Our TOP 4 Homecare Service Providers In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
My mother called me from home on a Sunday morning and wanted me to talk to her neighbor Mrs. Askale. I always know what it’s when someone from family calls me and want me to talk to their friends, friends’ family, neighbors, etc…, it’s for a medical consultation. It’s what I have been gifted with for becoming a medical doctor, although it sometimes doesn’t feel as pleasant.
Yes, as a healthcare service provider, you are required to be insightful and knowledgeable on most health-related issues. But that doesn’t mean you know EVERYTHING.
Mrs. Askale got on the phone and as I suspected she wants my help and consultation on something. You see, her mother suffered from a stroke recently and her doctor suggested physiotherapy and to continue her medications from home.
Her doctor was kind enough to link her with physiotherapy specialists but that don’t seem to work for them, as it was costly, and what they wanted was not only a physiotherapist but someone to take care of Askales mom from home, who can remember all the medications, administer them at the right time, assist with positioning and feeding, cleaning as the two, Mrs. Askale and her mother live alone and all the rest family members live abroad.
I know what they need is a home care nurse who is capable of doing the tasks, what I didn’t know was one who is capable of providing that service, so I told her that I would call back and did what everyone with a question this day do. I googled “homecare service Addis Ababa…”
To your surprise there wasn’t much information, I found some websites and phone numbers, most don’t work or are not available. Hepius was at the time collecting data on retail Pharmacies in Addis Ababa and I wanted to survey homecare service providers too. I and the Hepius team came up with criteria to compare and evaluate home care service providers and went out on a hunt. The criteria we set were revolving around the following.
It was disturbing to see most don’t have the necessary accreditations, and employee profiles so I advise all to check for certifications and qualifications before hiring support from a homecare company. That being said, we have actually met and also interviewed 16 homecare service providers in Addis, and listed below were our top 4.
we have no affiliations with any company. The criteria did not include those companies that also provide telemedicine services and it is purely dependent on years of experience, staff quality, and customer reviews.
Addis Ababa, Haile G/Selassie Av., Gedam Mariyam Building 3rd Floor
Phone Number: +251902581158