Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

 

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

 

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

 

If there is a male assistant available to take care of males, you should not take on this responsibility. If such an option is not available, then you are allowed to take care of them while observing all of the rules of Islamic ethics relating to male-female interactions.

 

According to the provisions of Islamic jurisprudence, things otherwise forbidden are allowed in exigencies, and ‘where there is a hardship, the rigor of the laws is relaxed.”

 

We also have a prophetic precedent for this: The Prophet (peace be upon him) appointed a female assistant to look after his eminent companion Sa`d ibn Mu`adh who was seriously injured in the battle of Khandaq. So, the Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered for a  tent to be built in the mosque where he appointed Rufaydah al-Ansariyah (who was a nurse) to look after him – as reported by `A’ishah, the beloved wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

 

Allah Almighty knows best.