Most agencies tell us they do not cover St. Thomas. Do you?

Yes. We search for the role when a family engages us, in the parish and the districts around it, rather than working from a list of people already advertising. Every candidate clears the same checks as one placed in Kingston.

We need help only two or three days a week near Port Morant. Is that enough to bother with?

It is a normal arrangement and often the right one. It is a recurring part-time placement at J$15,000, with the days and hours fixed in her brief. Many families start there and move to full-time later as the need changes.

How do we pay her from abroad if we are not there?

Her wage is agreed between you and her and paid directly to her; CareLink never handles her wages. The CareLink placement fee is paid in Jamaican dollars by bank transfer, or in US dollars by card or PayPal if you are overseas.

St. Thomas

Verified caregivers in St. Thomas

St. Thomas is the parish most often left out, including by agencies, and families here tend to expect to be told no. The enquiries are usually about an elderly parent in a district outside Morant Bay, from a son or daughter who has been managing it by phone from abroad for longer than they should have.

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The standard, in every parish

Every caregiver placed in St. Thomas is verified before the family meets her: ID checked in person, current JCF police certificate, two references telephoned by our team, interview, and a signed declaration.

Elder and patient-care files are also reviewed by our Registered Nurse before a caregiver is presented. CareLink places caregivers; we do not deliver nursing or medical services ourselves.

How verification works, step by step

Arranging care in St. Thomas from abroad

You interview her yourself on WhatsApp video, after reading her written profile. Nothing is confirmed until you are comfortable.
A local family member or neighbour can meet her first if you would like one to. It is not a requirement.
Under Diaspora Care we check in every week with your relative and her caregiver, and send you a short written update.
Overseas clients pay in US dollars by card or PayPal. The Jamaican dollar figure stays the fee of record.

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What families in St. Thomas usually ask for

Elder care for a parent in the family home is most of what we are asked for, and in the farming districts towards Golden Grove it is generally live-in. The distances are not enormous but the transport is thin, and a caregiver without a reliable way in will eventually stop coming.

Yallahs and Morant Bay are close enough to the main road to make live-out workable, and those households more often want a helper who keeps the house, cooks, and provides company rather than personal care.

Childcare requests here are mostly school-run and after-school help for working parents, and they are frequently part-time rather than full-time. Port Morant and the surrounding districts come up regularly for two or three days a week.

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If you are here in St. Thomas

The fee is one-time and is paid before the search begins. Your caregiver’s wage is separate, agreed between you and her, and paid directly to her.

J$25,000

Full-time or live-in placement

J$15,000

Recurring part-time placement

Managed Care, if you want us to stay involved after she starts: J$8,500 a month for Essential, J$14,500 for Complete, and J$19,500 for Diaspora Care. Month to month.

30-Day Replacement Guarantee. If she resigns or is not the right fit within thirty days of her first working day, we search again and run the full four checks on her replacement at no additional fee.

45-day search commitment. If we have not presented a suitable verified candidate you approve within 45 days of payment, you may continue the search at no further cost or take a full refund of the fee.

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Questions from St. Thomas families

Most agencies tell us they do not cover St. Thomas. Do you?: Yes. We search for the role when a family engages us, in the parish and the districts around it, rather than working from a list of people already advertising. Every candidate clears the same checks as one placed in Kingston.
We need help only two or three days a week near Port Morant. Is that enough to bother with?: It is a normal arrangement and often the right one. It is a recurring part-time placement at J$15,000, with the days and hours fixed in her brief. Many families start there and move to full-time later as the need changes.
How do we pay her from abroad if we are not there?: Her wage is agreed between you and her and paid directly to her; CareLink never handles her wages. The CareLink placement fee is paid in Jamaican dollars by bank transfer, or in US dollars by card or PayPal if you are overseas.

Nearby parishes

Families often ask about the parish next door, particularly where a caregiver lives on one side of a border and works on the other.

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