There are so many naive mindsets on this forum. It's so easy to throw the word "haram" around nowadays and I truly think half the time people don't even bother to research what they're condemning (I'm not talking about the ulema, just random folk).
The narrowness I've sometimes seen on this forum throughout the years blow my mind.
Barring the fatwas that have been posted, there are just some people that have no idea what they're talking about.
There are just some healthcare positions that involve helping the elderly and disabled. This involves helping them perform activities related to self-care, leisure and basic essentials. It also involves assisting them in the culture of rehabilitation so that they can regain usage of their limbs or prosthetics and live as close to normal lives as possible. How is this anything but a noble profession? Without the assistance of such professionals, these individuals would rot in their own stink and most likely perish from the wounds they'd be opening themselves up to.
Such professions also exist in Islamic countries and without these professions, humanity would cease to be called humanity. It's about people taking care of one another and helping them find purpose in their lives once again. Ever had to live through a physical impairment or disability? Try it and then see how easy it is to take care of yourself initially. Better yet, go tell a disabled person that all the services they're receiving are haram.
Just like others who mentioned working with such individuals in this thread, I plan on doing so as well. Please take the time to research such healthcare professions before automaticaly denouncing something as "haram" and impossible. There's a serious naivete in such an approach and it would serve individuals well to broaden their horizons. We're not talkin doing anything unIslamic; we're talking about educating ourselves on what is in fact ISLAMIC and what is in fact CULTURE.