse monitors symptoms and vital signs, helps with medicines a doctor ordered, helps your loved one move safely, teaches the family what to watch for, and reports changes to the doctor. Diagnosis and prescribing stay with the physician.
California's Board of Registered Nursing describes RN work as observing signs and symptoms, judging whether they are abnormal, and then reporting, referring or starting emergency procedures, and as giving medicines and treatments ordered by a physician or other authorized prescriber (California BRN). An LVN practices under the direction of a physician or a registered nurse (Business and Professions Code 2859, as reproduced by the BVNPT). At home, that looks like this:
- Monitor vital signs, pain, the skin and any wound, breathing, eating and drinking, and new confusion, so changes are noticed early.
- Help with medicines on the schedule the doctor set, with safer moving and transfers, and with getting to the bathroom.
- Coordinate one current medicine list across every prescriber, plus follow-up visits, equipment and the doctor's or surgeon's written orders.
- Teach the family what to expect, which warning signs mean call the doctor, and which mean call 911.
- Report changes to the doctor or the surgeon's office, so the person who prescribes can decide what to do.
- Advocate for your loved one at appointments, with the medicine list and history in hand.
WholeHealth Concierge is RN-led. Meagan Williams, RN, BSN, CCRN, oversees the care plan, and the nurses on shift are RNs and LVNs. She is not the nurse on every shift, and round-the-clock care always takes more than one nurse. For the full picture, see private duty nursing, who can legally do what in California and what a concierge nurse is.
What does home care after surgery in Los Angeles look like?
After surgery, a private nurse at home in Los Angeles can be there when you or your loved one arrives, check vital signs and the surgical site, help with medicines on the surgeon's schedule, help with drains and dressings as ordered, help with moving safely, and report changes to the surgeon's office. The surgeon's written orders set the plan.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists says most people who have outpatient surgery go home one to four hours after the procedure, and advises having someone with you for the first 24 hours after you return home (ASA). MedlinePlus says the discharge instructions should cover every medicine and when to take it, how and when to change bandages and dressings, follow-up appointments, and who to call with questions, problems or an emergency (MedlinePlus). A nurse at home follows those instructions. The nurse does not replace them.
How do WholeHealth Concierge nurses help after surgery?
- Orders in writing first. We coordinate with the surgeon's office for the written post-operative orders, so the plan follows what the surgeon specified.
- Surgery day. Surgery-day pickup and transport home are available, and a nurse can be at home when you or your loved one arrives.
- Medicines on schedule. Pain, anti-nausea and other medicines given as the surgeon ordered, from one written list, to help avoid missed or doubled doses.
- Incision and drains. Dressings changed to the surgeon's instructions, and drain output emptied, measured and recorded.
- Moving safely. Help getting up, walking and getting to the bathroom, in the positions the surgeon asked for.
- Watching and reporting. Fever, bleeding, swelling, pain that is not settling, or anything else on the surgeon's list is reported to the surgeon's office. Emergencies go to 911.
- Nights covered. Day-of, overnight and 24-hour care are available, and the hours are set with you.
Care happens where you or your loved one is recovering: a private home, a senior community, or a hotel during recovery.
After surgery at home in Los Angeles
- Before the surgery dateOrders and the roomThe surgeon's written orders, the medicine list and the follow-up dates in hand. A recovery spot set up near a bathroom.
- Surgery dayThe ride homeAn adult or a nurse for the trip home, and someone with you for the first 24 hours after returning home (ASA).
- The first nightMedicines, incision, bathroomMedicines on the surgeon's schedule, the incision and any drain checked, help to the bathroom, and the surgeon's after-hours number by the bed.
- The first weekFollow-up and the hoursFollow-up visits kept, and the nursing hours reviewed against the surgeon's plan and changed as needs change.
Sources: American Society of Anesthesiologists; MedlinePlus, your discharge plan; our post-operative recovery service.
For cosmetic and plastic surgery, see our plastic surgery recovery nurse page and BBL recovery at home. To prepare, read coming home after surgery in Los Angeles, what a recovery nurse does the first night, how many hours of nursing someone needs after surgery and what to do if no one can help after surgery. Our post-operative recovery service covers orthopedic, abdominal and other surgery.
