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Patient care attendants at home

When someone at home is unwell, recovering from surgery or bedridden, they may need an attendant by their side for most of the day — or night. On MeeHelp you see care attendants near your address, contact them directly and hire part-time or a full-time attendant who lives in.

Patient care is attendant support, not nursing: personal care, moving and turning, food and water, reminders for prescribed oral medicines and, where the caregiver is trained, basic monitoring reported to the family.

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When families look for this help

  • A family member has come home from hospital and needs help through the day.
  • Someone at home is bedridden and needs turning, washing and changing.
  • A patient needs help to move safely while they recover.
  • Family members can't be at home through the day or night.

What a patient care attendant can help with

Usually included

Patient care is attendant support for someone who is unwell, recovering or bedridden and depends on help through the day.

Personal care

  • Bathing or sponge baths, grooming and dressing
  • Adult diapers and bedpan help

Mobility

  • Moving from bed to wheelchair and supported walking
  • Turning and repositioning a patient who is bedridden

Food and water

  • Help with eating
  • Making sure the patient drinks enough through the day

Medicines

  • Reminders for oral medicines the doctor has prescribed — tablets, syrups and inhalers

Monitoring

Where the assigned caregiver is trained — this is observing and reporting to the family or doctor, not diagnosis.

  • Taking temperature and blood pressure, and noting other basic observations within their training

Comfort and surroundings

  • Company and reassurance
  • Keeping the patient's area tidy, changing bed linen and basic upkeep of the room and washroom

Usually not included

  • Injections, IV drips and other invasive medical procedures
  • Medical advice, diagnosis or changing prescriptions
  • Housework for the whole family, unless agreed in advance
  • Emergency medical response — in an emergency, call 108 or your doctor

Every home is different. Agree the exact tasks with the helper before they start.

How to find and hire a patient care attendant on MeeHelp

  1. Search for helpers

    Browse helpers near you in the MeeHelp app.

  2. Choose a contact plan

    Pick a plan for the number of helpers you want to contact.

  3. Contact helpers directly

    Use your plan to get helpers' contact details, and call the ones you like.

  4. Discuss and agree terms

    Talk through the work, timings and salary with the helper directly.

  5. Arrange a trial

    Invite the helper for a trial before you decide.

  6. Hire directly

    Choose whom to hire. The working arrangement is between you and the helper.

What you see and choose in the app

  • Hire part-time help for 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 hours a day, or full-time help who lives in with you.
  • Choose the hours a day you need help and, if you have one, a gender preference.
  • Matching helpers near your address are listed with their distance in km. Sort the list by distance, or by date to see who joined most recently.
  • Each profile shows the helper's experience, the work they do, their age, marital status and education, and whether they read, write and speak English. Salary isn't listed — you agree it with the helper.
  • "View Contact" uses one contact from your plan. You can then call the helper, chat in the app or message them on WhatsApp.
  • After a call you can mark what happened — interviewed, hired, didn't answer or didn't turn up.
  • If you want a trial day, agree it with the helper directly — when it is, what they'll do and what you'll pay for it.
  • Don't pay a helper in advance for work they haven't done. The app shows the same reminder.
  • Ask to see the helper's ID before they start. Checking documents is the employer's responsibility, and MeeHelp recommends that you arrange police verification once you have hired someone.
  • The app checks your address — city, pincode and map location — and tells you if your area isn't covered yet.

Plans for contacting helpers

  • No placement agency feeYou choose a plan for the number of helper contacts you need, and agree the salary directly with the helper.

Choose a plan for the number of helpers you want to contact. Each contact gives you one helper's contact details, so you can call them directly. The plan is paid to MeeHelp; you agree the helper's salary with them yourself.

  • Home Plan 1

    10 helper contacts

    Valid for 1 month

    ₹499

    Choose a plan

  • Best value

    Home Plan 2

    15 helper contacts

    Valid for 2 months

    ₹699

    Choose a plan

  • Home Plan 3

    20 helper contacts

    Valid for 3 months

    ₹899

    Choose a plan

Hiring for an office or business? See all MeeHelp plans.

Arrangements you can agree with a helper

  • Part-time

    A helper who comes on set days for a fixed number of hours, such as two hours every morning.

  • Full-time

    A helper for most of the day, with hours, meal breaks and a weekly off agreed with them.

Hiring safely

What MeeHelp checks when a helper registers

When a helper registers on MeeHelp:

  • Mobile number verified by OTPEach helper's mobile number is verified with a one-time password when they register.
  • Aadhaar document collected and manually reviewedEach helper submits their Aadhaar document when they register, and MeeHelp reviews it by hand. The address on that document is available to MeeHelp.

MeeHelp reviews the helper's Aadhaar document to check their identity. It is not a police verification or a background check, and MeeHelp does not separately check where the helper lives — so follow the tips below as well.

Tips for hiring

  • Keep the doctor's instructions, discharge summary and medicine schedule where the attendant can see them.
  • Speak to the helper on the phone, and meet them before they start.
  • See their original ID in person when you meet.
  • Many housing societies and local police ask households to register domestic staff. Check what your building and city require.
  • Agree the tasks, hours, salary, weekly off and notice period clearly — in writing if you can.
  • Start with a trial before you commit.
  • Keep cash, jewellery and important documents locked away, especially in the first few weeks.

Where you can find a patient care attendant

MeeHelp works across all eight of these cities.

  • Mumbai & MMR
  • Delhi NCR
  • Bengaluru
  • Hyderabad
  • Chennai
  • Pune
  • Kolkata
  • Ahmedabad

The app checks your address when you search, so you only see help that is available where you live.

Patient Care: frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a patient attendant and a nurse?

An attendant helps with personal care, moving, food and medicine reminders. Injections, IV drips and other medical procedures need a qualified nurse and are not part of patient care on MeeHelp.

Can an attendant look after a bedridden patient?

Yes — turning and repositioning, sponge baths, adult diapers and bedpans are part of patient care. Describe the patient's condition and any equipment at home, such as a hospital bed or wheelchair, when you speak to attendants.

Can the attendant monitor temperature or blood pressure?

Where the assigned caregiver is trained to, they can take readings and tell you or the doctor. They do not diagnose or change treatment.

Is patient care the same as elder care?

They overlap, and the same care attendants do both. Patient care is for someone who is ill, recovering or bedridden, at any age; elder care is daily-living support and company for an older person.

Find a patient care attendant in the MeeHelp app

Finding helpers happens in the MeeHelp app. Download it, sign up with your mobile number and start reviewing helper profiles near you.

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