Part-time
2–4 hrs · morning or evening
Meals, medicines and the evening routine handled in a fixed window.
Best forWorking children, a second attendant alongside family
Elderly Attendant · Day & Live-in · OMR & Chennai
Elderly Care Services in Chennai— mobility, medication and company at home
A patient attendant so your parents keep their routines — their walk, their 8am tablet, their evening newspaper — safely at home. Message your parent's age and mobility level; you'll hear back usually within the hour.
WhatsApp answered 8am–9pm, usually within the hour
What you get with an elderly attendant in Chennai
Handled for you
- Walking support — arm held, walker guided, tripping hazards cleared, bathroom escorted
- Personal grooming: seated showers or sponge baths, hair, dressing — dignity preserved
- Warm meals served on time, feeding assistance if hands are unsteady, hydration encouraged
- Medication reminders at the hours your doctor prescribed, with water
- Company — conversation, newspapers, devotional music, evening veranda walks
- Restroom support, commode chair assistance and careful hygiene help
- Accompanying to doctor appointments when asked
You arrange
- Anything medical — injections, IV, catheters, wound care and diagnosis belong to nurses and doctors
- The family's medical decisions and prescription changes
- Night awake-duty beyond what's agreed — live-in includes night bathroom help, not continuous vigilance
Elderly care workers provide non-medical personal assistance, home caregiving, and companionship. They are domestic attendants and do not provide medical nursing treatments, injections, IV administration, catheter insertion, or clinical diagnostics.
Is this for you?
- Your father is 82, walks with a stick, and you're 800km away in Bangalore on weekdays.
- The knee surgery went well, but the three months of recovery at home need someone steady.
- Ma's been quieter since Pa passed — she needs someone present more than she'll admit.
- Both of you work late, and someone needs to make sure the evening medicines aren't skipped.
Part-time, full-time or live-in — choose your shift
Full-time
8–12 hrs · day shift
The whole working day at home: meals, walks, grooming, company.
Best forSeniors living alone during the day
Live-in
Stays in your home · structured rest
Nights included — bathroom walks and reassurance at 3am, with rest hours for her too.
Best forPost-surgery recovery, limited mobility, children abroad
How hiring works
Tell us what you need
WhatsApp your locality, your shift and the duties that matter. Thirty seconds of typing is the whole first step.
See matched profiles
You get verified candidates whose experience and locality fit your home. You talk to them before deciding — never a blind assignment.
Start with an introduction
Once you choose, the person starts. You keep one number for anything that comes after.
You send your locality + shifthear back usually within the hoursee verified profilesyou chooseNo office visit needed.
What's checked before anyone enters your home
Whoever is placed with you has had their ID checked, references spoken to, and duties clarified with you before day one. You see the verification details before they start.
Checked before day one
- Aadhaar government identity check
- Residential background verification
- Prior-work references spoken to, where available
If it isn't working out
- Replacement support if the attendant and your parent don't click
- Your parents meet the attendant before day one — trust is built in their home
- Duties, night expectations and leave agreed in advance
What Chennai families say
“Most efficient, reliable and caring service. Owner Mr. Thomas is very prompt and approachable at all times. We availed their service to take care of my grandma, we are so happy with their staff caring and politeness. I would strongly recommend.”
Ganga
Perungudi, Chennai
Before you decide
The questions worth asking before anyone starts in your home — answered here, so nothing catches you off guard later.
My parents are in Chennai, I'm abroad — how does this even work?
Everything on WhatsApp: you see profiles, speak to the attendant, and your parents meet her before day one. You keep one number for anything after — no office visit, no local trip needed.
Will she help my father to the bathroom at night?
Yes, in live-in arrangements. Night bathroom assistance with a steady arm is the single most common reason families choose live-in — it's also the biggest fall risk, so it's written into her duties.
What if my mother refuses help from a stranger?
Introductions are unhurried — your mother meets her and talks to her before anything is decided. Many families start with a day shift and move to live-in once the comfort is there.
Can she take Ma to the hospital for a check-up?
Accompanying to clinic appointments is common. For hospital admissions or procedures, the family or a relative accompanies — she's support, not a substitute for kin.
How are medicines managed?
You give her the chart your doctor set — tablets, hours, with water. She gives reminders at those hours. She does not change doses or decide anything medical.
Does she cook for my father too?
Only if the shift says so. Attendant duties and kitchen duties are different shifts; some families take both, some have a separate cook. Agree it in the first message.
What do you need from us in the first message?
Your parent's age, mobility level — walks alone, with a stick, or with support — day or live-in, and any medical equipment at home (walker, commode chair, oxygen). That's enough to check who's free.
Areas we cover
Common questions
Questions about elderly care in Chennai
Practical answers on shifts, duties, verification, and what happens after you message.
Ask on WhatsAppCall +91 9176555533Yes — live-in attendants stay in the home with structured rest hours, covering night bathroom walks and reassurance. It's the arrangement most families abroad choose.
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