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I am sorry that you are having to deal with this crap on top of your loved one having brain surgery. I pray that The Lord guides the surgeons hands and is with both of you.
https://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/care.com
Also THIS SITE, short of the forums, has not responded to my cry for help. THIS IS WHY WE DO IT OURSELVES and get burned out and ready to die ourselves-ITS TOO MUCH!
I hope your your day improves and your partner’s procedure goes well.
I did go over and read some of the comments on Care.co and many are bad.
And I hope the surgery went well.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/care-com-removes-tens-of-thousands-of-unverified-listings-11554040800
My first hand knowledge - my niece was in nursing school and applied through Care.com. She received a call within two days. In her telephone interview, she explained she was married, with a small child and taking night classes. She also had a teaching degree, previous work with Cardiologists, etc. The lady hired her immediately to care for her bedridden paralyzed husband.
I would definitely suggest going to the local college to recruit a nursing student - you might start with a call to the professors of Nursing who might steer you in the right direction.
Good luck!
I am trying to recover from a nightmare of epic proportions I found myself in courtesy of a "caregiver/housecleaner" I hired through care.com.
Long store short... I am disabled and was going through very difficult time w health & grief. I hired Sarah to take me to outpatient surgery and clean my home. We got along great and began hanging out together. I have next to no family & she needed place to live, I needed help here, I asked her to move in. Seemed logical, I had so much space and help, she was oh so helpful..... WRONG DECISION. She was a VERY SKILLED GRIFTER. a year and half later, my home has been ransacked, my finances totally drained, I was kept confined to my room, my home taken over by Sarah and her friends whom I didn't know, credit cards maxed out, who knows what is all stolen, I was emotionally and verbally abused, medication stolen & went through withdrawal, I have no idea who she really is or where she is, and I ended up suicidal and in a mental hospital. AND care.com claims they ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE for the people they present on their site!!!! Thank you very much care.com, what a lovely service you offer to people who are in need with children, elderly, sick and disabled persons!!!
The founder of care.com is a former hedge fund manager, so you get an idea of her mentality. And she created the PERFECT FORUM FOR SCAMMERS TO PREY ON THE VULNERABLE! AS LONG AS SHE'S MAKING MONEY, SHE DOESN'T CARE WHO GETS HURT!
I cannot fathom that I fell victim to something as I did. I am a fairly well educated, pretty savvy and intelligent woman... not the kind of person you ever envision being scammed like this. I'm not the blue haired, smiling, little old granny in stockings and nurses shoes, hunched over and leaning on her cane. YES, I am disabled and was VERY sick and feeling extremely depressed. However, I'm a tall, lean, pretty attractive female, with waist length hair, high cheekbones, funky jewelry and no one thinks I look my age. AND, I'm the daughter of cops! The idea of this crap isn't completely foreign to me... but if you're NOT a criminal, you generally DON'T THINK LIKE A CRIMINAL. My point being, if this happened to me, it could happen to ANYONE. WE ALL HAVE TO KEEP OUR GUARD UP, for ourselves and our loved ones. And speak out when/if we encounter something to prevent these soulless scoundrels from preying on others.
I am sure I am not gonna get any kind of "justice" or compensation for what happened to me. But perhaps, someone will read this and it will save them from future pain and harm.
I hope things went as smoothly as possible for your loved one. Please let us know the outcome. Sending hugs to you. Many hugs!
How is your loved one doing? I pray that everything will work out.
Is there ANY ATTY OUT THERE who wants to shut these fools down and start a class action suit..LET ME KNOW!
if It’s a hedge fund managers who started the company everybody is screwed !