We do not promise any outcome. Recovery differs with the surgery and the person, and the surgeon decides what is normal after the surgery.
How is a private duty nurse different from home health or a home care aide?
Medicare home health is part-time skilled care, on a provider's order, for people who are homebound. Private duty nursing is a licensed nurse for the hours the family chooses, paid privately. A home care aide helps with daily activities such as bathing and dressing, but is not a nurse.
| Medicare home health | Private duty nursing | Home care aide | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Part-time or intermittent skilled nursing and therapy at home for people who are homebound (Medicare.gov) | A licensed RN or LVN with one person for a block of hours, from a visit to overnight or 24-hour care | Help with activities of daily living, such as bathing and dressing (CDSS) |
| Hours | In most cases up to 8 hours a day combined, and 28 hours a week (Medicare.gov) | Set by the family and the care plan | Set by the family |
| Who provides it | A Medicare-certified home health agency (Medicare.gov) | RNs and LVNs; an LVN works under the direction of a physician or RN (B&P Code 2859) | Home care aides, listed on a state registry after a background check (CDSS) |
| How it starts | A doctor or provider sees the person in person and orders the care (Medicare.gov) | A call to the provider; medicines and treatments follow a prescriber's orders (California BRN) | A call to the provider |
| Who pays | You pay nothing for covered home health services (Medicare.gov) | Private pay, or long-term care insurance if the policy covers home care (CDI) | Medicare doesn't pay for personal care when it is the only care you need (Medicare.gov) |
Families can use more than one. Medicare.gov says a person won't qualify for home health if they need more than part-time or intermittent skilled care (Medicare.gov), and the CMS manual says a person expected to need more or less full-time skilled nursing care over an extended period would usually not qualify for home health benefits (CMS Benefit Policy Manual, chapter 7). See concierge nursing vs. home health and nurse or caregiver after surgery.
The team at home in Los Angeles
Sources: California BRN; BVNPT; Medicare.gov; California Department of Social Services.
Does Medicare or insurance pay for a private nurse in Los Angeles?
Medicare home health is part-time. Medicare.gov says Medicare doesn't pay for 24-hour-a-day care at home, and lists private-duty nursing among what it doesn't cover during a hospital stay. WholeHealth Concierge is private pay and does not bill Medicare or insurance. Some long-term care insurance policies cover home care.
Medicare and nursing at home
- Part-time or intermittent skilled nursing, such as wound care for a surgical wound, patient and caregiver education, and injections
- In most cases up to 8 hours a day combined, and 28 hours a week
- Only for people who are homebound, on a provider's order, from a Medicare-certified agency
- 24-hour-a-day care at your home
- Personal care, such as bathing and dressing, when it is the only care you need
- Private-duty nursing during an inpatient hospital stay
- Long-term care, also called custodial care
Sources: Medicare.gov, home health services; Medicare.gov, inpatient hospital care; Medicare.gov, long-term care.
Medicare Advantage
Medicare.gov tells people with a Medicare Advantage Plan to check with their plan about home health benefits (Medicare.gov). Ask the plan in writing what it covers for nursing at home.
Medi-Cal
WholeHealth Concierge is private pay and does not bill Medi-Cal. To ask whether Medi-Cal covers nursing at home, contact Medi-Cal or your Medi-Cal plan.
Long-term care insurance
The California Department of Insurance says that, depending on the type of policy, long-term care insurance can cover home care, including home health care and personal care, and that most policies pay on a reimbursement basis, after you have received the care and submitted a claim (California Department of Insurance). HICAP gives free counseling on long-term care insurance and Medicare at 1-800-434-0222. See long-term care insurance for home nursing.
Veterans
VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits add a monthly payment to a VA pension for qualified Veterans and survivors who need help with daily activities or are housebound (VA). The payment goes to the Veteran or survivor, not to the nurse.
Taxes
IRS Publication 502 says you can include wages and other amounts you pay for nursing services in medical expenses, and that only the part of medical expenses above 7.5% of adjusted gross income can be deducted (IRS). It may be deductible for your family; ask your tax advisor. See can you deduct in-home care on taxes and how to pay for in-home care in California.
How much does a private nurse at home cost in Los Angeles?
