Home nursing

Home nursing in the UAE: prices in AED and what to check

Updated 5 November 2026

Home nursing in the UAE starts from about AED 99 per hour in Dubai, with a 3-hour minimum, and a short nurse visit is about AED 250. These are approximate prices from sellers' websites, November 2026. For current offers for your care needs and area, describe them in a request on BlaBlaPrice.

Licences and what to check

A nurse working in Dubai should hold a licence from the DHA. The snippets describe a DHA nursing licence as valid for one year and renewable, so ask for the current licence and its expiry date. Application and exam fees for a DHA nursing licence are quoted at AED 700 to 1,000, with activation at AED 200 to 300. A company that offers home healthcare as a business needs its own licence, which can cost AED 30,000 to 60,000 in the first year, so ask an agency to show its licence as well.

Season and climate

The UAE has a desert climate, with very hot summers from May to September and mild winters from November to March. In summer, schedule visits for the cooler hours of the day, since travel to appointments in the heat is harder for patients. From November to March, the mild weather makes outdoor walks and short trips to clinics easier to plan around the nurse's visits.

Hours, visits and packages

Home nursing is sold by the hour, per visit or as a package. Hourly care in Dubai usually has a minimum of 3 hours, some providers offer packages of 8, 12 or 24 hours a day at a lower hourly rate, and monthly oversight in Abu Dhabi is quoted from AED 8,000. Ask whether the price includes medication handling, consumables and travel. Some providers say they cover the whole UAE, but confirm that Sharjah, Ajman or Al Ain is in their service area.

What to write in your request

Describe the treatment or care needed, the number of hours and the schedule, and whether the patient takes medication that the nurse must handle. Add the patient's age group, the address or area, the start date, and any consumables the nurse must bring. State the qualification you need from the nurse and your budget in AED. Clear details let providers quote one price for the whole service.

On BlaBlaPrice you describe the care in your own words in a chat, and you can add a photo if it helps. The service is free for buyers. The AI reads the request, asks for missing details and looks through providers' websites and price lists in the UAE, then shows the prices and businesses it found. Sellers registered on BlaBlaPrice receive the request and answer in the chat with their offer: price, terms and when they can start. Your contacts stay hidden until you decide with whom to exchange them. For other health services, see Medical services, or read how BlaBlaPrice works.