It’s Time to Get Help In the House

I have no experience with care.com but I do have experience with the area agency on aging. It might go by different names in different states. I live in Missouri and I looked up the area agency on aging when I needed care. They were very helpful and there was no cost involved. You might also look into Home Instead. My husband is in memory care now but when he was still at home it was a blessing to have a caregiver come to the house and relieve me for a while.

It’s been a while, but I used care.com as an interim solution. The issue with them (for me at least), is that I had to vet everybody. I received a LOT of applications, and weeding through them and the interview process was very stressful. You can buy the ‘background check’ package for an extra fee, which I did, but I have no idea how thorough it is. I finally found somebody suitable, but what killed it for me is that I then found out I would need to deal with a W2 form for her income taxes, or illegally pay her under the table. That was a dealbreaker, so I subsequently went with an agency. They cost more, but the person we have now (who DH loves) is bonded, insured and full background checked so I’m much more comfortable with the situation.