WholeHealth Concierge does not publish rates. The cost depends on whether the hours are RN or LVN, how many hours a day, how many days, and whether care runs overnight. We set the hours with you on a free 15-minute phone consultation, before any care starts.
Ask any provider which license covers which hours, because RN and LVN hours are not the same service. For how families decide on hours after surgery, see how many hours of nursing someone needs after surgery.
Can a nurse stay overnight or provide 24-hour care in Los Angeles?
Yes. WholeHealth Concierge arranges overnight, 24-hour and live-in nursing in Los Angeles. An overnight nurse is awake and working through the night. 24-hour care is covered by nurses rotating through shifts. A live-in nurse stays in the home with scheduled sleep and breaks, so is not awake all night.
Overnight
- One shift, usually ten to twelve hours, covering the night
- The nurse is awake and working the whole time
- Fits when nights are the hard part
24-hour
- Continuous coverage from two or three nurses rotating through shifts
- Someone qualified is always awake
- Fits times when someone must always be awake, such as the first days after surgery
Live-in
- One nurse stays in the home
- Scheduled sleep and breaks, so not awake all night
- Fits occasional help at night, not hands-on care through the night
If your loved one needs hands-on care through the night, such as medicines, repositioning or watching a condition that is changing, that is awake overnight or 24-hour shifts, not live-in. Medicare doesn't pay for 24-hour-a-day care at home (Medicare.gov). See overnight, 24-hour and live-in nursing and a live-in private nurse in Los Angeles. If the nights are hard because of dementia, see nursing at home for dementia and Alzheimer's.
How do you check a nurse's California license?
Search the nurse's license number on the California Department of Consumer Affairs License Search. The Board of Registered Nursing says that search shows primary source data from its licensing system, with a link to any available disciplinary documents. LVNs are in the same search, under the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians.
Search by license number rather than name, so you know you have the right person (DCA License Search; California BRN, license verification).
Then ask which license covers which hours, who oversees the care plan, and what happens if a nurse calls out. Our hospital discharge checklist covers the papers, medicines and follow-up care to check before your loved one leaves the hospital.
How does private duty nursing start in Los Angeles?
It starts with a free 15-minute phone consultation. We talk through what is happening, the hours, and whether an RN or LVN fits, then confirm the care plan. After surgery, we coordinate with the surgeon's office for the written orders. Call before the surgery date or the discharge day if you can.
From the first call to care at home
- Call or book:A free 15-minute phone consultation at (213) 298-3288 or online.
- Plan the hours:RN or LVN, day, overnight or 24-hour, and where care happens.
- Orders in writing:From the surgeon or doctor. Medicines and treatments follow the prescriber's orders.
- Care at home:The nurse arrives, the family gets updates, and the plan changes as needs change.
Source for step three: California BRN.
We do not promise a start time, because it depends on the hours and the level of care. If discharge day is the harder problem, see hospital discharge planning.
Which Los Angeles neighborhoods do you serve?
WholeHealth Concierge serves the City of Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Burbank and Pasadena, and works across Los Angeles County. Care happens at a private home, a senior community, or a hotel during recovery.
WholeHealth Concierge is independent and private pay, and is not affiliated with any Los Angeles hospital. For Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley, see Pasadena. For the county as a whole, see our Los Angeles County care resource guide. We also serve Orange County, Riverside County and San Bernardino County.
Concierge and private duty nursing in Los Angeles, answered.
The questions Los Angeles families ask, with a source for each coverage and licensing answer.
What is a concierge nurse in Los Angeles?
A concierge nurse is a California-licensed registered nurse (RN) you arrange privately for care at home, for yourself or a loved one. In Los Angeles, WholeHealth Concierge serves the City of Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Burbank and Pasadena, and works across Los Angeles County.
What does a concierge nurse do at home in Los Angeles?
A concierge nurse watches for changes in your loved one's health, helps with the medicines and treatments the doctor ordered, keeps the medicine list current, teaches the family what to watch for, reports changes to the doctor and speaks up at appointments. Diagnosis and prescribing stay with the doctor.
Does a concierge nurse in Los Angeles take insurance?
No. WholeHealth Concierge is private pay and does not bill Medicare or insurance. Rates are not published; the hours are set on a free 15-minute consultation.
What is private duty nursing?
