Matching two people into one home is a serious thing — most of all when one of them is older, and living alone. Here's exactly how careho.me makes it safe, for the person opening their door and the person walking through it.
careho.me is not a listings site where anyone rents a room. It's closer to a careful matchmaker with a background check — software finds the fit, and a real person makes sure it's right.
Both people answer the same honest questions — daily rhythm, tidiness, quiet hours, what help is wanted, what's a hard no. The software pairs people who actually fit, the way a good match is made — not just whoever's available.
Every housemate completes ID verification, a criminal background check, and reference checks before a match is confirmed — required, not optional. The host is verified too. Nobody moves in on a handshake.
A care companion sits in on the first video meeting — and it is their job to notice if it isn't right. After a match, they call to check in at one week, one month, and beyond, and step in to mediate if anything's bumpy. This is what separates a safe homeshare from an app.
Every arrangement starts with a two-week trial, and either side can end it with notice, kindly, no drama. You are never locked in.
Here's the part we take most seriously. More than half of financial harm to older adults comes from someone close to them. So we design that risk out — it isn't left to chance.
Your housemate never handles your money — no checkbook, no cards, no bank accounts, no online banking, no "just this once." It's written into every agreement. The exchange is a room for a few hours of company and help, and nothing that touches your finances. Ever.
A care companion stays in touch — at a week, a month, and on — an extra set of eyes so anything wrong surfaces early, while it's still small.
A good homeshare should make your world bigger, not shrink it down to one person. Family and the local co-op circle stay in the loop — more people who know you, and who'd notice if something changed.
If an adult child or a trusted person helps decide, all the better — more eyes is safer. Where memory or capacity is a concern, a family member or proxy is part of the arrangement from the start.
You can end the arrangement any time in the trial. And if anything ever feels off — pressure, money, anything — there's a direct line to us, and we will help you reach Adult Protective Services. You are never on your own with it.
The short version: careho.me is counselor-facilitated and safety-first — a real person in the loop, a hard wall around your money, and a circle around you. It is not an anonymous marketplace, and it never will be.