Caretaker / Aya service at home means providing non-medical personal care and daily living support to a patient, elderly person, child, or someone who needs assistance at home. Unlike nurses, caretakers/ayas focus on basic care, hygiene, supervision, and day-to-day activities, not medical procedures.
What Caretaker / Aya Service Includes
Personal hygiene support
– Bathing, sponging, grooming, oral care
Toileting assistance
– Bedpan, diaper change, restroom help
Feeding assistance
– Helping with meals, preparing light food
Mobility support
– Helping the patient walk, sit, change position
Supervision & companionship
– Staying with the patient, keeping them safe
Bedridden patient care
– Turning, back care, maintaining cleanliness
Light household tasks for patient
– Maintaining patient’s room, arranging bedding
Support for elderly (Geriatric care)
What Caretakers / Ayas Do NOT Do
They generally do not perform medical tasks, such as:
- Injections
- Wound dressing
- IV/IM medications
- Tracheostomy care
- Catheter insertion
- ICU-level monitoring
These tasks require a qualified nurse.
Who Needs Caretaker/Aya Services?
- Elderly people living alone
- Bedridden patients
- Post-delivery mother & newborn
- Patients needing supervision, hygiene care
- Dementia or Parkinson’s patients needing constant assistance