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kozar

(3,215 posts)
Thu May 23, 2024, 04:27 PM May 2024

Has anyone used Care.com?

I need some help with weekly cleaning. They want 100 just to join.

Koz

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Has anyone used Care.com? (Original Post) kozar May 2024 OP
Can you ask neighbors for recommendations? spooky3 May 2024 #1
I loved it! MLAA May 2024 #2

spooky3

(37,772 posts)
1. Can you ask neighbors for recommendations?
Thu May 23, 2024, 04:32 PM
May 2024

I tried to use care.com for post surgical care. But they do only minimal background checking.

MLAA

(19,415 posts)
2. I loved it!
Thu May 23, 2024, 04:40 PM
May 2024

For my dad in Florida I found an excellent care giver. For my wonderful husband after surgeries I found amazing caregivers.

Only tip: confirm the person you talk to on the phone is actually who will provide the care. I did have one experience with dad where the woman I spoke to on the phone and met actually managed several caregivers who provided the service, so what I thought I was going to pay the caregiver was reduced due to this layer. I didn’t change however because the young woman she sent to care for my dad in assisted living was amazing/delightful.

I think I signed up for 3 months or so, whatever the minimum contract was. It is so, so much more affordable than through a big service, something like $15-20 an hr vs $25-30.

Just read their profiles, speak to candidates and then go for it. Don’t make any long term commitments to the caregiver until you know you have found a good match after trying them out.

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