Private duty nursing is one-to-one nursing at home by an RN or LVN, for a block of hours the family chooses, from a single visit to overnight or 24-hour care. It is different from Medicare home health, which is part-time skilled care for people who are homebound (Medicare.gov). It is usually paid privately. See private duty nursing.
Can I have a nurse come to my house in Los Angeles?
Yes. WholeHealth Concierge arranges RNs and LVNs for homes in the City of Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Burbank, Pasadena and across Los Angeles County. Care can also happen at a senior community or a hotel during recovery. It starts with a free 15-minute phone consultation.
How do I hire a private nurse for home care in Los Angeles?
Decide what the nurse needs to do and for how many hours, check the nurse's license by number on the state's DCA License Search, and ask who oversees the care plan and who covers a shift if a nurse calls out. To start with WholeHealth Concierge, call (213) 298-3288 or book a free 15-minute consultation. See how to hire a private duty nurse.
How much does it cost to hire a private nurse in Los Angeles?
WholeHealth Concierge does not publish rates. The cost depends on whether the hours are RN or LVN, the hours a day, the number of days, and whether care runs overnight. The hours and the plan are set with you on a free 15-minute consultation, before care starts.
Does Medicare cover a private nurse at home?
Medicare covers part-time home health, not a private nurse for the hours you choose. Medicare home health covers part-time or intermittent skilled care for people who are homebound, in most cases up to 8 hours a day and 28 hours a week, and Medicare doesn't pay for 24-hour-a-day care at home (Medicare.gov). WholeHealth Concierge is private pay and does not bill Medicare. See does Medicare cover private duty nursing.
Does Medicare pay for a private duty nurse in the hospital?
No. Medicare.gov lists private-duty nursing among the things Medicare doesn't cover during an inpatient hospital stay (Medicare.gov).
Does Medicare Advantage cover private duty nursing?
Check with your plan. Medicare.gov tells people with a Medicare Advantage Plan to check with their plan about home health benefits (Medicare.gov). Ask the plan in writing what it covers for nursing at home, and for how many hours.
Does Medi-Cal pay for a private nurse?
WholeHealth Concierge is private pay and does not bill Medi-Cal. To ask whether Medi-Cal covers nursing at home, contact Medi-Cal or your Medi-Cal plan.
Will long-term care insurance pay for private duty nursing?
It depends on the policy. The California Department of Insurance says long-term care insurance can cover home care, including home health care and personal care, depending on the type of policy, and that most policies pay on a reimbursement basis after you have received the care and submitted a claim (California Department of Insurance). HICAP offers free counseling at 1-800-434-0222. See long-term care insurance for home nursing.
Is a private nurse tax deductible?
It may be. IRS Publication 502 says you can include wages and other amounts you pay for nursing services in medical expenses, and that only the part of medical expenses above 7.5% of adjusted gross income can be deducted on Schedule A (IRS). Ask your tax advisor. See can you deduct in-home care on taxes.
Can VA benefits help pay for care at home?
Possibly. VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits add a monthly payment to a VA pension for qualified Veterans and survivors who need help with daily activities or are housebound (VA). The payment goes to the Veteran or survivor, not to the nurse. Check eligibility with the VA.
What is the difference between private duty nursing and home health?
Medicare home health is part-time skilled care for people who are homebound, ordered by a provider and given by a Medicare-certified agency (Medicare.gov). Private duty nursing is a licensed nurse for the hours the family chooses, including nights and 24-hour care, usually paid privately. Families can use both. See concierge nursing vs. home health.
What is the difference between a private nurse and a caregiver?
A nurse is licensed to observe and judge symptoms, report changes, and give medicines a prescriber ordered (California BRN). A home care aide or caregiver helps with daily activities such as bathing and dressing, and California keeps a public registry of home care aides who have been background checked (California Department of Social Services). See nurse or caregiver after surgery.
What is the difference between an RN and an LVN?
An RN observes signs and symptoms, judges whether they are abnormal, and reports, refers or starts emergency procedures (California BRN). An LVN practices under the direction of a physician or a registered nurse (Business and Professions Code 2859, as reproduced by the BVNPT). Ask which license covers which hours. See who can legally do what in California.
Do we need a doctor's order?
