Trade: Home Health Aide · Healthcare

Caring Hands

A Practical Guide to Home Health Care

For home health aides, family caregivers and future health care workers

Pre-order · releases 15 Feb 2027

Paperback prices include all taxes; shipping is a flat ₹60 per order within India. PDF ebooks: 18% GST added at checkout.

Format

Paperback · PDF ebook

Size

170 × 240 mm

Pages

136 (paperback)

Language

English

Edition

First Edition, 2026

Release date

15/02/2027

ISBN

To be announced

Care with skill. Care with heart.

Written for home health aides, patient care assistants, family caregivers and anyone starting a career in health care, this practical guide explains how to care for people at home safely and with dignity, with step-by-step procedures, clear figures and real situations from homes across India.

What you will learn

Understand India's health system and the home health aide's role, ethics and limits
Learn how the human body works, in plain language
Prevent infection with hand hygiene, protective equipment, disinfection and safe biomedical waste handling
Give daily personal care, prevent pressure sores and move patients safely
Measure and record temperature, pulse, breathing, blood pressure and oxygen
Help safely with medicines and exercises, and care for older, bedridden, paralysed and dementia patients
Support mothers and babies, follow the immunisation schedule and act fast in emergencies with first aid and CPR

Includes 31 figures and illustrations, step-by-step procedures, 16 case studies, 8 real-life scenarios, 56 self-check questions with answers and ready-to-use care forms, plus a career roadmap with jobs, pay, qualifications and business ideas.

Health care in India and the home health aide
The human body and how it works
Hygiene, infection control and safe waste
Daily care, comfort and vital signs
Medicines and physiotherapy at home
Caring for older and bedridden people
Mothers, babies, children and immunisation
First aid and emergencies

Plus reference tables, glossary, self-check answers, ready-to-use templates and real-life scenarios.

Employment direction

Where this book can take you

Every guide ends with a career roadmap: jobs, typical starting pay, how careers grow, recognised qualifications, where to find work, business ideas and a 90-day action plan.

Job	Where you work	Starting pay / month: tier-1 cities*	Tier-2 cities*
Home health aide / patient care attendant	Home care agencies, families	₹14,000–22,000	₹11,000–16,000
General duty assistant	Hospitals, nursing homes	₹13,000–20,000	₹10,000–15,000
Elderly care giver	Old-age homes, assisted living, families	₹15,000–25,000live-in roles pay more	₹12,000–18,000live-in roles pay more
Mother and baby care assistant (japa care)	Families, maternity homes	₹18,000–30,000	₹14,000–22,000
Physiotherapy / rehabilitation assistant	Clinics, home care companies	₹13,000–20,000	₹10,000–15,000

Build your base: from practice to the job

New to the field? Employers hire freshers who can already do the basic tasks safely and correctly. This book builds that foundation through practice, not just reading: here is what you will be able to do from your first day at work.

On the jobMeasure and record temperature, pulse, BP and SpO2How this book builds it

Step-by-step vital-sign procedures with normal ranges and a recording chart

On the jobHelp a person bathe, eat and move safelyHow this book builds it

Daily-care routines, safe lifting and pressure-sore prevention

On the jobPrevent infection in the homeHow this book builds it

Hand hygiene, PPE and safe waste disposal checklists

On the jobAct calmly in an emergencyHow this book builds it

First-aid steps and real-life care scenarios: when to act and when to call 112 or 108

Understand the whyEach chapter explains how things work before how to do them, so you can handle situations the book never mentions.
Practise hands-onFollow the step-by-step tasks, checklists and templates on real tools, real customers or real data.
Test yourselfUse the skills check: aim for 3 or 4 on every task, and work through the real-life scenarios.
Show your proofKeep your skills record, photos and projects as a portfolio for interviews and your first employer.

How your career grows

Entry: Care attendant, ward helper
Skilled: Home health aide, elder care specialist
Senior: Senior caregiver, team lead, trainer
Next step: Nursing studies (ANM/GNM), care coordinator, own agency

Get qualified

Home health aide or general duty assistant certification through government-recognised skill programmes (Skill India)
First aid and CPR certificate from a recognised provider, renewed regularly
Police verification and health check (asked by most agencies and families)

Start on your own

Home care staffing agency (start-up about ₹1–3 lakh)
Elder day-care centre (small) (start-up about ₹5–10 lakh)
Medical equipment rental (start-up about ₹2–5 lakh)

*Typical starting pay per month for the first 0–2 years, reviewed in October 2026 against Glassdoor and Indeed India salary data. Tier-1: metro cities such as Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune and Kolkata. Tier-2: cities such as Jaipur, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Kochi, Nagpur and Surat. For software, data, AI and security jobs, tier-1 figures are for product companies and large tech firms; many freshers in metros start at about ₹25,000–45,000. Pay varies by employer, skills and experience. Explore all careers →