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Family caregiving, simply explained

How does employment work, who pays and how do you get started? Our video explains it in just over 2 minutes.

Video in German with German subtitles.
Your journey with Pflegeklar

From your first check to your first salary.

  1. 01

    Complete the salary check

    Tell us who you care for, which canton you live in and what you help with. After your initial estimate, we contact you personally, answer your questions and explain the next steps.

  2. 02

    Complete your dossier

    Use your private link to complete your details online. We help you and prepare the assessment appointment together.

  3. 03

    Home assessment

    A qualified nurse from our Spitex partner visits you at home. They assess care needs and establish which services and hours can be recognised.

  4. 04

    Sign the contract

    You agree on pay, deductions, care hours and a start date with our Spitex partner. Then you sign the employment contract. We help with the paperwork.

  5. 05

    Provide care and get paid

    From the agreed start date, you document the recognised care services. Spitex pays your salary monthly. Your nurse continues to guide you and answer questions.

Eligibility

Eligibility

  • You care for family or someone close to you in Switzerland.

  • You are an adult and authorised to work in Switzerland.

Which tasks count as basic care?

You may receive pay for these care tasks. Spitex will clarify which tasks can be paid for in your situation.

Personal hygiene

Help with washing, showering or bathing, including intimate hygiene.

Oral and dental care

Help with brushing teeth and cleaning the mouth or dentures.

Dressing and undressing

Help with putting on or taking off clothes, socks and shoes.

Using the toilet

Help with using the toilet and personal cleaning, using the agreed aids.

Eating & drinking

Provide direct help with eating, feeding or bringing a glass to the mouth.

Getting up & moving

Help with standing up, sitting down, walking and moving from bed to a chair. Support agreed movement exercises.

Bed care and positioning

Support the person in bed, change their lying position and use positioning aids as instructed.

Legs and stockings

Put on the prescribed support stockings or wrap the legs, only with professional guidance and approval.

Preventive care

Protect the skin as instructed and relieve it through suitable changes of position and movement.

Practising a daily routine

Build a suitable daily routine together and practise the agreed steps regularly.

Targeted practice of social contact

For example, prepare a conversation and practise making contact, with a clear goal in the care plan.

Supporting orientation

Practise using calendars, clocks or a simple daily plan together.

Everyday safety

Practise agreed safety aids and routines, such as using a call button.

Not paid as basic care

Cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, companionship and simple accompaniment do not, on their own, count as paid basic care.

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How it is funded

From recognised care to your pay.

Health insurer

Statutory care contribution

Canton / municipality

Recognised remaining costs under cantonal rules

Pflegeklar + Spitex partner

Pflegeklar supports you. Spitex employs you and bills for the care.

Also funds professional support, social benefits and administration.

Your wage

Paid monthly into your account.

We cover the daily patient contribution in every canton we serve. The insurance deductible and co-payment remain separate.