Live-in Caregiver in Singapore
When your elderly loved one needs care and support as part of their everyday life, consistent compassion is key. Having someone trustworthy at home, who can look after them, day and night, can bring a great sense of calm. A live-in caregiver offers such continuous support and care. From helping with daily routines to being there through the night, live-in caregiver allows your loved one to remain in familiar surroundings while receiving steady and attentive support.
At Care@Homes, we help families source and hire experienced or trained live-in caregivers in Singapore. As your single point of contact, we also help to coordinate, home-based services, medical transport, equipment, and consumable supplies, all delivered to your doorstep.
What is a Live-in Caregiver?
A live-in caregiver is an experienced or trained person who stays with the care recipient at their home to look after them. This arrangement offers continuous care, companionship, and peace of mind, especially for elderly individuals who need assistance with activities of daily living (ADL).
What does a Live-in Caregiver do?
Our caregivers are proficient to assist the care recipients with daily living activities on
Meal preparation and feeding support
Showering
Toileting
Mobility and transfer assistance
Personal care (bathing, dressing, grooming)
Medication reminders
Companionship and emotional support
Escorting to appointments when required
Meal preparation and feeding support
Showering
Toileting
Mobility and transfer assistance
Personal care (bathing, dressing, grooming)
Medication reminders
Companionship and emotional support
Escorting to appointments when required
Upon customer’s request, we can also equip their caregiver with more complex nursing skills.
Wound Care
Urinary Catheter Care
Insulin Injection
Oxygen Therapy
Tube Feeding
Blood Glucose Monitoring
Support Rehabilitation
Wound Care
Urinary Catheter Care
Insulin Injection
Oxygen Therapy
Tube Feeding
Blood Glucose Monitoring
Support Rehabilitation
Who is a Live-in Caregiver suitable for?
A live-in caregiver is suitable if your loved one:
Why people choose Care@Homes?
One Trusted Point of Contact
We coordinate for our customers what they need, liaising with applicable service providers or parties on their behalf.
Care Delivered to the Doorstep
We arrange everything for our customers to their doorstep, or services performed at their home.
Holistic Home Care Support
A comprehensive range of care services, from live-in caregiving arragenment to home-based treatments, medical transport, equipment, consumables supplies and healthier food products.
Less Hassle, More Peace of Mind
This allows our customers to spend less time managing logistics and more time focusing on their loved ones.
Our hiring process
At Care@Homes we esure all caregivers are carefully vetted by our professional team before any referrals.
1 - 2 days
Consultation
Gather needs of care recipient to shortlist suitable caregivers
1st time employers will need to attend the Employers Orientation Programme (EOP)
Up to 1 week
Selection
- Video interview of shortlisted caregivers
- Selection and confirmation of caregiver
Up to 3 weeks
Processing
- Work permit application
- Embassy processing
- Purchase of insurance
- Pre-employment medical check
- Settling in program for caregiver coming to Singapore for the first time
- Issuance of work permit
- Work permit card registration
Meet our Caregivers
ANASTASIA
Summary: Anastasia, is a Bachelor of Midwifery graduate with two years of hands-on homecare experience. She has cared for patients with diverse conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, kidney failure (including hemodialysis), stroke, dementia, hypertension, and post–Total Hip Replacement recovery. With her medical background and compassionate approach, Anastasia provides attentive, reliable, and holistic care that supports both the physical and emotional well-being of her patients.
MARIYANI
Summary: Mariyani has over 3 years and 8 months of experience working in Singapore as a caregiver. She is highly skilled in caring for an 83-year-old bedridden elderly, providing dedicated daily support and intensive assistance. Alongside caregiving, she is fully capable of managing all general household duties including cooking, laundry, ironing, and grocery shopping. She is also experienced in car washing and light gardening. Mariyani is known for being hardworking, honest, obedient, polite, and responsible, with a positive attitude and a strong willingness to learn and adapt to new tasks.
HADIANA BT MUHAMMAD AMIN
Summary: This is an ex-Taiwan and ex-Saudi candidate. She has 3yrs of eldercare experience looking after bedridden patient, and also another 2yrs of infant care experience looking after a special needs child. She can converse in Mandarin & English.
Live-in Caregiver cost in Singapore
The cost of a live-in caregiver in Singapore depends on factors such as the level of care needed by the care recipient, experience and qualification of the caregiver. Care@Homes provides transparent information and helps our customers understand all applicable costs before proceeding.
Home care grants and support in Singapore
In Singapore, families often explore schemes such as the Home Caregiving Grant or support available through Agency for Integrated Care (AIC). While Care@Homes does not provide financial advice, our role is to help connect the right pieces together. It is important to be clear, when families are facing new care choices for the first time. Even if you are not sure what you need yet, that’s perfectly fine. We are here to assist you.
Contact Care@Homes today for Live-in Caregiver options
Choosing a live-in caregiver in Singapore is a big decision but you don’t have to navigate it alone. Care@Homes is a reliable partner who coordinates caregiving, services, and home care essentials seamlessly. Reach out to us on Whatsapp or submit your enquiry using the form below.
Frequently Asked Questions
A live-in caregiver provides ongoing presence and support, while temporary caregiver covers a short duration only, for a few weeks or months, depending on customer's need. Care@Homes can advise you what level of care is most suitable.
A live-in caregiver can assist with personal care, mobility, meals, medication reminders, companionship, and daily routines while ensuring safety at home.
You can find a live-in caregiver by working with a care coordinator like Care@Homes, who helps match your needs with trusted caregiving providers.
Hiring a live-in caregiver involves assessing care needs, understanding expectations, and coordinating the arrangement. Care@Homes simplifies this by managing the process for you.
Live-in caregiver costs vary based on care needs, experience, and scope of duties. Care@Home provides guidance on expected costs and options.
The cost/payment for a live-in caregiver depends on care intensity and experience level. Families should ensure fair compensation aligned with the caregiver’s responsibilities.
Live-in caregivers provide daily support with designated rest periods. Care schedules are structured to ensure sustainable and safe caregiving, that is acceptable to both employer and caregiver.
Managing household tasks can be part of what caregivers do, but the extent to which a caregiver can juggle caregiving and household work is subject to the condition of the care recipient. The more dependent the care recipient is on the caregiver for ADL (activities of daily living), it is advisable for the caregiver to focus on caring and the well-being for the person. This may even mean hiring another domestic helper/maid to take care of the household work.
Unless a registered nurse is hired to be a caregiver, if not, caregivers are generally not allowed to perform medical procedures such as administering injections and inserting catheters. However administering insulin injection, using an injection pen, is allowed if the caregiver is duly trained to do so.
You should ensure a comfortable space for the caregiver so they can do their job with motivation and energy. You should prepare a private sleeping area, ensure access to facilities, and establish clear routines and communication expectations.
It depends on individual, but families who prefer live-in care primarily because it allows elderly individuals to remain in the familiar surroundings of their home with personalised, one-to-one support.
Still have questions? Our friendly customer support team is here to help.
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