Dementia Care Specialist

EzyHelpers; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 279,000 - 558,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Live-in placements include private and

Weekly off paid with trained relief

Festival bonus

Group accident + term life insurance

Monthly clinical supervision session

Job summary

EzyHelpers is seeking a Dementia Care Specialist to provide patient-centered care in a Bangalore-area setting. You will work with dementia and Alzheimer’s patients, maintain continuity, and follow trained routines to support families and care teams.

The role emphasizes calm communication, dignity in care, and structured shifts (day, night, or live-in). Training is provided and compensation reflects specialised duties.

Qualifications

• At least 12 months of caregiver experience.
• Completion of our 120-hour dementia training (provided, paid).
• Comfort with disturbed sleep schedules (sundowning/night wakings).
• Stable temperament — no shouting, no arguing back, no shaming.
• Strong references from previous placements.

Responsibilities

• Use validation therapy — meet the patient where they are, don’t correct facts.
• Apply redirection techniques during agitation (change room / activity / topic).
• Hold a strict daily routine, with the same timing every day.
• Manage sundowning with morning sunlight and low-stimulation evenings.
• Wandering prevention — environmental safety, gentle observation, never restraint.
• Personal hygiene with dignity-first prompts (avoid shame triggers).
• Feeding with swallowing awareness in advanced cases.
• Cognitive stimulation: old photos, simple folding, familiar music.
• Family coaching — what to say, what not to say, why episodes happen.
• Detailed daily logs of sleep, mood, agitation episodes, eating, medications.
• Bi-weekly review with our care manager + neurologist input where relevant.
• Never raise your voice; never argue; never restrain physically or chemically.

Skills

Caregiver experience

Patience

Dementia training

Strong references

Job description

• ₹25,000–₹40,000 / month.
• Senior Dementia Specialist (₹38–50k/month).

About The Role

Dementia care is its own discipline. The same question asked twenty times in an afternoon. The agitation that rises like clockwork at 5 PM. The wandering at 2 AM. The face of a daughter no longer recognised. None of it can be fixed — but a great deal of it can be softened, with the right person and the right training. Dementia Care Specialists complete an additional 60 hours of training in dementia communication, sundowning management, wandering prevention and family coaching, on top of the elder-care or live-in foundation. You will be placed only with dementia and Alzheimer’s patients, with smaller caseloads and longer placements. Pay is higher because continuity matters more in this work than in any other.

What you’ll do

• Use validation therapy — meet the patient where they are, don’t correct facts.
• Apply redirection techniques during agitation (change room / activity / topic).
• Hold a strict daily routine, with the same timing every day.
• Manage sundowning with morning sunlight and low-stimulation evenings.
• Wandering prevention — environmental safety, gentle observation, never restraint.
• Personal hygiene with dignity-first prompts (avoid shame triggers).
• Feeding with swallowing awareness in advanced cases.
• Cognitive stimulation: old photos, simple folding, familiar music.
• Family coaching — what to say, what not to say, why episodes happen.
• Detailed daily logs of sleep, mood, agitation episodes, eating, medications.
• Bi-weekly review with our care manager + neurologist input where relevant.
• Never raise your voice; never argue; never restrain physically or chemically.

What we’re looking for

• At least 12 months of caregiver experience.
• Exceptional patience — willingness to answer the same question 20 times warmly.
• Completion of our 120-hour dementia training (provided, paid).
• Comfort with disturbed sleep schedules (sundowning, night wakings).
• Stable temperament — no shouting, no arguing back, no shaming.
• Strong references from previous placements.

Nice to have

• Prior experience with dementia or psychiatric patients.
• Familiarity with Lewy body / Parkinson’s dementia.
• Comfort with multi-language households (older patients often slip back to their first language).

Shift options

• 12-hour day shift.
• 12-hour night shift.
• 24×7 live-in (preferred for continuity).

Compensation & Benefits

• ₹25,000–₹40,000 / month.
• Higher tier base salary than general caregiving.
• Live-in placements include private boarding and food.
• Weekly off paid with a trained relief caregiver.
• Festival bonus + annual leave.
• Group accident + term life insurance.
• Monthly clinical supervision session with a geriatric care nurse.

What we invest in you

• 120-hour specialised dementia training programme, paid (stipend ₹8,000–10,000).
• Smaller caseload (typically one long placement at a time).
• Dedicated supervisor visits weekly during the first month.
• Continuity-first scheduling so the same patient sees you, every day.

Career path

• Year 1
• Dementia Care Specialist — long placements, strong continuity.
• Year 2–3
• Senior Dementia Specialist (₹38–50k/month).
• Year 3+
• Trainer (Dementia track) — train new specialists and coach families.

Role summary

Location
Bangalore (match-prioritised for language and household culture)

Type
Full-time

Team
Specialist caregiving

Posted
9 May 2026

Why EzyHelpers

• Verification, dignity & continuity at scale
• Small teams, real ownership, founder access
• Clear playbooks — not arbitrary work