Knowledge base
Guides
Every guide is written for one specific decision a family has to make. Dates and reviewer notes are on each article; where the information is indicative rather than surveyed, the article says so.
Finding and hiring
Shortlists, verification, agencies, contracts and trials.
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Verification: police, ID and reference checks explained
What police verification, government ID collection and reference calls involve when hiring a caretaker in India, and how to run each step properly.
Updated 2026-10-10
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How to tell your parent you are hiring help
How to raise home care with an ageing parent without a fight: what the refusal means, what to offer instead, staged introductions that keep dignity.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Replacement policy and trial period: what to demand
The replacement days, trial criteria, refund terms and escalation contact to agree with a care agency before you pay — and how to run a two-week trial.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Questions to ask before hiring a home attendant or nurse
The exact questions to ask a home-care agency or individual caregiver in India — verification, training, replacement, costs and emergency response.
Updated 2026-10-10
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When siblings disagree about care for a parent
A way through family disagreement about elderly care: separate facts from opinions, divide by capacity, name the invisible load and set a review date.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Night attendant for elderly: when it is worth it
When a night attendant is worth paying for, what night cover includes, awake versus on-call terms, indicative cost bands and how to set it up safely.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Managing a caretaker from another city or country
How to supervise home care from a distance: one local contact, daily written updates, private calls with your parent, digital payments and escalation.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Home care vs old age home: how to decide
An honest comparison of home care and old age homes in India: supervision, cost, family guilt, loneliness and the questions to ask before you decide.
Updated 2026-10-10
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How to choose a caretaker: a 12-point checklist
A practical, plain-spoken checklist for choosing a caretaker for elderly parents in India — verification, scope, trial period and replacement.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Caretaker contract: what to put in writing
A clause-by-clause guide to the written agreement to make with a home caretaker in India: hours, pay, leave, out-of-scope tasks, notice and emergencies.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Attendant vs nurse vs physiotherapist: who do you need?
A plain-language comparison of home attendants, skilled nurses and physiotherapists in India — what each does, what each costs and when you need both.
Updated 2026-10-10
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24-hour vs 12-hour vs live-in care: pros, cons, cost
Compare 24-hour, 12-hour and live-in elderly care in India: what each covers, who it suits, indicative cost bands and what to put in writing first.
Updated 2026-10-10
Conditions and daily care
Dementia, stroke, diabetes, falls, sleep and incontinence.
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Warning signs that mean you should not wait
A non-exhaustive list of warning signs in an older adult that mean call a doctor or emergency services today, including breathlessness, pain and confusion.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Swallowing difficulty and safe feeding at home
How to spot swallowing trouble at mealtimes, adapt dal, roti and rice safely, and know when coughing during meals means call the doctor today.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Caring for a stroke survivor at home
What the first weeks at home after a stroke look like: safety, eating, medicines, the physiotherapist’s plan, and how the family should share the work.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Safe medicine management for elderly people
One list, one box, one routine: how families keep an older adult’s medicines organised, reminders reliable and changes only ever made by the doctor.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Preventing falls at home: a room-by-room guide
A room-by-room walk through an Indian home to cut fall risk for an older adult: bathroom, bedroom, stairs, kitchen and the fixes that cost almost nothing.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Post-surgery and fracture care at home
Setting up the house, the day and the rota for recovery after surgery or a fracture: discharge instructions, mobility, medicines and red flags.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Parkinson’s care at home: practical tips
Daily-care advice for a person with Parkinson’s at home: medication timing, freezing, tremor at meals, bathing, night routines and fall risk.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Caring for incontinence with dignity
A respectful approach to incontinence at home: toileting routines, skin care, laundry, absorbent products and the questions for the doctor.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Hydration, nutrition and Indian diets for seniors
Practical hydration and nutrition for older Indians: fluid habits, protein at every meal, adapting dal and khichdi, and when poor appetite needs a doctor.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Signs of elder neglect or abuse, and what to do
Recognise physical, emotional, financial and neglect-based harm to an older adult, note down concerns, raise them with family or the agency, escalate.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Diabetes care for seniors: a caregiver's routine
A day-by-day caregiving routine for an older adult living with diabetes: meals, foot checks, activity, prescribed medicines and when to contact the doctor.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Caring for a parent with dementia at home: 30 days
A calm, week-by-week plan for the first 30 days after a dementia diagnosis: routines, safety, medicines, family roles and where to find help.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Signs of caregiver burnout — and respite options
Recognise caregiver burnout early: the physical and emotional signs, a short self-check, and respite options in India that give family carers a real break.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Bedsores: prevention for a bedridden person
The daily routine that prevents pressure sores in a bedridden older adult: repositioning, skin checks, bedding, nutrition and when a nurse is required.
Updated 2026-10-10
Money and planning
Costs, insurance, tax relief, schemes and long-term planning.
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Tax and financial planning for elder care
How families in India can think about tax, savings and paperwork when paying for an older parent’s care, with official links and cautions.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Senior citizen schemes: an overview with links
A plain map of savings, pension and welfare schemes for older Indians, with official links and the checks worth making before you apply.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Health insurance for seniors: what to check first
What to check before buying health cover for an older parent in India: entry age, waiting periods, room limits, co-pays, claims and official links.
Updated 2026-10-10
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Legal basics: senior citizens’ rights and maintenance
A general, non-technical overview of how Indian law approaches maintenance for elderly parents, including the 2007 central Act and state versions.
Updated 2026-10-10