For medicines and treatments, yes. An RN gives medicines and treatments ordered by a physician or other authorized prescriber (California BRN). After surgery, WholeHealth Concierge coordinates with the surgeon's office for the written post-operative orders. Medicare home health also needs a provider's order (Medicare.gov).
Can a private nurse help after surgery in Los Angeles?
Yes. A nurse can be at home when you or your loved one arrives, check vital signs and the incision, help with medicines on the surgeon's schedule, help with drains and dressings as ordered, help with moving safely, and report changes to the surgeon's office. Day-of, overnight and 24-hour care are available. See coming home after surgery in Los Angeles.
Can a private nurse help after plastic surgery in Los Angeles?
Yes. After cosmetic surgery, a recovery nurse helps with drain care and output records, the incision, medicines on the surgeon's schedule, the compression garment and safe positioning, following the surgeon's written orders. See plastic surgery recovery nurse.
Does someone need to stay the first night after surgery?
For outpatient surgery, the American Society of Anesthesiologists advises having someone with you for the first 24 hours after you return home (ASA). That person should be able to help with the bathroom, keep medicines on schedule, and call the surgeon if something changes. If no one can, an overnight nurse can take the night. See the first night after surgery.
Can a nurse stay overnight or provide 24-hour care?
Yes. An overnight nurse is awake and working through the night, and 24-hour care is covered by two or three nurses rotating through shifts, since no one nurse can safely work around the clock. Medicare doesn't pay for 24-hour-a-day care at home (Medicare.gov). See overnight, 24-hour and live-in nursing.
What is the difference between live-in and 24-hour nursing?
A live-in nurse stays in the home with scheduled sleep and breaks, so the nurse is not awake all night. 24-hour nursing is continuous awake coverage from nurses rotating through shifts. If your loved one needs hands-on care through the night, choose awake shifts. See live-in private nurse in Los Angeles.
Will it always be the same nurse?
We do not promise one nurse for every shift. Longer schedules and 24-hour care need more than one nurse, so continuity comes from a small team working to one shared, written care plan that the RN oversees.
How soon can a private nurse start?
We do not promise a start time, because it depends on the hours and the level of care. Call before the surgery date or the discharge day if you can, so the plan is in place when you or your loved one comes home. It starts with a free 15-minute phone consultation at (213) 298-3288.
How do I verify a nurse's license in California?
Search by license number on the DCA License Search at search.dca.ca.gov. The Board of Registered Nursing says that search shows primary source data from its licensing system, with a link to any available disciplinary documents (California BRN). Meagan Williams's California RN license is 95328380.
Can the nurse come to a hotel during recovery?
Yes. Care happens where you or your loved one is recovering, whether that is a private home, a senior community or a hotel during recovery. Tell us the address and the setup on the consultation call.
Do you serve Orange County, Riverside and San Bernardino too?
Yes. WholeHealth Concierge serves Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. See Orange County, Riverside County and San Bernardino County.
Sources
Every page below was opened and read on October 25, 2026. The date in parentheses is the date the source itself shows.
- Medicare.gov. Home health services (no date shown).
- Medicare.gov. Inpatient hospital care (no date shown).
- Medicare.gov. Long-term care (no date shown).
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 7, Home Health Services, section 40.1.3 (table of contents dated December 21, 2023).
- California Board of Registered Nursing. An Explanation of the Scope of RN Practice, NPR-B-03 (revised January 2011).
- Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians. Staff memo reproducing Business and Professions Code section 2859 (January 29, 2026).
- California Board of Registered Nursing. License Verification (no date shown).
- California Department of Consumer Affairs. License Search (no date shown).
- California Department of Social Services. Home Care Services (no date shown).
- California Department of Insurance. Long-Term Care Insurance (no date shown).
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Aid and Attendance benefits and Housebound allowance (last updated May 8, 2026).
- Internal Revenue Service. Publication 502, Medical and Dental Expenses (for use in preparing 2025 returns).
- American Society of Anesthesiologists. Outpatient Surgery and Anesthesia (2021).
- MedlinePlus. Leaving the hospital: your discharge plan (review date July 15, 2024).
Our scope. WholeHealth Concierge provides nursing care and coordination. Diagnosis, prescribing, and the choice of medicine, dose and schedule stay with the person's physician, surgeon or other licensed prescriber. This page is general information, not medical advice for any one person.
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