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Available in more than 20 countries, Care.com is the world’s leading platform for finding and managing high-quality family care. Care.com is designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s families and caregivers, offering everything from household tax and payroll services and customized corporate benefits packages covering the care needs of working families, to innovating new ways for caregivers to be paid and obtain professional benefits.
The company generally receives positive feedback for its reliable service providers and the ease of finding suitable candidates for various needs, such as pet care and housekeeping. Customers appreciate the professionalism and attentiveness of the service providers, which enhances their overall satisfaction. However, there are notable concerns regarding service reliability, with several reports of no-shows and difficulties in communication with applicants. Additionally, issues with the website's functionality and billing practices have frustrated users. Overall, while the service shows potential, improvements in communication and reliability are essential for enhancing customer experience.
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When I tried updating my job posting it didn't load the first two times. Thankfully I saved the text before reloading the page. Also, when I click on messaging it indicates that I can upgrade to premium for messaging even though I have a paid subscription. Are there tiers?
It posted my ad before I was done editing it and I hate that.
Hi Catherine, We'd be happy to assist you if you want to reach out to us through our Help Center's contact us form found at help.care.com. You can also reach out to us through our Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-007857 with your message.
I shouldn't have to PAY to read an application. I'm only doing this to check a box so my husband can come home from deployment to help me recover from surgery. GREEDY is what you are.
Hi Jessica, We are a paid subscription service and not a free service. I'm sorry if you thought otherwise and therefore felt mislead. That was never our intention. Many sites like ours charge a fee in order to be able to offer you the features our site offers. Otherwise we'd just be like any other free classified site with very little to offer.
Did not appreciate all of the add-on charges. Severely de-values the actual primary purchase.
Hi Scott, We are a paid subscription service and not a free service. I'm sorry if you thought otherwise and therefore felt mislead. That was never our intention. Many sites like ours charge a fee in order to be able to offer you the features our site offers. Otherwise we'd just be like any other free classified site with very little to offer.
Website did not apply my current promo code. There should be an additional page to check for errors before card is charged, especially on an autorenew system.
Hi Courtney, We'd be happy to assist you if you want to reach out to us through our Help Center's contact us form found at help.care.com. You can also reach out to us through our Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-007856 with your message.
Easy to sign up and help with writing required needs was very helpful.
Hi Kathleen, We appreciate the great review, thanks! I will be sure to share your valued feedback with our product team.
Don't like having to pay for extra safety precautions. It should be included.
Hi Suzanne, All caregivers are required to complete an enhanced caregiver screening to include a background check called a CareCheck, which is based on the information the caregiver provides to us. It includes:
Social Security Number trace
National Sex Offender Public Website search
Multi-jurisdictional criminal database search
Federal and county criminal records search
Caregiver profiles display a CareCheck badge. Upon successfully completing a CareCheck, caregivers are subject to recurring criminal checks while they are active on the site. This helps Care.com enforce our membership eligibility standards on an ongoing basis. These criminal checks are sometimes conducted through ongoing criminal monitoring, which is performed by Care.com’s third-party background check vendor and leverages various data sources to look for updates to a caregiver's criminal record.
Care.com uses CareChecks and ongoing monitoring to help maintain a safe community.
I like being able to look for prospects close to home.
Hi Jeff, Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. I will be sure to share your valued feedback with our product team!
Great layout and easy to see potential sitters. Credit Card entry fields were glitchy... took a few times to get all info entered
Hi Johanna, We'd be happy to assist you if you want to reach out to us through our Help Center's contact us form found at help.care.com. You can also reach out to us through our Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-007847 with your message.
I'm off to a good start but I don't like having no choice about the upgrade which includes auto-renewal. This becomes more of a problem for me to manage as a senior citizen. Looking forward to finding a wonderful candidate.
Hi Maria, We appreciate your feedback. I'm sorry to hear you feel our subscription service is dishonest. Our service is by subscription so members have the convenience of using their premium benefits whenever they need them. However, they can always cancel through their account or by reaching out to our Member Care team at any time. Our Member Care team can be reached via the Contact Us link in our Help Center found at help.care.com or through our Facebook Messenger. If you'd like to discuss further please reach out to us and include Reference Number REV-007844.
Website very difficult to navigate, no option to contact anyone at care.com to help.
Hi Hunter, We'd be happy to assist you if you want to reach out to us through our Help Center's contact us form found at help.care.com. You can also reach out to us through our Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-007841 with your message.
Billing is very confusing I am not clear what I can do.
Hello Anne, We'd be happy to assist you if you want to reach out to us through our Help Center's contact us form found at help.care.com. You can also reach out to us through our Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-007835 with your message.
So many upsells... And no information, already feel like I was ripped off for my first purchase and haven't even seen anything yet
We appreciate your review. We'll be sure to share your feedback with our management team.
