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.
Care.com (care.com) has 6,298 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 2.4 out of 5.
Website
care.com
Category
Kids & Family
Location
Austin, Texas
Listed on Five Star Index
2026
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Zojuist ingeschreven maar na betaling toch gekeken om dit in te trekken. Helaas kom je dan in een niet bestaande site terecht waardoor je verder geen kant op kan gaan. Als het me niet lukt om mijn geld terug te laten storten ga ik actie ondernemen. Wat een oplichters!!!
Response from Care.comJun 13, 2022
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-003788 with your message. Thank you.
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Vicki S.
I downloaded the Care.com app
I downloaded the Care.com app, they immediately charged my bank account $19.99 plus another $4.99. There is no way to speak with anyone except chat and no one is responding to me. When I try to apply for a position it is trying to charge me another $19.99. There is no 1-800 number. I don't believe the jobs are legit. They just bill you!
Response from Care.comJun 11, 2022
Hi Vicki,
Thank you for your feedback and I'm so sorry to hear that you didn't have a positive experience with the site. 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-003751 when you message. This charge would be the required Care Check that is needed in order to have a Care.com account.
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Anna M.
SCAM SCAM SCAM
SCAM SCAM SCAM
Having thought my sister-in-law had used this website before to find nanny work, I thought I would too. Now I regret that.
I tried to make an account today through their app. I went through all the steps and got to the part where I needed to accept to pay for the background check. I put in all my card information and it went through, it proceeded to ask for my SSN. As soon as I clicked the "next" button from the SSN page it sent me an error message and kicked me out of the app. I then proceeded to try to re-sign into my account but it says my account doesn't exist and my email isn't on record, which can't be true because they keep sending me job listing emails from their company.
Anyways, I looked at my banking transactions it says I have a pending charge for the background check. And yet, I don't have an account? And their site doesn't recognize my email anymore??
Something is clearly wrong. I have tried emailing 2 of their "help" emails. Both times i got an auto reply saying that email wasnt monitored. I also called their phone number and just take a guess what happened?? It went through its automated "we are here to help you at Care.com" and then as soon as that is over, when you think they are going to send you speak to a real person they hang up. Yep.
Anyways the automated message and auto emails both send you to their websites helpcenter (a bunch of pre-writted FAQs). Yet, there is a button in the corner that's claims "chat with help now" and of course what does the website tell you when you click that button??? That help is only for members! Well, I be darned. Isnt it funny they dont recognize my email ad a member? Well, looking at my bank charge I'm clearly a member. Yet up until I put my card number in, the website recognized my email and account. But now that I paid for a *yearly* background check, they have no record of my account or email. SURE.
Calling my bank as we speak, hopefully I can salvage this another way.
Just don't DONT GO on Care.com. HUGE SCAM
Response from Care.comJun 11, 2022
Thank you for your feedback and I'm so sorry to hear that you didn't have a positive experience with the site. 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-003740 when you message.
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Lucy K.
Thieves
I am a carer and was on the premium one month they stole another month I have emailed, twittered and messaged nothing. Disgusted and will be reporting them to the CQC and bank. Funny how you reply to trust pilot but not to email, twitter of Facebook messenger!!!
Response from Care.comJun 13, 2022
Thank you for your feedback. I'm so sorry to hear that you were not aware that our memberships auto renew until cancelled. This information is included on every upgrade page, as well as our billing confirmation and Terms of Use. If you'd like to discuss further, please reach out to us through the contact us link at help.care.com or through Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-003728 when you message. We would be happy to help. Thank you.
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Anna M.
I suffer cross-referencing from a…
I suffer cross-referencing from a competitor guy and he reported me on care.com with serious lies.
Care.com did not contact me and canceled my account where I had very good reviews. This false report harmed my business directly and when I contact care.com I don't get any response and besides not having a phone that could be calling and legally proving what I'm talking about.
Im very disappointed with this 😕
Response from Care.comJun 10, 2022
Thank you for your review. Care.com takes matters of member's safety and security very seriously. Please visit our Safety Center at care.com/safety for more safety resources. If you'd like to discuss this further, please reach us through our Contact Us link at help.care.com. Please include Reference Number REV-003699 in your response. Thank you.
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John L.
My experience with Care.com was awful!
My experience with Care.com was terrible. A caregiver (Brianna) in Birmingham had responded to my request for someone to pick me up, drive me to UAB Eye Hospital for surgery, wait during the surgery, and then drive me back after the surgery. However Brianna never came, without any notification to me. I was left without transportation. After I finally arranged for alternative transportation, I was 1.5 hours late arriving. Lesson to self: Never depend on Care.com service!
Response from Care.comJun 10, 2022
Hi John,
I'm so sorry to hear you had a bad experience with someone on our site. You can easily report another member in any message you had with them through the site. Simply go to a message string with the member and on the right side of the page you will see a phone icon, a heart and three dots. Click on the three dots and you will then see the option to report a member right on the site. You can also find this feature on the member's Care.com profile. Please visit our Safety Center at care.com/safety for more safety resources. Lastly, if you'd like to discuss this further, please reach us through our Contact Us link at help.care.com or through Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-003698 in your response.
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sharon S.
Do not use this site
Do not use this site. I, like others I now realise, paid a month's subscription and found that I was charged for two subsequent months, which I was completely unaware of. I have just - I think - cancelled it but it was quite hard to find. Added to this I used the site to find a cleaner for my parent's house in rural Ireland that had lain empty during Covid. I hired a cleaner who talked up the price and assured me I would arrive to sparkling windows etc. She didn't even wash the floor or kitchen worktops – how it could have been classed as even a basic clean is beyond me. I didn't want an argument so I paid her but it felt like protection money. To then discover I have paid an extra two months' money - £60 is like adding insult to injury. I shall be taking this up with my bank to see if I can recover the money as the company is clearly not operating in a transparent way.
Response from Care.comJun 10, 2022
Thank you for your feedback. We're so sorry to hear that you were not aware that our memberships auto renew until cancelled. This information is included on every upgrade page, as well as our billing confirmation and Terms of Use. We're also sorry to hear that you had a disappointing experience with a caregiver found on our site. If you'd like to discuss further or wish to have some tips to help you screen future candidates, please reach out to us through the contact us link at help.care.com or through Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-003683 when you message. Thank you!
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J B.
Terrible
Terrible experience. I was a full time nanny working with parent with some very difficult demands that became so hard on me as a nanny I had to leave the job. Very difficult for me. I just loved the little toddler I cared for. She was unreasonable with certain expectations. Care.com had received a very angry message and complaint about me. I have an impeccable background but was then kicked out with my account from Care.com. I logged in and couldn't stay with this website because they let a deceptive person ruin me on here. I created a new account using all my correct information trying to use my other email account thinking I was locked out or something. No, I am banned from Care.com permanently. Customer service heard my story and said So Sorry but we cannot help you. Today one referred me to an attorney. Unbelievable!!!! I have much more to worry about than such an awful website.
Response from Care.comJun 10, 2022
Hi J,
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-003677 with your message.