Elderly Care at Home
in Sri Lanka.
Elderly care at home lets your ageing parent stay in the home, neighbourhood, and routines they know — with professional, compassionate support matched to their exact needs. BetterHands provides trained caregivers and PHSRC-registered nurses for daily living support, health monitoring, dementia care, and companionship across Sri Lanka. A 14-day placement guarantee, every time.
Ageing with dignity
In the home they love
Starting from
Rs. 1,400/hr
Personal Care
What elderly care at home covers
Three dimensions of elderly care.
Good elderly care is never just one thing. Your parent may need daily living support, health monitoring, and meaningful companionship — often all three. BetterHands covers all dimensions through one coordinated placement.
Daily LivingDaily Living & Personal Care
The foundation of good elderly care at home is consistent, dignified support with the tasks of daily life. Bathing, grooming, dressing, and personal hygiene are the areas where many elderly parents first need professional help — and where dignity matters most. Our caregivers are trained to assist with all personal care tasks while actively preserving independence wherever possible. Rather than doing things for your parent, they do things with your parent — maintaining self-esteem, preserving function, and building a genuine relationship built on respect.
Health MonitoringHealth & Chronic Disease Management
Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of chronic disease in South Asia — diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease affect a significant proportion of adults over 60. Managing these conditions at home requires consistent monitoring, medication compliance, and early identification of deterioration. Our caregivers perform daily vital signs checks and track health trends over time, while PHSRC-registered nurses provide clinical oversight, insulin administration, wound care, and direct coordination with your parent's treating physicians at hospitals including Colombo National Hospital, Nawaloka, and Asiri.
Cognitive & SocialDementia, Cognition & Companionship
Loneliness and cognitive decline are two of the most serious health risks facing elderly Sri Lankans — and both are significantly underaddressed by purely medical models of care. Structured daily routines, mentally stimulating activities, social engagement, and trusted human connection are as important to an elderly person's health as their medication schedule. Our caregivers are trained specifically in dementia care — creating predictable, safe routines that reduce anxiety and behavioural disturbances, providing cognitive stimulation activities appropriate to the patient's stage, and offering the consistent companionship that slows cognitive decline. For families managing dementia, we also provide structured guidance and respite so family carers can sustain their own health and presence over time.
Recognising the signs
When your parent needs professional elderly care.
Most families wait longer than they should. These are the signs that professional elderly care at home is needed — not as a last resort, but as the right support at the right time.
Recognising these signs early prevents crises, hospitalisations, and unnecessary suffering. Read our guide to recognising when your parent needs home care →
How it works
From first call to caregiver in 14 days.
Every elderly care placement follows a structured process designed to get the right caregiver in front of your family quickly — without cutting corners on the matching, verification, or clinical assessment that makes the placement work long-term.
Free Care Assessment
A 15-minute call with our care team. We listen carefully to your parent's medical history, daily routines, language preference, personality, and your family's schedule — so nothing is left to chance in the matching process.
Caregiver Matching
Our coordinators assess 250+ caregivers across 50+ compatibility factors — clinical skills, dementia experience, language, cultural background, and personality fit. You get the right person, not just whoever is available.
48-Hour Verification
Criminal background checks and professional reference verification run in parallel — completed in 48 hours without shortcuts. Every caregiver placed for elderly care has passed our full screening process.
Introduction & Care Start
You meet your matched caregiver before care begins. Daily check-ins from our coordinators follow for the first 14 days — ensuring the match is working and adjusting if anything needs refinement.
14-Day Placement Guarantee
If the match is not right within 14 days, we arrange a replacement at no cost and no questions. Our under 4% replacement rate reflects how seriously we take getting the first match right.
Caring for overseas families
BetterHands regularly arranges elderly care for parents whose families live in Australia, the UK, or the Middle East — remote coordination, regular welfare updates, and the same placement standard as a local family.
Transparent pricing
Elderly care plans for every family.
Flexible scheduling — from a few hours daily to full live-in care. All packages include a Colombo-based care coordinator and the 14-day placement guarantee.
All packages include a dedicated care coordinator and the written 14-day placement guarantee. No lock-in contracts. Ask about insurance coverage.
PHSRC
Registered Nurses
Verified before placement
48h
Background Checks
Reference & credential verified
96%
First-Match Success
50+ compatibility factors
250+
Vetted Caregivers
Across all Sri Lanka
Family stories
What families say.
“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
“My grandfather was very lonely after being discharged from hospital. His BetterHands companion has become a true friend — he is happier and more engaged than he's been in years.”
Priya N.
Kandy
“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
FAQs
Common questions.
Everything about elderly care at home in Sri Lanka, answered honestly.
Elderly care at home covers daily living support (bathing, meals, mobility), health monitoring, medication management, companionship, and clinical nursing — all delivered in your parent's own home. BetterHands provides all of these across Colombo, Kandy, Galle, and beyond, matched by the level of care your parent genuinely needs.
Elderly care at home starts from Rs. 1,400/hr for personal care visits, Rs. 1,800/hr for companion care, and Rs. 55,000/month for live-in care. All rates are published and transparent — no hidden fees, no travel supplements for any district. A free care assessment is provided before any commitment.
Elderly care covers the full daily support picture — routines, meals, mobility, companionship, and cognitive engagement. Home nursing covers clinical procedures — wound care, injections, IV therapy, and complex medical management. Many parents need both, and BetterHands can coordinate both through one placement.
Yes. Our caregivers are trained in structured dementia routines, behavioural management, safe mobility support, and cognitive stimulation. We match dementia patients with caregivers who have specific cognitive care experience and who speak the patient's preferred language — Sinhala, Tamil, or English.
For most families, yes. Elderly people in familiar home environments consistently show better cognitive outcomes, lower depression rates, and reduced hospitalisation compared to care facilities. BetterHands live-in care also typically costs less than a Colombo nursing home — while keeping your parent in the home they know.
Yes. BetterHands regularly arranges elderly care remotely for families based in Australia, the UK, and the Middle East. Our coordinators manage the full placement — assessment, caregiver matching, and weekly welfare updates — so overseas families stay informed and confident about their parent's care.
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Care across Sri Lanka.
Same standard. Same guarantee. Every district.
Our service area
Elderly care at home — across Sri Lanka.
Ready to arrange elderly care
at home?
Book a free care assessment — our team will listen to your family's situation and match your parent with the right caregiver within 14 days.
250+
Vetted caregivers
96%
First-match success
Trained
Caregiver training
14
Days to placement