Interview the care habits — not the label on the biodata
Finding a maid for disability care at home in Singapore: questions to ask in interviews helps you test respect, equipment comfort, and clear boundaries between domestic support and clinical nursing. For search strategy, see disability care search (unique #78).
General guidance only — not medical advice. Soft MOM: mom.gov.sg. SmartMaid.com.sg is a marketplace. Licensed EAs place helpers. Platform ≠ agency.
Neighbouring hubs:
- Disability care search (unique #78)
- Elderly/mobility interview questions (unique #92)
- Elderly leave cover (unique #74)
- Search maids
- This article: disability-care interview question set
Before the interview — write support boundaries
- What the person can do independently
- Transfers / wheelchair / hoist (who trained her)
- Personal care dignity rules
- Communication preferences
- Tasks that belong to nurses/therapists/family only
- Rest-day cover plan
Core interview questions (copy)
- What disability-care support have you provided before — day-to-day tasks?
- How do you help with transfers while protecting dignity and your own back?
- What equipment have you used (wheelchair, shower chair, hoist), and who trained you?
- How do you communicate if speech or hearing is limited?
- What do you do when the person refuses help?
- Which tasks would you say need a nurse or family decision instead?
- How do you respond to pain, breathing trouble, or a fall?
- How do you handle your rest day when support is still needed at home?
Run a language safety check for urgent instructions.
Red flags
- Speaks about the person with contempt
- Claims they can replace prescribed nursing care casually
- No fall/emergency judgment
Soft MOM
Hire through a licensed EA under soft MOM rules. Keep duties within lawful domestic work; escalate true nursing needs to proper clinicians. Marketplace ≠ agency. No invented $. Emergency: 995 / 999.
Checklist
- Support boundaries written
- Dignity + equipment questions asked
- Nursing vs domestic line clear
- Language tested
- Leave cover planned
- No stereotypes; no invented $
- Platform ≠ agency
Scripts
To EA: Please shortlist helpers with disability-care experience matching [high-level needs]. Interviews will focus on dignity, equipment, and emergency judgment — not stereotypes.
Open: Please describe a morning routine helping someone with limited mobility — step by step, including how you asked permission.
Bottom line
Interview disability care for competence and respect. Browse on SmartMaid; place through a licensed EA under soft MOM rules — without stereotypes or invented prices.
