Home Care Nepal
delivered by certified nurses
Professional home care in Nepal for elderly parents, post-surgery patients, and chronic illness recovery — headquartered in Kathmandu, serving the Valley and select cases nationwide.
What Home Care Means in Nepal Today
Home care Nepal covers a wide range of services delivered inside a patient's house instead of a hospital ward — medication, wound dressing, IV therapy, post-surgery monitoring, elderly support, and chronic disease management. For most families, home care is the only realistic alternative to repeated hospital admissions or moving an ageing parent into an institutional facility, neither of which is widely accepted in Nepali culture.
Two forces have made home care services Nepal-wide a serious option in the last few years: hospitals discharge patients earlier than they used to, and a growing share of Nepali families have at least one adult child living overseas. The result is a real gap — a parent at home who needs trained help, and a family that cannot provide it themselves.
Nursing Care Nepal exists to close that gap. Every home care nurse in Nepal on our roster is registered with the Nepal Nursing Council, reference-checked, and matched to cases based on documented clinical experience — not on whoever happens to be free.
How the Agency Model Works
Home care in Nepal is generally arranged in one of three ways: word-of-mouth referrals from a hospital ward, informal labour hired through a neighbour or relative, or a structured home care agency. Each has trade-offs — but only the agency model gives you written records, replacement coverage if a nurse falls ill, and a clinical contact you can escalate to.
Working with us is straightforward:
- Intake call — A coordinator collects the patient's diagnosis, current medications, mobility status, and discharge summary if any. This usually takes 10–15 minutes.
- Care plan — Our clinical team drafts a written plan covering shift structure, expected tasks, escalation thresholds, and what the family should buy in advance (gloves, dressings, etc.).
- Nurse matching — We assign a nurse with the right experience for the case, not a generalist. Cardiac patients get nurses with cardiac-ward experience; dementia cases go to caregivers trained in validation therapy.
- Daily handover — Every shift ends with a written report shared with family and, where relevant, the treating doctor.
- Replacement guarantee — If your assigned nurse falls ill or has an emergency, we backfill from the same shortlist. You're never left without coverage.
Home Care Services We Provide
Elderly Home Care
Daily living support, dementia care, fall prevention, medication adherence, and companionship for ageing parents and grandparents.
Post-Surgery Recovery
Wound dressing, drain management, IV therapy, suture removal, and rehabilitation support after orthopaedic, cardiac, or general surgery.
24/7 Home Nursing
Round-the-clock licensed nursing — typically two 12-hour shifts or live-in coverage for ICU step-down, ventilator support, or advanced palliative cases.
Chronic Illness Management
Diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, COPD, kidney disease, and Parkinson's — structured monitoring and medication management at home.
Hospital Discharge Support
Coordination directly with the discharging ward so the patient transitions home with the right plan, equipment, and trained nurse already in place.
Palliative & End-of-Life Care
Comfort-focused nursing for terminal illness, pain management, and dignified end-of-life care at home with family present.
Want service-specific detail? Read our pages on 24/7 home nursing, elderly care, and post-surgery recovery.
Where We Operate Across Nepal
We're honest about coverage rather than overpromising. Home care logistics — replacement nurses, supplies, escalation — only work reliably where we have density of staff. That means:
- Kathmandu Valley (core) — Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kirtipur, Madhyapur Thimi, Budhanilkantha. Same-day or next-day deployment for most cases. For neighbourhood-level detail, see our Home Care Kathmandu page.
- Pokhara — Selected long-term cases. We require a written care plan, a multi-week minimum, and time to vet a local nurse properly. We won't send someone we don't trust.
- Chitwan — Same approach as Pokhara. Best-fit cases are stable elderly support and structured post-discharge nursing, not emergency dispatch.
- Other districts — Contact us. We'll tell you honestly whether we can staff your case or refer you to a trusted local provider. We'd rather refer out than send under-prepared staff.
The single biggest constraint on rural home care in Nepal is the supply of nurses, not demand. We're growing the network deliberately — adding districts only when we have at least three vetted nurses available for backup coverage.
Why Families Choose Nursing Care Nepal
- Nepal Nursing Council registration — Every nurse holds a current licence. We verify the registration number directly with the Council before assignment, not just at hiring.