Missed the place to use the coupon code for discount during checkout and its not possible to navigate back to use it
Hello Theresa, We'd be happy to assist you if you want to reach out to us through our Help Center's contact us form found at help.care.com. You can also reach out to us through our Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number 007830 with your message.
The mobile version of this site has not worked well in the slightest. And I have been unable to update my address.
Hello Bryan, I'm sorry to hear that you didn't have a positive experience with the site. For assistance, please reach out via our Help Center contact us link at help.care.com or Facebook Messenger. Include Reference Number REV-007828 when you message.
Not a fan of all the upselling before I even get a chance to look around.
Hello Steve, We appreciate your review. We'll be sure to share your feedback with our management team.
Just started using it, but it is a good way to look for help
Thank you for the 4 star review.
Determing between basic and premium was confusing. Also hard to determine the background check information
Hello Deanna, We'd be happy to assist you if you want to reach out to us through our Help Center's contact us form found at help.care.com. You can also reach out to us through our Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-007814 with your message.
I tried to enter my password and the system won't accept it.
Hello Patricia, We'd be happy to assist you if you want to reach out to us through our Help Center's contact us form found at help.care.com. You can also reach out to us through our Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-007812 with your message.
NOT as easy to navigate as it could be and whatever happened to the "Basic Plan" actually allowing people to find a caregiver before they have to pay a chunk of money for an upgrade?
Hello Pat, We appreciate your review. We'll be sure to share your feedback with our management team.
Answer: Hello, I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and they are currently investigating Care.com. This is important enough to me that they have scammed me out of 6 months of payments and I had to close my credit card for Fraud. If you have had a bad experience with Care.com, I would encourage you to file a complaint with BBB. If enough people complain, then they will take more serious action. Here is the website. It is a short process to submit a complaint. https://www.bbb.org/consumer-complaints/file-a-complaint/get-started
Answer: Steer clear from Care.com or what we prefer to call Care-aless. Com! They are only about profit for them. The site is for trollers that prey on innocent families. You'd be better off putting an ad in your local newspaper. Most local newspapers also have online readership too!
Answer: I am determined to shut this site down. I am contacting news programs, The Today Show, Good Morning America and any and all others. Shut them down!
Answer: This is so sad! I have been on both sides as I have an assisted living home in Pensacola Florida. I used care.com to staff my home; awful. Then when I had myself on as a provider they suspended me for a 14 year old non viloent misdemeanor, and they did not even have my permission to check past 7. They want you to get crappy providers, the good ones are kicked off because once ya get a good one, you no longer need them. Cash cow corrupt company who makes rules up as they go along, I heard 20/20 is doing a special. I plan to contact them, as I am verifiably the best care coordinator hands down, extremely good with direct care. You will only ever be returned 1 month contact the Federal Trade Commission file a complaint that's what I did, the more problems the better the case against care, com
Answer: I would be cautious. I hope she is not moving for the job, as that is NOT a good idea. I get text messages daily from people asking me to email them (often for a friend), or someone coming from out of town or whatever. I delete these right away. First of all, they should go through the regular website and email you. No one would hire anyone without first meeting them, checking references, etc. I am sitting at the home of someone I took with through the Care site. I first communicated via email, then set up a face to face and met the kids. If it seems too good to be true, it is. USE COMMON SENSE! Seriously, if you don't have common sense you really shouldn't be taking care of kids, pets or anyone else!
Answer: Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe they have a big money backer and can screw people of their money and lack of customer service? They should be called, I don't care.com
Answer: If I were you I'd choose another site. Care.com is terrible.
Answer: Some of the clients are looking for cheap labor through the internet for housekeeping. I usually tell the person to call me back for interview finish. Then I would tell them that I am self-employed and they would need to file a 1099 for taxes to IRS.
Answer: Care.com is set up for parents that pay for the service... Parents can enroll for free and place and add. However, If they do not forward their credit card any messages from caregivers will have a blocked phone number. The babysitter cam also enroll for free and make a profile for her services. However if she does nor forward her credit card she can only apply to 8 jobs every 28 days and only the ads from parents that have paid for an account will be able to contact her. DO NOT respond to anyone contacting you on your phone that did not contact through Care.com first... This is always a scam... The message will look like this: I am moving to your area soon and need car for my son/daughter. Kindly respond to my email.(They are looking to scam you for money.)
Answer: Sitter city.com could help you. I have honestly had nothing but problems with care.com. They make up rules as they decide not how things are written and do not follow their own privacy policy. They feed on single moms and dads. As well as children providing for aging parents You can place an add on Craigslist as well, for free and your prospective employee provides their own background check as it can be a most recent one and obtained by themselves at 5 to 10 dollars
Hi Joseph, We'd be happy to assist you if you want to reach out to us through our Help Center's contact us form found at help.care.com. You can also reach out to us through our Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-007860 with your message.