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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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I hate that you force a paid subscription to look at the job applicants. I am sure you charge the job applicants a fee also.
I'm trying to get started and it's not letting me finish?
Hi Edward, I’m sorry you are having trouble reaching us. If you are a Premium member or have a current booking, you can always live chat with us through the Contact Us button found at help.care.com as well as reach out to us via our phone number listed on your credit card statement. Please include Reference Number REV-011072 in your response.
If you run into issues or problems, with working through your site or asking questions, there is No Way to actually speak to someone for help.
Hi Mal, I’m sorry you are having trouble reaching us. If you are a Premium member or have a current booking, you can always live chat with us through the Contact Us button found at help.care.com as well as reach out to us via our phone number listed on your credit card statement. Please include Reference Number REV-011071 in your response.
I looked and looked for information concerning consecutive hours required and only signed on so that I could figure this out. I still don't understand how the site charged me $20 in excess of the one month amount.
Hi Kent, I’m sorry you are having trouble reaching us. If you are a Premium member or have a current booking, you can always live chat with us through the Contact Us button found at help.care.com as well as reach out to us via our phone number listed on your credit card statement. Please include Reference Number REV-011070 in your response.
I did not know I would need to pay for messages when I created a job posting. Now we have 2 premium accounts so that we can message back
Hi Mirka, Thank you so much for your feedback; we really appreciate your sharing your experience with us. We'd be happy to try to assist if you want to reach out to us through our Help Center contact us link at help.care.com or through Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-011067 when you message.
A lot of ads and pushing for add on services before even getting to use any features.
Hi Dave, We appreciate your review. We'll be sure to share your feedback with our management team.
Easy to search, have not sent any messages yet so I will revise review as needed.
Hi Nardos, Thank you for sharing your feedback! I am so glad to hear you had an easy time using the site. :)
Easy to register, but have not had a chance to use it yet. But will over the next week or so. Thank you.
Hi Mary, We appreciate the great review, thanks! I will be sure to share your valued feedback with our product team.
This is my very first time using it and find it to be easy to use.
Hi Thomas, Thank you for sharing your feedback! I am so glad to hear you had an easy time using the site. :)
Hi Lola, Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. I will be sure to share your valued feedback with our product team!
Filter system does not allow to find available housekeepers.
Hi Leigh, We appreciate your review. We'll be sure to share your feedback with our management team.
Initial job placement and getting an account smooth and efficient
Hi Sunil, Thank you for sharing your feedback! I am so glad to hear you had an easy time using the site. :)
Getting used to navigating and registering. Glad there are many providers
My daughter found your site, easy to navigate, tough to find help like this we'll see how it pans out.
Hi Scott, Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. I will be sure to share your valued feedback with our product team!
Haven't had much more than signing on so far. Seems to want payment for every change of the page. Hoping can find good care.
Too lengthy with all the add-ons you want me to subscribe to.
Hi Angela, We appreciate the great review, thanks! I will be sure to share your valued feedback with our product team.
Should be a cheaper introductory price to try the service. Still undecided on how much I like it.
I want someone to stay with my mom overnight. If that's not available, I'm not interested in continuing. If it's a possibility, I don't see any way to select those hours.
Hi Claudia, Thank you so much for your feedback; we really appreciate your sharing your experience with us. We'd be happy to try to assist if you want to reach out to us through our Help Center contact us link at help.care.com or through Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-011018 when you message.
Hi Ana!
Thank you for sharing your feedback! I am so glad to hear you had an easy time using the site. :)
I was really looking to make phone calls. I am old school and like to get overview information about the company and how the process works!
Hi Vicki, We appreciate the great review, thanks! I will be sure to share your valued feedback with our product 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 Jo, 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.