Part-time
4–8 hrs · day window
The stretch you can't cover alone — baths, meals, mobility.
Best forFamilies with one caregiver at home
Patient Attendant · Day, Night & Live-in · Chennai
Patient Care Services in Chennai— bedside help after surgery or illness
A trained bedside attendant for the weeks after discharge — transfers, baths, medicines on time — so recovery happens at home, not in a corridor. Message the discharge date and condition; you'll hear back usually within the hour.
WhatsApp answered 8am–9pm, usually within the hour
What you get with a patient attendant in Chennai
Handled for you
- Bed-to-chair and chair-to-bed transfers with safe posture and grips
- Dignified bed baths, hair washing, oral care, skin moisturising
- Commode and bedpan routines, adult diaper changes, thorough hygiene care
- Two-hourly repositioning for bed-bound patients to prevent pressure sores
- Doctor-prescribed diet served, spoon-feeding and fluid intake tracked
- Medication reminders on schedule, with a simple log of food and water
- Clean recovery space: bedsheets changed, bedside table disinfected, within reach
- Reassuring company — and telling the family immediately if anything changes
You arrange
- IV lines, injections, wound dressing, catheters — nursing work, done by nurses
- Medical decisions, prescriptions and physiotherapy plans — your doctors'
- Hospital paperwork and arranging readmission — the family's task
CRITICAL MEDICAL NOTICE: Patient care workers provide caregiving, non-clinical bedside support, and daily personal assistance. They DO NOT replace doctors, licensed professional nurses, or emergency medical services. They do not administer IV lines, prescribe medications, or perform medical surgical procedures.
Is this for you?
- Your uncle came home Tuesday after hip surgery and can't be lifted by one person.
- Discharge is tomorrow and the ward nurse said 'someone at home full-time' — and that someone isn't you.
- Your mother is bed-bound after the stroke and the sores are starting.
- You can do the medications but not the bathing — and not alone.
Part-time, full-time or live-in — choose your shift
Full-time
12 hrs · day or night shift
A full shift of bedside care — one 12-hour block, family covers the rest.
Best forPost-operative first weeks
Live-in
Stays in your home · structured rest
Around-the-clock presence: night turns, late meds, 3am reassurance. Rest hours agreed.
Best forBed-bound patients, stroke recovery, family out of station
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 isn't right for the patient's needs
- You meet the attendant before day one — often the patient meets them too
- Shift type, night duties and dietary responsibilities agreed before start
What Chennai families say
“After my dad's hip surgery, we required an attendant for home bedside assistance. The helper assisted with wheelchair transfers, hygiene, and daily care with great diligence.”
Dr. Arun Kumar
Adyar, Chennai
Before you decide
The questions worth asking before anyone starts in your home — answered here, so nothing catches you off guard later.
Attendant or nurse — which does my father actually need?
If he needs IV, injections or wound dressing, he needs a nurse. If he needs bathing, transfers, medicines reminded and someone through the night, he needs an attendant. Share the discharge summary and we'll say honestly which one the situation calls for.
Can she lift my uncle by herself?
Transfers are done with technique, not strength — posture, grips, and a transfer walk-through on day one. Where a patient genuinely needs two people, say so; some beds and some conditions need two.
Night shift and day shift — can one attendant do both?
No, and you shouldn't want that. Nights are a separate 12-hour arrangement or a live-in with rest hours. An exhausted attendant is a fall risk.
Will she stay awake all night?
In live-in arrangements she sleeps when the patient sleeps and is up for scheduled turns, medication and bathroom needs. Continuous clinical monitoring is a nurse's job, not an attendant's.
Male or female attendant for my mother?
Say it in the first message. Matching attendant gender to patient gender for personal care is normal and expected — a female patient gets a female attendant unless the family asks otherwise.
How soon after discharge can someone start?
Same-day or next-day is often possible when you message from the hospital ward with the date, condition and shift needed. The earlier you call, the calmer the first night at home.
What do you need from us in the first message?
The patient's age, condition, mobility level, the discharge date, and day/night/live-in. If the doctor has left written instructions, a photo of those helps more than any description.
Areas we cover
Common questions
Questions about patient care in Chennai
Practical answers on shifts, duties, verification, and what happens after you message.
Ask on WhatsAppCall +91 9176555533An attendant handles non-medical daily living: bathing, feeding, mobility, diapers, positioning. A nurse performs clinical procedures — IV, injections, wound dressing. Placements here are attendants; nursing is arranged separately by the family if needed.
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