- Reference-checked rosters — Each nurse and caregiver passes background checks and reference calls with previous employers, including hospital nursing supervisors.
- Clinical-led case management — Care plans are reviewed by experienced nurses, not just sales staff. We refuse cases we can't handle safely.
- 4–8 hour deployment in the Valley — From confirmed booking to nurse on-site for non-emergency cases. ICU discharges and emergencies get priority routing.
- Daily written handovers — Every shift produces a structured note: vitals, medications given, intake/output, mobility, mood, family-relevant observations.
- NRN-friendly — Built for families abroad: WhatsApp coordination, video check-ins, photo updates, international payment, transparent invoicing.
- Headquartered at Maitighar, Kathmandu, Nepal — Reachable any time at +977 9823875737 or via our contact form.
If You Live Abroad and Your Parents Live in Nepal
Roughly half of our active cases involve a primary decision-maker outside Nepal — Sydney, London, New York, Dubai, Riyadh, Doha. The pattern is consistent: an ageing parent in Kathmandu or Pokhara, a hospital event, and a son or daughter trying to coordinate from twelve time zones away.
We've shaped the operation around that reality. Intake calls happen on WhatsApp at whatever hour works for you. Care plans, invoices, and shift reports go to a shared chat the whole family can see. Video check-ins let you watch your nurse give medication or change a dressing. Payment runs through international card or bank transfer with itemised invoices that satisfy auditing requirements.
Read our About page to understand how we built this for the NRN diaspora — or contact us directly to start a case.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is home care in Nepal, and how is it different from a hospital?
Home care in Nepal means a trained caregiver or licensed nurse delivers medical and daily-living support inside the patient's own home — instead of the patient travelling to a hospital ward or staying in a long-term care facility. It covers everything from medication administration, vital-sign monitoring, wound dressing, IV therapy, and tube feeding to bathing, mobility help, meal prep, and companionship. For chronic conditions, post-discharge recovery, and elderly support, home care is usually safer, cheaper, and far less stressful than repeated hospitalisation.
Which areas of Nepal do you cover?
Our core service area is the Kathmandu Valley — Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur — where we deploy nurses within 4–8 hours. Beyond the Valley, we accept selected long-term cases in Pokhara and Chitwan when we can match a vetted nurse with documented experience. For other districts, contact us with the patient's discharge summary and location; we'll tell you honestly whether we can staff the case or refer you to a trusted local provider.
Are your home care nurses certified?
Yes. Every nurse on our roster holds a current Nepal Nursing Council registration, has documented hospital or community-health experience, and has been reference-checked by our clinical team. Caregivers (non-nursing roles like elderly companionship and daily living support) go through our internal training and background verification. We never assign informal labour to medical cases.
How much does home care cost in Nepal?
Costs depend on the level of care required. Basic caregiver visits for elderly companionship sit at the lower end. Certified nurse shifts for medication, wound care, or chronic conditions are mid-range. Complex 24/7 cases — ventilator support, ICU step-down, palliative care — sit at the higher end. We bill weekly in NPR with itemised invoices and accept international payment for NRN families. Call +977 9823875737 for a transparent estimate after a brief intake call.
Can families abroad arrange home care in Nepal for parents?
Yes. NRN families in Australia, the US, the UK, the Gulf, and Europe make up a large portion of our caseload. The whole arrangement happens over WhatsApp and video — intake, nurse matching, care plan, and daily updates. We send written shift reports, photos when relevant, and direct video check-ins so you can see your parent and speak to the assigned nurse. International card and bank-transfer payments are supported.
How quickly can a nurse start at our home?
Inside the Kathmandu Valley, most non-emergency cases start within 4–8 hours of confirmation. Hospital discharges and ICU handovers are prioritised — call us as soon as the discharge is being planned and we'll coordinate directly with the ward. For Pokhara, Chitwan, and one-off out-of-Valley cases, plan on 24–72 hours for proper nurse vetting and travel logistics.
Start a Home Care Case Today
Tell us about the patient, and we'll have a coordinator on the line within minutes. Most Kathmandu Valley cases start within 4–8 hours of confirmation.