Family caregiving in Switzerland: where to start
You regularly help someone close to you. Learn when that support could become paid care and how to find help.
What is family caregiving?
Helping a mother get dressed, supporting a partner with eating or assisting someone with personal hygiene: care often starts with small, repeated tasks. You do not need to already work in healthcare to ask about your options.
When can care be paid?
An authorised Spitex provider can employ and supervise relatives for assessed care. Payment covers agreed, documented care tasks. Companionship, shopping and housework do not automatically count as paid basic care.
How Pflegeklar helps
Pflegeklar handles your journey into paid family care from start to finish: advice, paperwork and arranging your employment. We coordinate everything with our Spitex partner and remain your contact after you start.
Your path to your first payment
1. Complete the short online check. 2. Discuss your situation with Pflegeklar. 3. Clarify care needs and your employment contract with the Spitex partner. 4. Once employed, provide and document the agreed care and receive your salary.