Informative Materials – Cyprus
Care services provided in Cyprus
Home care provided by an approved natural/legal person
Home care provided by a domestic worker
Institutional Care
Daycare
Respite
Community Nursing including: home care
More information: http://www.cylaw.org/
Formal requirements for the provision of Home Care
More information: https://www.businessincyprus.gov.cy
Application for registration of a social welfare service and registration of a home carer: Registration of social welfare programs
Recognition of skills and qualifications acquired through non-formal and informal learning
Informal most popular educational paths:
- Courses for carers of the elderly – various organisations offer many courses, including the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Cyprus.
- Nursing studies – Nursing studies in Cyprus offer a solid foundation of knowledge about healthcare, which can be useful for those interested in working as a caregiver for the elderly. These studies also offer hands-on grooming training, giving you valuable hands-on experience.
- Elderly Care Certifications – Various organizations offer certificates that prove eldercare qualifications. Typically, these certifications require you to complete several courses in grooming, health and safety, and communication.
- personal care specialists – qualifications to work in nursing homes – HEI or ATEI or TEI or IEK or TEE degrees or other educational organizations in fields related to the mission of S.Y.D. (e.g. social workers, nurses, social workers, superiors – carers of the disabled, etc.). Persons who do not have the above education, but have performed any professional activity related to the S.Y.D. mission, may be selected as members of the Support Staff.
Information for foreigners who want to work as caregivers in Cyprus
Information about it:
Home Care Benefits
The term “Carer” means any person who will provide care in a small dwelling for up to five people (including family members) over the age of eighteen who, because of disability, advanced age or any other cause or circumstances, require care and treatment.
Detailed information on qualifications and documents is available on the following website: Carer at home
Carer of an elderly or disabled person
Any natural or legal person may register as a Carer, provided Social Services ensures that they are fit for the purpose and that the premises and equipment they are to use are suitable.
List of documents and qualifications is available on the website below: Carer of an elderly or disabled person
Nurse
Language schools
Information on earning
Salary
Medical Assistant Cyprus – average salary – 659 – 1530 EUR gross/month
Personal care workers – average salary – 1158 EUR gross/month
Average caregiver salary in Cyprus
Job offers
- Nursing home: https://www.carehomeoasis.com/location/
- Institutions providing care services:
- https://www.cyprus-hospitality-jobs.com
- https://www.cyprusprivatenursing.com/en/home
Guardian agencies
- https://plutonemployment.com
- https://www.cy-employment.com
- Find_Senior_Caregiver
- https://www.cy-employment.com
- https://eurocarers.org
Some statistic data
There are no official statistics on the number of informal carers in Cyprus
Link to relevant websites in country
- Welfare Services Cyprus: http://www.dmsw.gov.cy/
- Department of Health: https://www.moh.gov.cy/
- National Accessibility Authority: https://amea.gov.gr/
- Social Benefits Management Service: http://www.wbas.dmsw.gov.cy/
- Social Welfare Services: http://www.mlsi.gov.cy/sws
Useful materials
- Registration of Care Programs: Currently, appropriate and targeted training programs are only provided on an ad hoc basis and at the discretion of Health Visitors or SWS Officers – https://eurocarers.org/country-profiles/cyprus/
- State Institutional Care for the Elderly and Disabled: http://www.dmsw.gov.cy/
References
- Homes for the Elderly and Disabled Act 1991-1994. Acqiured from http://www.cylaw.org/ (2023).
- Carer at Home | Business In Cyprus (2023).
- Υπηρεσίες Κοινωνικής Ευημερίας | Αιτήσεις / Έντυπα (dmsw.gov.cy)(2023).
- MINISTRY OF HEALTH. Employment of nurses and midwives in Cyprus (2023). Acqiured from: https://www.moh.gov.cy/moh/moh.nsf/page99_gr/page99_gr?OpenDocument .
- Average Caregiver Salary in Cyprus for 2023. (2023) World Salaries. Retrieved from https://worldsalaries.com/average-caregiver-salary-in-cyprus/.
- WageIndicator (2023). Mywage.org/Cyprus – occupations and salaries. Retrieved from: https://mywage.org/cyprus.
- State institutional care for the elderly and disabled (2022). Retrieved from: Social Welfare Services | Government Institutions (dmsw.gov.cy).
- Towards carer – friendly societies. Eurocarers country profiles (2020). Retrieved from: Cyprus – Eurocarers.