Home Nursing Care
in Galle.
Home nursing services in Galle for the weeks after a discharge — dressings, wounds and post-operative care carried out at home by a PHSRC-registered nurse. Across Karapitiya, Unawatuna and Hikkaduwa, from LKR 9,000/day.
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Island-wide — reviewed one by one
1,500+
Families Served
Across Sri Lanka since 2020
96%
First-Match Success
Matched on 50+ factors
72 Hours
Placement Guarantee
From a completed assessment
Why families in Galle call
The treatment does not end at the hospital gate.
Teaching Hospital Karapitiya serves the whole Southern Province, and it discharges people who still need clinical work done. A wound that needs dressing every second day. An antibiotic course by injection. A catheter that has to be changed on schedule.
For a family in Unawatuna or Ambalangoda, that means the drive back, the wait, and a fifteen-minute procedure. Twice a week, for a month. However, almost none of it actually requires the hospital building — it requires a qualified nurse, which is a different thing.
Therefore BetterHands places PHSRC-registered nurses in Galle homes to carry out the plan the treating consultant already set. We do not change it, and we do not prescribe. We do the work at the bedside so the recovery happens at home.
- Fewer journeys. The dressing happens in the bedroom, not after an hour in the car.
- Earlier warning. A nurse seeing the wound daily notices infection before the family does.
- The same schedule. We work to the discharge summary exactly, on the days it specifies.
- No district surcharge. Galle is charged at LKR 9,000/day, the same as Colombo.
What we ask for
"Bring the discharge summary and the dressing instructions. The nurse works to them exactly — we carry out the plan, we do not rewrite it."
BetterHands Care Coordinators
What a nurse does at home
Clinical work, done in Galle.
Wound care and dressings
The commonest reason a Galle family calls. Surgical wounds, diabetic ulcers and pressure sores dressed on the schedule the hospital set, in the patient’s own bedroom.
Post-operative nursing
The first fortnight after an operation is when complications appear. A nurse watching the site daily catches an infection days before a family member would.
Injections and IV therapy
Prescribed injections, antibiotic courses and IV fluids administered by a PHSRC-registered nurse, to the treating doctor’s orders.
Catheter, stoma and tube care
Routine changes and hygiene handled correctly, which is what keeps someone out of hospital rather than back in it.
Where the limit sits.Our nurses work to a doctor's prescription. We do not diagnose, we do not prescribe, and anything needing theatre or a consultant review goes back to the hospital. If a wound looks wrong, the nurse says so and escalates the same day.
What the first week looks like
The seven days after coming home.
Most complications after a discharge appear inside the first week, which is why that week is nursed deliberately rather than improvised. Here is how it normally runs in a Galle household.
Day one
The nurse arrives with the discharge summary already read. The first visit is slower on purpose — checking the wound against what the notes describe, confirming the medication list against the actual boxes in the house, and finding out who in the family is going to be present each day.
Days two to four
The dressing schedule settles into a rhythm. This is the window when post-operative infection usually declares itself, so the site is photographed and compared visit to visit rather than judged from memory.
Days five to seven
Mobility starts to matter more than the wound. Getting to the bathroom safely, sitting up without pulling the site, and sleeping through the night are the things that decide whether the second week goes well.
The review
Before the hospital review date, the nurse writes up what has actually happened — dressing changes, temperatures, anything unusual. Families arrive at the clinic with a record rather than an impression, which makes the consultant’s job faster.
Therefore the value of a nurse in that first week is not only the procedure itself. It is a trained pair of eyes on the same wound every day, in the same house, comparing today against yesterday. Where the need continues beyond the immediate recovery, families usually step down to elderly care services rather than stopping care altogether.
Where we place in Galle
Across Galle and the coast.
Galle town and the Fort
Including Dadalla, Kaluwella and Magalle.
Karapitiya
The teaching hospital catchment — most of our post-discharge work.
Unawatuna and Talpe
Coastal households, often with family abroad.
Hikkaduwa and Ambalangoda
North along the coast, within the same placement radius.
