Cura is a care platform owned by the caregivers who use it. Keep 90% of what you earn, set living wage minimums together, and build direct relationships with families. No agency middleman taking 40%.
Care.com, Home Instead, and traditional agencies charge families $25-45/hour while paying caregivers $12-18. The gap goes to shareholders and executives, not to the workers providing essential care.
Traditional agencies hide massive markups behind opaque pricing. When a family pays $35/hour, where does it actually go? Cura shows you every cent.
Everything you need to provide great care and earn what you deserve. Built by caregivers, for caregivers.
Minimum hourly rates voted on by all caregiver-members. No more racing to the bottom. Care work deserves real compensation that reflects its skill and importance.
Scheduling, communication, care notes, and payments all in one place. Families find trusted caregivers. Caregivers manage their own schedule and clients.
One caregiver, one vote. Set wage minimums, approve policies, elect your board. The people providing care make the decisions about how care work operates.
Your clients are your clients. Build lasting relationships with families without an agency gatekeeper. Your reputation and referrals belong to you.
Liability coverage, background check support, and professional development resources funded collectively. Better protection at lower individual cost.
Connect with fellow caregivers for peer support, backup coverage, mentorship, and collective advocacy. You are never alone in this work.
Cura creates a care ecosystem where caregivers thrive, families get better service, and agencies can transition to a more sustainable model.
Finally earn what your work is worth. Set your own schedule, keep your clients, and have a real voice in how the platform operates.
Find trusted, experienced caregivers without inflated agency markups. Build direct relationships that last and know your money goes to the person providing care.
Convert your existing care agency into a worker-owned cooperative. Retain your staff, serve your clients, and build a more sustainable business model.
Adjust your hours and hourly rate to see the difference between working through an agency and owning your work through Cura.
I spent 8 years doing home care through agencies. They billed families $38 an hour and paid me $15. With Cura, families pay $30 and I keep $27. I actually feel valued for the first time in my career.
When my long-term client needed more hours, the agency wanted to send someone cheaper. On Cura, Mrs. Patterson is my client. We decide together what works. That continuity of care makes all the difference.
I used to work nights and weekends for an agency that gave me no choice. Now I set my own hours, choose my clients, and vote on every major policy. I went from contractor to owner and it changed everything.
Complete your profile, background check, and credential verification. Share your experience, specialties, and preferred schedule.
Match with families who need your skills. Set your own schedule, manage your clients directly, and earn living wages from day one.
After your qualifying period, become a full member-owner. Vote on policies, share in profits, and help shape the future of care work.
Full access to all features, no fees, no credit card. Help us build the care platform caregivers deserve.
Fees based on cooperative size. Smaller co-ops pay less. Every dollar goes to platform costs, never to shareholders.
Cura is built on open-source Coopify infrastructure. Audit the code, suggest improvements, or self-host entirely.
Cura is a care work platform owned and governed by the caregivers who use it. Instead of a traditional agency extracting 30-45% of what families pay, Cura caregivers keep 90% and collectively decide how the platform operates. It covers home care, elder care, childcare, and specialized care services.
Care.com is a for-profit marketplace that charges families subscription fees and takes a cut from caregivers. Cura is a cooperative where caregivers are the owners. We have living wage minimums, direct client relationships, democratic governance, and transparent fees that only cover real platform costs.
We welcome caregivers at all experience levels. You will need to pass a background check and verify your identity. Experienced caregivers can start matching with clients immediately. Newer caregivers get access to mentorship and training resources through our cooperative community.
During beta, Cura is completely free. At launch, the cooperative charges a 7-10% platform fee that covers only real costs: servers, payment processing, insurance, and background checks. There are no hidden fees, no subscription charges, and no per-lead pricing.
Cura provides collective liability coverage for all member-caregivers, funded through the cooperative. This is better coverage at lower cost than individual policies. We also support background checks and offer professional development resources.
Absolutely. If you are transitioning from an agency or independent work, you can invite your existing clients to connect with you on Cura. Your client relationships belong to you, always.
Every caregiver-member gets one vote. The cooperative elects a board, sets living wage minimums, and votes on major policy changes. Day-to-day operations are handled by a small team, but strategic decisions are made democratically by the caregivers.
Cura is expanding city by city during our beta period. Join the waitlist and we will notify you as soon as we launch in your area. If you want to help organize a cooperative in your city, we provide all the tools and support to get started.
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