about dearnurse
dearnurse helps families abroad arrange a local nurse check-in for someone they care about.
A family member far away often wants one thing: a trained person to see how their loved one is doing. dearnurse recruits licensed nurses in the city where that person lives. The nurse visits for 30 minutes on a Saturday or Sunday, records a short summary and any recommended follow-up, and the patient decides who may receive it.
Families book and pay on CareTransfer, where they see the cities with available weekend slots. The $69 USD price is a service payment for the visit, and it is the same in every active city.
We begin with one nurse per city across 24 pilot cities in Africa, the Caribbean, and South America, and grow from there.
who we are
dearnurse is an initiative of the birthright project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.