So… 12/24 Hour Nurses at Home. Do We Need This?

Okay, real talk—I didn’t even know this was a thing until we hit crisis mode. Like, we were literally managing dad’s BP, sugar, meds, diaper changes, physio, and trying to keep him from falling out of bed—in shifts. Our family turned into a rotating hospital ward. No joke.

Somewhere in between crying in the kitchen and trying to Google “how to inject insulin without shaking,” I found 12/24 hour nurses at home. At first I was like—wait, people can just hire a nurse to come stay? For 12 hours? 24? Like… real, trained, knows-what-they’re-doing nurses?? At home???

Mind. Blown.

The peace of having someone else on duty (for once)

You don’t realise how exhausting caregiving is until you’ve done it for more than like… 3 days. You’re sleep-deprived. You’re angry. You feel guilty for being angry. You love the person but also want to run away and sleep for 14 hours straight.

That’s where these 12/24 hour nurses at home in Mumbai come in. They’re literally a lifeline. You get someone who knows what they’re doing—how to handle tubes, injections, wound care, emergency meds, all of it—while you go shower. Or sleep. Or eat something that’s not stress.

Also? You stop snapping at your sibling every time they forget to give meds on time. So that’s a win.

Healkin nurses: not just “someone in scrubs”

I don’t trust easily when it comes to my family’s health. Too many shady listings, too many “nurses” who showed up with zero ID and didn’t even know how to wear gloves properly. So yeah, skeptical.

But Healkin’s 12/24 hour nurses at home? Different level. Trained. Certified. Actual medical experience—not just vibes. They handle feeding tubes, tracheostomy care (which scared the hell out of us), catheters, meds, oxygen… stuff that made me freeze, they just handled it like yep, another Tuesday.

Also—they were nice. Like actually caring. Not cold or robotic. They’d talk to dad like he mattered. Which sounds basic, but if you’ve ever seen someone treated like a burden just because they’re old or sick? You know how big that is.

Elderly care = full-time chaos without help

Seniors need constant eyes on them. One moment they’re okay, next minute someone’s on the floor, sugar dropped, meds skipped, confusion spiral. It’s not just “watching over them.” It’s literal medical supervision—plus emotional support—plus constant micro-decisions.

12/24 hour nurses at home in Mumbai are becoming kind of a must-have if you’ve got elderly family. It’s not just about “helping out.” It’s about preventing bigger issues. Early signs of infection, pressure sores, mood changes—they catch all that. And if they don’t, they know when to call the doctor. Or you.

Basically, they’re like your on-ground medical command center while you—idk—breathe?

And during emergencies? Yeah. Life-saver.

Let’s be real. Hospitals are full. Ambulances are late. You panic. In those moments, having a 12/24 hour nurse at home in Mumbai—who’s already there, already knows the patient, already trained? Massive difference. They know CPR. Oxygen support. What meds to push. Who to call. No scrambling. No “Umm… where’s the prescription?”

Especially in Mumbai traffic—waiting for emergency help can be fatal. Having a nurse there before anything goes wrong? It’s not a luxury. It’s prevention. It’s peace of mind. For you and the person you love.

So yeah, here’s what I learned….

We tried to be superheroes. We tried to do it all. But 3 weeks in, we were all wrecked. Emotionally. Physically. Financially, too, weirdly—because hospital stays cost way more than home nursing. So eventually, someone said the obvious: We need help.

And help came. A 24-hour nurse. Calm, competent, kind. She let us sleep. She helped him heal. She reminded us that it’s okay to not be able to do everything alone.

If you’re on the fence, take this as your sign.
 Hire the nurse.
 Sleep.
 Eat.
 Let someone else carry the weight for a bit. You’re allowed.