Home care in Malta

AACC runs several, including Home Help, Meals on Wheels, Telecare, Respite at Home and CommCare home visits, and one Elderly Services application form covers most of them. Our guide to help at home for older people describes each service. This page lists private carers you employ yourself.

Possibly. With Home Help of Your Choice, AACC pays €10.00 for every hour its Home Help Committee approves when you engage a helper of your own choice (servizz.gov.mt, checked 15 Sep 2026). The Carer at Home scheme, for people over 60 who employ a carer with a recognised qualification, pays up to €9,000 a year in 2026 (servizz.gov.mt, checked 15 Sep 2026); ask AACC whether your arrangement qualifies.

The rate is a term you agree with the carer. For hourly household workers, the Domestic Service order sets a 2026 minimum of €5.82 an hour (L.N. 288 of 2025, checked 15 Sep 2026). Our pay and costs guide explains the rules.

Respite gives a family carer a break. AACC's Respite at Home service sends a care worker to stay with the older person at home, and Residential Respite offers up to 63 days a year in a care home, with up to €72 a night reimbursed if you book an approved stay yourself (AACC, checked 15 Sep 2026). You can also employ a visiting carer from this page for regular breaks.

No. Carers on CarerMalta offer personal and household support, such as washing, dressing, meals and company. For medical needs, wound care or changes to medication, speak to your GP or ask AACC about its community services.