 [ Symptoms ] is homecare available for someone released from a mental health facility for severe depression  a friend is mother is 85 and was diagnosed with severe depression she can go home from a mental health facility if she has constant care but my friend works [ Disease ] tough issues the discharging hospital or her primary doc or her psychiatrist could order a visiting nurse to come once or twice a day to administer meds and check on her mental state that leaves several hours where she will be alone your friend could hire a nurse sometimes insurance will not pay to come for 4 6 hours or a home health aide probably again he should ask the hospital social work department for advice about who to call in his area