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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i starter med at bede om ens conto nr???føj.må da snakke med en medarbejder,som i skriver.forstår nu 0 stjerner,snyd og føj
Response from Care.comJun 10, 2022
Thank you for your review. 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. 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-003671 with your message. Thank you.
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Amanda R.
Unclear and fraudulent charging of…
Unclear and fraudulent charging of peoples accounts even though they only sign up for one month of service, not a monthly service plan that is reoccurring. There are hundreds of complaints on BBB regarding the same issue, yet the company did nothing to resolve my pleas to refund my money for the 3 months I did not authorize. They didn't send a single email, or receipt stating they were going to charge my account, nor did they notify me after charging my card. It is 100% a scam and they are stealing peoples hard earned money. Their team does not try to help at all, there is no customer support phone number, they will only speak to you via a chat box with re-fabricated responses. When they actually respond without a cut & paste, they are rude and refuse to help.
Response from Care.comJun 10, 2022
Hi Amanda,
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-003670 when you message.
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Arturo
I found zero work in 3 years
After 3 years of being a premium member as a caregiver, I have found ZERO clients/families to work for. I am a certified nurse assistant of 10+ years, with multiple certifications and have worked pediatrics to geriatrics, ICU and even Emergency Rooms.. to be honest, anyone with a high school diploma can become a "caregiver" in a matter of a few days and online classes, as a Patient Care Technician with more schooling and hospital qualifications and experience that I've had, a lot of times I think I am overqualified for most jobs which is why i'm astounded that it's impossible to find work on the site. I truly think most of the families and postings are "bots" and not even real people/clients. I see a job posted that same exact day.. I apply for the job, they don't answer even though their description says they desperately need people immediately. Then after about two or three days, that job disappears. I doubt they found people to fill all 7 days in that short period of time. Weeks later, the same exact post will show up with the exact description saying they need a caregiver immediately, I apply for that job again, and once again they do not reply and the job disappears days later.. This happens all the time! I thought maybe I just need to keep looking, maybe if I pay and get more badges etc. to look more appealing i'll find work, nope.. complete waste. I have applied for many jobs and the families never reply which makes me think it's mostly a scam. Absolute complete waste of my money and time. I feel bad for the real families that are actually looking for "CARE".
Response from Care.comJun 10, 2022
I'm so sorry that your experience made you think our site is not legitimate. I can assure you that the profiles on our site are real and we've had many happy members make great connections using our service. If you'd like us to take a look at your account and see if we can offer any tips to help your search, please reach out to us through our contact us link at help.care.com or via Facebook messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-003664 in your response.
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Peiy
They won't tell your account is removed unless you contact them, and keep charging the fee!!
They won't tell your account is removed unless you contact them, and keep charging the fee!!
I am using their UK site. I registered and paid my fee to be a member. I am looking for many helpers for my homework so I keep sending messages to many people. However, they removed my account secretly, probably I am sending too many messages?(100+). To be honest, there are not many who reply, probably majority of the profiles is inactive for very long or even, fake profiles.
So, I contacted them why I did not get many replies, they just send me a automatic email saying my account is removed, no explain at all. They won't tell me that, unless I ask, and they will keep charging me the membership fee even I could not use the site (because my account is secretly removed!!).
Why remove account when I paid for sending messages? So please avoid this site, they have secret rules for users and they won't allow you know that. Not many live people on the site anyway. So, don't use!
Response from Care.comJun 10, 2022
We appreciate your review. The safety, security, and privacy of every Care.com member is incredibly important to us. There can be several reasons, why your account has been deactivated and you can find more information about it on our Homepage. We're so sorry to hear you didn't have any luck with our service. We can assure you that we have many happy members make great connections using our platform. If you have questions or need further help, please reach out to us through our contact us link at help.care.com or via Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-003662 in your response. Thank you.
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Robin S.
Useless and Impossible!
Impossible to get a refund. I requested a cancellation on my account and requested a refund which has fallen on deaf ears. One response was sent as a generic note then nothing.
Response from Care.comJun 10, 2022
We appreciate your review. We’re always working to improve our refund policy to find the best balance. You can read our Terms and Conditions and learn more about our refund policy.
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-003657 when you message. We would be happy to help. Thank you.
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Jonathan C.
Care.com was adequate when we used…
Care.com was adequate when we used them. However they have charged our account a half year after closing the account out. We have an email showing the account is closed. Terrible. If you setup a card, remove it prior to canceling or be ready to dispute when they take something out the following year.
Response from Care.comJun 9, 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 still need help. Feel free 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-003625
when you message.
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The Waist E.
SCAMS & FRAUDSTERS
SCAMS & FRAUDSTERS! They claim you can cancel anytime but they will still bill you bi-weekly for the entire one year period. Absolute worst scam ever! STAY AWAY from them!
Response from Care.comJun 8, 2022
I am sorry you feel the billing terms were not clear. We appreciate your review. We'll be sure to share your feedback with our management team.
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Haley H.
*Buyer Beware!*
*Buyer Beware!*
My husband and I decided to purchase a 1-month subscription to Care.com to help us in our childcare search. After using the website for a couple of days, we ended up finding what we needed elsewhere and never logged in again. Upon reviewing our credit card statement yesterday, we found out that Care.com had charged our credit card for 8 subsequent months (for a total of $373.68) without us knowing.
I'll be the 1st to admit that we should have caught this earlier (shame on me for not looking at my statement closer), however, it's clear that Care.com has a predatory billing strategy where they auto-subscribe you for another 1-month membership after the initial month expires, with no emails or anything to give the user a heads-up that they've been re-enrolled for another month. If I wanted to be charged for 9 months, I would have signed up for a 9-month subscription.
We called Care.com to discuss the matter yesterday, but they simply revert to the 'it's in the fine print' explanation and tell you they have a "no refund policy". The person I spoke with on the phone yesterday even chuckled when I asked if I could speak with someone else and said his managers would tell me the exact same thing. In our eyes, it's shameful to have this billing practice, especially given the fact that most subscribers are new parents that are desperate for help and financially stretched as it is. The only thing Care.com told me they would do is take me off of a premium membership and not charge my credit card again for the next month.
If you're looking for childcare, I suggest looking elsewhere -- Care.com clearly does anything to increase their bottom line, even at the expense of new (and unsuspecting) parents.
Response from Care.comJun 8, 2022
Hello Haley, 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-003577 when you message.