Elderly Care at Home

It depends on the hours: by the hour, from €9.55 per hour worked in 2026; full time (40h), from €1,424.50 a month over 12 payments, or €1,741.74 with Social Security; and live-in, between €1,500 and €2,500 gross a month over 12 payments, or between about €1,835 and €3,060 a month with the family's contributions. The level of dependency, experience and nights push the figure up. Our fee — one month of the agreed salary plus VAT — is only paid if you hire.

No. Even when she lives in, a carer's maximum is 40 hours of effective work a week, plus any agreed on-call hours, with 2 hours a day for meals, 12 hours' rest between working days (10 if made up later) and 36 consecutive hours off each week. To cover every day you need someone to relieve her and, if your relative needs someone awake at night, a night carer.

On an awake night, the carer stays up and alert all night: those are hours of effective work and count towards the 40-hour weekly cap. On a sleeping night she sleeps in the home and only gets up if needed: the contract must set out the overnight arrangement and, if it is agreed that she remains available, those on-call hours, which may not exceed 20 a week on average and are paid at least at the ordinary rate unless compensated with time off (Royal Decree 1620/2011, arts. 5 and 9).

Through an in-depth interview built on real cases: how she has cared for people with dementia or Alzheimer's, how she transfers someone from bed to chair and how she organises prescribed medication. We check her care qualifications where the role requires them and verify her references with previous families. We only present people who suit the level of dependency and your home, and you can arrange a 2-day trial at home before deciding.

Yes: when the case calls for it, we look for carers with real experience of dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, who can keep routines steady, help prevent falls and handle moments of confusion calmly. We ask about specific cases at interview and cross-check with their references.

It depends on the benefit your regional government grants. The service-linked benefit must go towards a service from an accredited provider or centre (Law 39/2006, arts. 14.3 and 17), while the personal assistance benefit helps pay for a personal assistant for a set number of hours, under access conditions agreed by the Territorial Council and applied by your region (art. 19). We can advise on how it fits with hiring a carer.

Registration, yes: from day one and whatever the hours, in the Special System for Domestic Employees. The contract too, in practice: for any job of more than four weeks, the essential terms must be given to her in writing before she starts (Royal Decree 723/2026, in force from 5 October 2026), and either party can insist on a written contract (Royal Decree 1620/2011, art. 5). If the family prefers, our in-house employment advisers handle the registration and the payslips.

If the carer leaves or does not suit your relative or the family, we offer a free replacement within the first 6 months in Madrid, Barcelona and Marbella. And wherever you are, if you are not satisfied during the first month, we refund 50% of the fee.