Bangalore · Long-term paralysis support
Paralysis care that protects the skin, the lungs, the dignity.
Trained attendants for hemiplegia, paraplegia and quadriplegia at home — two-hourly turning, safe transfers, bowel and bladder routines, and the physiotherapy follow-through that decides how much movement comes back.
Reviewed by Sister Mary George, B.Sc Nursing, Care DirectorLast updated August 2026
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In one paragraph
Paralysis care at home means a trained attendant who turns the patient every two hours to prevent bedsores, moves them safely between bed, wheelchair and bathroom, keeps a bowel and bladder routine, carries out the physiotherapist’s prescribed exercises between visits, and watches for the chest infections and urinary infections that put paralysed patients back in hospital.
Understand the condition
Paralysis: what families should know.
- Stroke first
Stroke is the most common reason a family in Bangalore suddenly needs paralysis care at home — usually one-sided weakness (hemiplegia) that arrives overnight.
- First 6 months
Most measurable motor recovery after a stroke or spinal injury happens in the first six months, which is why consistent daily exercise at home matters more than the number of clinic visits.
- Hours, not days
Pressure sores can begin within hours of unrelieved pressure over the tailbone, heels or hips. Prevention is a turning schedule, not a dressing.
This information is for general awareness, not medical advice. Always consult a qualified doctor for diagnosis and treatment. EzyHelpers arranges trained caregivers and nursing support, we work alongside your doctor’s plan, never in place of it.
What we cover
Care needs & conditions covered.
Conditions covered
- Hemiplegia
- Paraplegia
- Quadriplegia
- Post-stroke weakness
- Spinal cord injury
- Bedbound immobility
Care needs we support
- Two-hourly repositioning and pressure-area checks
- Safe transfers using correct technique and a transfer belt or hoist
- Bowel and bladder routine, including catheter and diaper hygiene
- Passive and active-assisted limb exercises between physiotherapy visits
- Chest physiotherapy, positioning and cough support to prevent pneumonia
- Feeding assistance where swallowing is affected
What the attendant actually does
The work that keeps a paralysed patient out of hospital.
Almost every emergency readmission after paralysis traces back to one of four things: a pressure sore, a chest infection, a urinary infection, or a fall during a transfer. The daily routine is built around preventing all four.
- Turning every two hours, day and night, with pillows to offload heels and hips
- Skin inspected at each turn — tailbone, heels, hips, elbows, back of the head
- Sitting upright for meals and for at least 30 minutes after, to protect the lungs
- Catheter bag kept below bladder level, emptied and logged, tubing checked for kinks
- Fluids tracked, because dehydration is the fastest route to a urinary infection
- Transfers done with a belt and a planned technique, never by pulling on an arm
Recovery, not just maintenance
Physiotherapy works on the days the physio isn’t there.
A physiotherapist may visit two or three times a week. The exercises they prescribe need doing every day, and that is the attendant’s job — done properly, and logged.
- Passive range-of-motion on every joint, to stop contractures setting in
- Active-assisted movement on the affected side as strength returns
- Standing and sitting-balance practice once the physio clears it
- Positioning that discourages the classic post-stroke shoulder and wrist contracture
- Written daily log the physiotherapist can read at the next visit
- Honest reporting of what the patient could not do, not a flattering account
The family
Paralysis is a two-person lift and a twenty-year fear.
Families usually call us after a month of doing this alone — a spouse with a hurt back, adult children rotating night shifts, and nobody sleeping properly.
- Live-in cover so nights are supervised and the family can sleep
- Handover notes each morning: skin, bowels, intake, mood, exercise done
- Daily WhatsApp updates for children working abroad or in another city
- Guidance on hospital bed, air mattress, wheelchair and commode hire
- Free replacement if the match is not working, at any point in the plan
- We will say plainly when the need has moved beyond attendant level to nursing
Choosing a level
Three levels of paralysis care, set by how much the patient can still do.
The deciding question is not the diagnosis. It is whether the patient can shift their own weight, and whether they can be left alone safely for an hour.
Day-shift attendant
Partial paralysis where the patient can reposition themselves and the family is home overnight.
An elder-care attendant briefed on the affected side. Assists with bathing, dressing and meals, walks the prescribed exercises through, and is there for the daytime transfers that a spouse should not be doing alone.
Rate quoted after the free assessment
Live-in trained attendant
Full paralysis of the legs or one side, where turning, transfers and toileting need another person around the clock.
Matched on hands-on experience with immobile patients: two-hourly turning through the night, catheter and diaper hygiene, safe transfer technique, and enough judgement to spot a sore or a fever early.
Rate quoted after the free assessment
Nursing-led care
Quadriplegia, tracheostomy, ventilator dependence, or an existing pressure ulcer that needs dressing.
A qualified nurse leads the plan — wound dressing, suction, tube feeds, injections and vitals — with an attendant handling the daily routine. We move families to this level rather than stretching an attendant past their training.
Rate quoted after the free assessment
The most common mistake we see is a family hiring a general maid for a bedbound patient because the price is lower. A maid is not trained to turn a patient without shearing the skin, and the first pressure sore costs far more — in dressings, in antibiotics, and in months of healing — than the difference in monthly rate ever saved.
If a pressure ulcer already exists, tell us on the call. An open wound changes the placement from attendant to nurse-supervised, and it changes what we look for in the person we send.
Know the red flags
Call the doctor when you see these.
We brief every attendant on this list and ask them to phone the family immediately, not wait for the morning handover.
- Redness over the tailbone, heel or hip that does not fade within an hour of turning
- Any break in the skin, however small, or a blister over a bony point
- Fever, new confusion, or urine that has turned cloudy or foul-smelling
- Breathlessness, a wet-sounding cough, or a drop in alertness after a meal
- A swollen, warm, painful calf — possible deep vein thrombosis
- Sudden increase in stiffness, spasms, or new pain in a limb with no sensation
- No bowel movement for three days, or abdominal swelling with vomiting
None of this replaces your treating doctor. The attendant’s job is to notice early and escalate fast — most readmissions after paralysis are the result of something small that nobody saw for two days.
Honest expectations
What the attendant does, and doesn’t.
Clear scope from day one keeps the placement happy on both sides. Here’s exactly what to expect.
Included in care
- Personal care, bathing, grooming, dressing, toilet assistance
- Oral feeding and meal-time support
- Oral medication reminders, on schedule
- Safe walking, transfers and mobility support
- Companionship, conversation and daily engagement
- Light tidying of the care recipient’s room and washroom
- Washing the care recipient’s clothes (machine wash)
- Preparing simple meals for the care recipient
Not included (we arrange specialists instead)
- Injections, IV lines, Ryle’s tube or any clinical procedure (we arrange qualified nurses for these)
- Cooking or housework for the whole family
- Washing the family’s clothes or cleaning the full house
- Heavy massage or physiotherapy (we arrange certified physiotherapists)
- Administering medication beyond reminders without nurse oversight
- Driving or errands outside the agreed care plan
Simple to start
How to book care at home.
- Step 1
Tell us what you need
Call +91-7619629005 or send the form, share the condition, daily routine and your locality.
- Step 2
Get matched within hours
We shortlist verified caregivers suited to the condition, language and shift you need.
- Step 3
Care starts at home
The caregiver is briefed and begins, with quick replacement support if the fit isn’t right.
Frequently asked
Paralysis care at home, answered.
Before the first pressure sore.
Not after it.
Tell us what the patient can and cannot do for themselves. We respond within the hour, recommend the right level honestly, and start matching an attendant today.