When someone in the family is ill, the cooking, cleaning and washing do not stop. A home service worker from our centre in Sonarpur takes on that housework, so the family, or the patient's aya, can concentrate on the patient.
Household help and cooks are listed on our centre's own signboard alongside nurses and ayas, and many families ask for one together with a caregiver.
What a home service worker does
- Cooking everyday meals, including soft or plain food for a patient if the doctor has advised it
- Washing dishes, sweeping and mopping
- Washing and folding clothes and bed linen
- Keeping the kitchen and the patient's room tidy
- Shopping for household groceries when asked
What a home service worker does not do
A home service worker is not trained for patient care. For bathing, feeding or toileting a patient, you need an aya or a male attendant; for medical tasks, a nurse.
How to arrange a home service worker
- Call or WhatsApp +91 90513 20961. Tell us which jobs need doing, how many people live in the home, and which hours suit you. The phone is answered around the clock by the people who will actually arrange the caregiver.
- We suggest who to send. If what you describe needs a nurse rather than an aya, or an attendant rather than either, we will say so.
- Shift and rate are agreed first. Shifts of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or 24 hours are available, and you know the cost before anyone is sent.
- The caregiver comes to you, often the same day, and we check back to make sure the match is working.
Common questions
Can we have a cook and an aya together?
Yes. Many families do exactly that: the aya looks after the patient and the worker looks after the house.
Is this full time or part time?
Either. Shifts of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or 24 hours are available.
Can the worker cook food for a special diet?
She can cook to the instructions you or the doctor give. Tell us about any diet when you call.
Last reviewed 27 September 2026