Baddegama and Elpitiya
Inland Galle District, arranged with notice.
Transparent pricing
Membership first, then simple daily rates.
One annual membership covers coordination, payroll, and unlimited caregiver replacements. After that you pay a flat daily rate for the level of care you need.
BetterHands Annual Membership
LKR 20,000
One-time annual registration fee
- Unlimited caregiver replacements at no additional cost if you are not satisfied
- Payroll management and caregiver administration
- Ongoing coordination and support from the BetterHands team
- Access to all services covered under the BetterHands membership
Step two — daily service rates
Duties below are what each role normally provides — your care plan is tailored during the free assessment.
Caregiver
Daily living support and companionship
LKR 4,500/day
Most families start here — a parent who is managing, but should not be alone all day.
- Friendly conversation and companionship
- Bathing and personal care assistance (if required)
- Medication reminders and general supervision
- Simple meals and refreshments
- Short walks and light activities (if appropriate)
- Day-to-day assistance and emotional support
Nursing Assistant
Personal care plus basic clinical support
LKR 6,000/day
Common where diabetes, blood pressure or early-stage dementia needs daily monitoring.
- Everything in the caregiver role
- Vital signs monitoring (BP, blood sugar, SpO₂)
- Medication reminders and administration support
- Basic wound and continence care
Professional Nurse
Complex medical and post-operative needs
LKR 9,000/day
Usually after a hospital discharge, a stroke, or where wounds and IV care are involved.
- Everything in the nursing assistant role
- PHSRC-registered clinical nursing
- Wound care, injections, and IV therapy
- Catheter, NG tube, and post-operative care
Daily rates are charged in addition to the one-time annual registration fee of LKR 20,000. The same daily rates apply to day care, night care and live-in support — no shift premiums, no travel supplements for any district. Hospital bystander cover is priced by shift length instead — see that service page for its packages. A free care assessment is provided before any commitment.
From families we have nursed
What recovery at home looked like.
“I have tried other home care services in Colombo but BetterHands stands apart. Their caregivers are consistent, reliable, and genuinely care about the people they look after.”
Sanduni K.
Galle
“BetterHands transformed my mother's quality of life. The caregivers are professional, compassionate, and treat her with so much dignity. Our whole family is relieved and grateful.”
Chamari W.
Colombo 07
“After my father's heart surgery at Lanka Hospitals, the nursing team from BetterHands provided exceptional post-operative care at home. They were thorough, kind, and always on time.”
Roshan & Dilini P.
Nugegoda
Galle questions
What families in Galle ask us.
Yes. BetterHands places PHSRC-registered nurses for home nursing services in Galle and the surrounding coast — Karapitiya, Unawatuna, Hikkaduwa, Ambalangoda and Baddegama. Care is charged from LKR 9,000/day, the same rate as every other district, and a free assessment establishes the clinical brief before any nurse is placed.
Yes, and that is the most common reason families in Galle call us. Bring the discharge summary and the dressing instructions, and the nurse works to them exactly. Where the schedule says alternate days, the nurse comes on alternate days. We do not change a treating consultant’s plan; we carry it out at home so nobody drives back to the hospital for a fifteen-minute dressing.
Post-operative wound care and dressing changes, suture and clip removal to a doctor’s instruction, prescribed injections and IV therapy, catheter and stoma care, NG tube feeding, pressure-area care, and monitoring of blood pressure, blood sugar and oxygen saturation for chronic conditions. Anything requiring diagnosis, a prescription or theatre stays with the hospital.
BetterHands guarantees placement within 72 hours of a completed assessment. For a discharge that is already scheduled, tell us the date at the assessment and the nurse is ready the day your relative comes home rather than three days after.
No. The professional nurse rate is LKR 9,000/day in Galle exactly as it is in Colombo — there is no district surcharge on a placement. Standalone one-off nurse visits outside Colombo carry a transport charge, which is quoted before the visit, never added afterwards.
Home nursing care in other towns
Coming home to Galle
this week?
Tell us the discharge date at the assessment and the nurse is ready the day your relative gets home — not three days later.
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