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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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Trouble taking my first credit card, took the second one just fine.
Wouldn't let me pay until I upgraded which is annoying. I should be able to just pay for the option I want.
Hello Lisa, Thank you for the 4 star review. We'll be sure to share your feedback with our management team.
Don'y understand how my birthdate makes anyone safer
Hello Marshall, Thank you for the four star review. We'll be sure to share your feedback with our management team.
So far I have seen little value for the money I've had to pay upfront.
Hello Daly, We appreciate your review. We'll be sure to share your feedback with our management team.
Charging a excessive amount of money just to respond to babysitters
Hello Justin, We appreciate your review. We'll be sure to share your feedback with our management team.
When I started I was showed other care givers than after I signed up- not sure how to get back to the other suggestions
Hello Elinor, 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-006403 with your message.
I've used it before. Its easy to use and the agents are very helpful.
Hello Annette, Thanks for sharing the love!
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Care.com Member Care Team
Just horrible app I had uncountable problems and nobody helped me. The last try was when I chat with the representative and he closed the chat on me
Hello Claudia, Thank you for your feedback and I'm so sorry to hear that you didn't have a positive experience with the app or the representative on chat. For assistance, please reach out via our Help Center contact us link at help.care.com or Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-006400 when you message. Deleting and reinstalling the latest version of the app may also be helpful.
It's hard to pay so much up front with no guarantee I will find anyone in time
Hello Ada, We appreciate your review. We'll be sure to share your feedback with our management team.
I have not booked any jobs yet but so far the website seems easy-to-use and navigate.
Thank you for the 5 star review.
First impressions: Not user friendly, there is a complete paywall on everything you could do. Will continue to evaluate
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I can't find my list of caregivers. Where is it? Also- I had to pay for my job search in Seattle. I'm a CNA. Then I had to pay again with another account for finding care for my mom in WI. So unfair.
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-006367 with your message.
I like the online sign up and access to caregivers. Definitely not a fan of auto-renew apps and decided on the single month as a trial run.
Hello Brent, We appreciate your review. We'll be sure to share your feedback with our management team.
I have not been able to search the person I'm looking for to message. It's very annoying. Thank you
We appreciate your review. We'll be sure to share your feedback with our management team.
Just started so don't know if I can get the help I need quickly.
If you have any questions, 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-006352 with your message.
To complex to use, and misleading if we must be a premium member to contact anyone... there is no other way to be a member
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.
I did a search. I found someone I want to message. I had to sign up for a paid subscription, and now I'm on a fresh search page. Very irritating.
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-006351 with your message.
Disappointed how you add charges that should already be included.
I am sorry you are frustrated with the add-on offers. Care.com offers a variety of features to accommodate the needs of all our members. If you need assistance please 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-006348 with your message.
I just signed up for premium membership and having a lot of issues with the website and app. Errors on several pages.
I'm sorry to hear that you didn't have a positive experience with the site and App. For assistance, please reach out via our Help Center contact us link at help.care.com or Facebook Messenger. Include Reference Number REV-006345 when you message. Deleting and reinstalling the latest version of the app may also be helpful.
You don't let users respond to messages without signing up? Ok, great... but you let/encourage the entire profile to be completed before notifying this is the case?
REALLY poor way to start an engagement.
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.
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
Hello Sue, Thank you for the 4 star review.