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The four options

  • Caregiver from an agency, live-in or daily: N119,000 to N159,000 a month (2026). Help with meals, washing, mobility, company and reminders. Not clinically trained.
  • Registered nurse from an agency: N219,000 to N259,000 a month; nurse plus caregiver from about N329,000. For someone whose condition needs clinical watching at home.
  • Private care home: Lagos has a small number (Ikorodu, Ikeja, Surulere, Fadeyi, Mushin among the areas). One publishes prices, N79,000 to N249,000 a month; the rest quote on request. Lagos State runs one government home, at Yaba.
  • Kinship Plan with visits: support in person with 1, 2 or 4 visits per month. Billed monthly, totals are £60, £95 or £160 a month, including the £20-a-month base plan. Nurse visits are a specific type, with agreed checks and up to three hours at home. Reports are checked by the named Kinkeeper.

Who regulates it

In Lagos State, HEFAMAA (the Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency) registers home care services and private nursing homes. Its home care category requires at least one registered nurse, nurse aides and a supervising medical practitioner, and equipment including oxygen and an ambulance. Ask any agency or home for its HEFAMAA registration.

Which suits which situation

  • Independent, with family abroad wanting to know how they are: visits on a rhythm and one shared family record.
  • A long-term condition, otherwise managing: medicines and health checks during visits, with the Kinkeeper reviewing the reports.
  • Needs help every day but is safe at home: a caregiver, with a nurse visiting to keep a qualified eye.
  • Needs clinical care daily: a home nurse, or a care home chosen in person.
  • No longer safe at home: a care home, with visits continuing there.

Questions for any provider

  • Are you registered with HEFAMAA, and can I see it?
  • Who exactly will come, what are their qualifications, and what happens if they are off?
  • How will the family hear what happened, and how often?
  • What is the escalation route if something is found, and who decides?
  • What is the notice period and what happens if we stop?

Regular check-ins for someone living alone

If this is your situation, the page below shows how a Kinship Plan applies to it, with prices.

Regular check-ins for someone living alone

Related

Sources

  1. A Lagos home-care agency's published caregiver and nurse rates (May 2026)
  2. Care homes in Lagos (knownigeria.ng)
  3. Lagos State old people's home, Yaba (Pulse, Oct 2024)
  4. HEFAMAA home care services registration
  5. Kinship Visits

Prices in naira are quoted with their date because they move. Where a figure comes from a commercial provider, the source is described rather than named, and nothing on this page recommends a provider.

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