About the role
Many Bangalore seniors are healthy, sharp, and simply alone. Their children live in another city or another country, the flat is quiet by 10 a.m., and the day is long. A Senior Companion changes that. You are not a nurse, not an attendant, not household help — you are company. You walk together in the mornings, go along to the market or the bank, play carrom or cards in the afternoon, sit through a serial or a cricket match, and talk. Families ask us specifically for someone of their parent’s own generation — someone who remembers the same films, the same cricket teams, the same city before the flyovers — which is why this role is open only to people aged 50 and above. Many of our best companions are recently retired themselves. If you have time on your hands, enjoy people, and want your days to matter to someone, this is honest, warm, flexible work — and we match you with a family close to where you live.
What you'll do
Your day-to-day responsibilities
- Give a senior regular, dependable company — same days each week, so the visits become something they plan their day around.
- Join their morning or evening walk; keep a comfortable pace and make it a conversation, not an escort duty.
- Accompany them to group activities — apartment senior clubs, laughter clubs, satsangs, hobby classes, temple visits — and gently encourage them to actually go.
- Go along on everyday outings: the market, the bank, a family function, a doctor’s appointment (as company in the waiting room, not as a medical attendant).
- Share the small trips that families no longer have time for — a day outing, a favourite restaurant, a visit to an old friend across town.
- Spend unhurried time together at home: conversation, reading the newspaper aloud, carrom, cards, chess, music, or simply sitting with tea.
- Help with the phone when asked — a video call to grandchildren, a photo sent on WhatsApp, an online payment they want a second pair of eyes on.
- Notice mood and wellbeing: if they seem low, confused, or unwell, tell the family and your EzyHelpers Care Coordinator the same day.
- Respect the home’s routines, privacy, and boundaries; you are a guest who becomes a friend, not staff.
- Send the family a short update after each visit — a few lines on WhatsApp is enough.
What we're looking for
Skills and experience required
- Aged 50 or above. This is not a preference — peer companionship is the role. Families want someone their parent can talk to as an equal, with shared memories and shared references.
- Social and outgoing by nature: you start conversations easily, you listen well, and silence with you feels comfortable, not awkward.
- Time you can commit consistently — companionship only works when the visits are regular. Choose your days and hours, then keep them.
- Physically comfortable with daily walks and getting around the city for short trips.
- Conversational in at least one of Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, or English — we match you to a family that speaks your language.
- Willing to complete our standard background verification; everyone who enters a family’s home goes through it, and the families you visit are verified for your safety too.
- Two references we can call.
- No caregiving experience, no degree, and no prior work history required. Retired teachers, bank officers, homemakers, and businesspeople have all fit this role naturally.
Nice to have
Bonus points if you have these
- Hobbies you can share across an afternoon — chess, carrom, cards, classical or film music, gardening, spiritual reading.
- A people-facing past life: teaching, banking, government service, running a shop — anything that made you easy to talk to.
- Comfort using autos, metro, or your own two-wheeler for outings.
- Basic smartphone comfort for WhatsApp updates (we will happily teach you the rest).
What this role is — and what it is not
- It is companionship: presence, conversation, outings, and shared time.
- It is not caregiving. No bathing, dressing, feeding, lifting, or toileting assistance.
- It is not medical work. No medication administration, injections, wound care, or vitals — if a family needs that, we place a trained attendant separately.
- If a family asks you to do work outside this scope, you can decline and tell your Care Coordinator; resetting expectations with the family is our job, not yours.
Engagement options
- Hourly visits: a few hours at a time, on days you choose — the most common arrangement.
- Day-long companionship: for seniors who want company through the day, without any care duties.
- You tell us your available days and hours; we match within them. Placements are made close to your neighbourhood so travel stays short.
Who this suits
- Recently retired people who miss having somewhere to be and someone expecting them.
- Empty nesters with quiet mornings and afternoons to give.
- Anyone whose own parents live far away — many companions say the role fills that gap in both directions.
Pay and support
- Compensation is discussed with shortlisted candidates and depends on the engagement — per visit for hourly arrangements, monthly for regular day companionship.
- A dedicated Care Coordinator you can reach whenever something needs sorting out.
- Every placement comes with a written list of what the role does and does not include, agreed with the family before your first visit.
- Verification runs both ways: families are verified before we send you to their home.
How to apply
- Apply through the form on this page, or call or WhatsApp our recruitment team.
- Keep your ID and two references handy for the verification step.
- There is no exam and no long interview — we mainly want to meet you and talk. If conversation with you is easy, you are most of the way there.