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Vetted carers and home nurses in Harare

Home care in Zimbabwe covers nursing at home, elder care, post-discharge recovery, chronic condition monitoring and coordinating a relative's medical appointments. Nurses and clinical practitioners are registered with the relevant Health Professions Authority council, and registration is what separates a nurse from a companion.

Harare is Zimbabwe's capital and the seat of the High Court, the Deeds Registry and most professional registering bodies, so property, estate and company matters are usually handled here regardless of where the property sits.

How this directory is different: We verify Health Professions Authority registration for clinical roles, require a police clearance, confirm the identity document, and contact references — because this is the category where a family is trusting someone alone with a vulnerable relative.

1 verified carer listed in Harare.

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Verified carers and home nurses in Harare

Ranked by rating from completed engagements. Contact details are published on every profile — requesting through the site simply keeps a record of what was agreed.

What people instruct carers and home nurses in Harare to do

  • Daily or live-in care for an elderly parent
  • Home nursing after a hospital discharge
  • Chronic condition monitoring — diabetes, blood pressure, wound care
  • Medication management and collection
  • Accompanying a relative to appointments and reporting back
  • Dementia and palliative support at home
  • Physiotherapy and mobility rehabilitation
  • Coordinating between family abroad and treating doctors

Instructing a carer from abroad

The hard part of arranging care from another time zone is not finding someone — it is knowing what is actually happening day to day. Agree a reporting rhythm at the outset: what is reported, how often, and through which channel. A carer who sends a short daily note is worth more than one who is technically better qualified and silent.

What to watch for

Be explicit about scope. Companionship, personal care and clinical nursing are three different jobs with three different costs and three different qualification requirements, and conflating them is how families end up with someone unqualified administering medication. Ask which registration the person holds for the specific tasks you need.

Questions about carers and home nurses in Harare

How do I choose between carers and home nurses in Harare?
Start from a shortlist that has already been credential-checked, then judge on the reply rather than the profile. Send the same description of the work to two or three and compare what comes back: a quote that names its scope, its exclusions and a timeline tells you more than any listing does. Be explicit about scope. Companionship, personal care and clinical nursing are three different jobs with three different costs and three different qualification requirements, and conflating them is how families end up with someone unqualified administering medication. Ask which registration the person holds for the specific tasks you need.
Does it cost anything to contact carers and home nurses in Harare through Nhaka Yako?
No. Searching the directory and requesting quotes is free, and you are under no obligation to accept one. We take no commission on the work and we hold no money — you pay the professional directly, and their email address and phone number are published on their listing, so you are never locked into going through us.
Do the carers and home nurses listed in Harare work outside the city?
Often, yes — many take work across the province and some act nationally, particularly where the matter is handled through an office or registry in Harare regardless of where the property or family is. It is not automatic, so say where the work actually is in your first message. A professional who cannot cover it will tell you rather than quote for it, and you can then look at a neighbouring city.
How do I arrange care for an elderly parent in Zimbabwe from abroad?
Decide first whether you need companionship, personal care or clinical nursing, because the qualification and cost differ for each. Then agree a written scope covering hours, tasks, medication handling and escalation, and a fixed reporting rhythm so you know what is happening between calls. Check registration for any clinical task.
Are home nurses in Zimbabwe registered?
Nurses and clinical practitioners are registered with the relevant council under the Health Professions Authority of Zimbabwe. Registration is what permits clinical tasks such as wound care, injections and medication administration. A carer without clinical registration should not be doing those tasks.
What does home care cost in Zimbabwe?
There is no fixed price. Cost depends on hours, whether the placement is live-in, and whether the tasks are clinical. Live-in care and registered nursing are quoted differently from daytime companionship. You will receive a written quote with the scope of duties set out.
How do I know my relative is actually being looked after?
Agree the reporting rhythm in writing before the placement starts, ask for it to include medication given and appointments attended, and keep a second local contact — a neighbour, a relative or the treating clinic — who can confirm independently. Reviews on this platform can only be left by clients who completed an engagement.