Childcare and Elderly Care
Care roles where verification matters most
Care roles are different from every other category of domestic staffing, because the person you hire will spend extended time alone with someone who cannot always advocate for themselves: a young child, an elderly parent, or a family member recovering from illness. Verification is not a formality in this category, it is the entire point.
Who typically hires this: Working parents, families with infants or young children, and households caring for an elderly or recovering family member who needs daily support rather than hospital care.
Roles in This Category
Babysitters & Nannies
Caring, experienced nannies and babysitters for infants, toddlers and school-age kids.
From PKR 40,000 / month
Nurses
Qualified home nurses for post-surgery recovery, elderly care and ongoing medical support.
From PKR 60,000 / month
Caretakers
Companion caretakers for elderly or unwell family members, daily support, mobility help and company.
From PKR 30,000 / month
Why This Category Deserves the Most Scrutiny
For a cook or a driver, a bad hire is an inconvenience you can correct. For a nanny or a home carer, the stakes are meaningfully higher, and the person most affected is often least able to tell you something is wrong. This is why we apply the same verification standard here as everywhere else and then recommend households go further: longer trial periods, more situational interview questions, and more direct observation in the first weeks.
It is also why we tell households plainly not to shortcut the process when a need is urgent. A same-week hire for a cook is reasonable. A same-week hire for someone who will be alone with your infant deserves the extra day it takes to do the interviews properly.
Knowing Whether You Need a Nanny, a Carer or a Nurse
A nanny provides ongoing daily childcare: routine, meals, activities and supervision as a consistent presence. A babysitter covers occasional hours rather than a daily routine. The distinction matters because candidates are generally looking for one arrangement or the other, not both.
For adults, a caretaker provides daily non-clinical support: mobility help, meals, companionship, and reminders for medication already prescribed and organised. A home nurse is the right hire when there is an active clinical element. If your family member needs injections, IV administration or clinical monitoring, you need qualified medical care, not a general caretaker with informal experience.
What to Expect From the First Month
Children and elderly parents both take time to accept a new person, and the first week rarely reflects how the arrangement will settle. Expect an adjustment period rather than judging the placement on day two, while still staying alert to anything that genuinely concerns you rather than explaining it away as settling in.
Stay present during the early weeks rather than delegating fully from day one. This is the single most useful thing a household can do in this category, and it is worth rearranging your own schedule for the first week or two to make it possible.
Common Questions
Do your care staff have formal medical qualifications?
Home nurses we place have relevant nursing backgrounds, and we will tell you exactly what qualifications a specific candidate holds. Caretakers are non-clinical roles for daily support. We do not represent a caretaker as qualified to perform clinical tasks, and we will say so directly if what you actually need is a qualified nurse.
How long should the trial period be for a nanny?
Longer than for most other roles. A few days is enough to judge a cook, but children take time to warm to a new person, so a week gives a far more accurate picture of how the arrangement will actually work.