Find senior care.Apply in one place.
CarePair is a free app for any family in the U.S. Look for senior living or help at home, send one application to the communities you choose, and keep messages, documents, and reminders together.
A few questions, then a free account. No credit card, no phone number required.
Sent to 4 communities
2 have answered. Next: a tour at Maple Hollow, Thursday at 2:00 pm.
Why CarePair exists
The hardest chapter of family life runs on fax machines and sticky notes.
When a parent needs more care, a family becomes a project manager overnight. The hospital wants a plan in days. Every community wants the same twelve forms in a slightly different order. The doctor’s office faxes. Siblings text in three different threads.
CarePair puts all of it in one calm place. One profile for the person you love. One application you fill out once and send where you choose. One calendar, one inbox, one set of documents, shared with the people who need them and nobody else.
What you can do
Everything a family needs to manage care, in one account.
One application, sent where you choose
Fill out one senior living application. CarePair checks it against each community’s own rules, then you send it to the ones you pick. Answers come back to one screen, side by side.
Harriet’s application
- Maple Hollow Senior LivingAccepted
- Riverbend CourtNeeds info
- Orchard Park CommonsWaiting
- Lakeside GardensWaiting for them to join
Find care that fits
Search near any U.S. ZIP code. Filter by care level, budget, and whether a community takes Medicaid. Every listing shows the facts we know and where they came from.
One calendar for everyone
Doctor visits, tours, phone calls, and follow-ups in one place your whole family can see.
Messages that stay attached
Communities and your family, in threads tied to the person you are caring for. No more group texts.
Documents, kept safe
Insurance cards, physician forms, and the paperwork every community asks for, encrypted and shared only where you send them.
A care circle, not a solo act
Invite siblings and family with one code. Everyone sees the same plan, the same next step, and the same answers. Decide once, together.
Reminders that come to you
An email the day before a tour or appointment, and a nudge when an application is still waiting to be sent.
How it works
Three steps from overwhelmed to organized.
- 01
Tell us about the person you are caring for
Create a free account and add your parent or loved one. Their profile becomes the one place everything else attaches to.
- 02
Find the care that fits and apply
Pick the communities you like and send one application to all of them. Communities on CarePair answer inside the app, within 72 business hours. If one is not on CarePair yet, we tell them your application is waiting.
- 03
Run the plan from one screen
Tours, appointments, documents, and messages live in one place your whole care circle can see. Everyone sees the same next step.
Our mission
Make the next chapter of care navigable for every family, not just the ones who can afford a guide.
CarePair was built in Buffalo, New York, by people who spent years in senior living and hospital care navigation. We watched families hit the same wall, too many forms and too little time, so we built the map. It is free for families because the people who need it most are the least able to pay. Communities pay a flat monthly price to receive applications, never a fee per move-in.
Where it works
Free for any family in the U.S.
Search near any ZIP code. Nursing homes, home health, and hospice come from Medicare in every state. Assisted living and memory care come from each state’s own directory, starting with New York.
Senior living directory
Assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing, with price, Medicaid, and memory care where reported. No account needed to look.
Browse senior livingNot sure what level of care fits?
Six plain questions give you a starting point in words you can use with the doctor. Two minutes, nothing saved, no diagnosis.
Take the care guideWho CarePair is for
Built for families. Simple for the communities that answer them.
Families and caregivers
Adult children, spouses, and anyone holding it together for someone they love. Free, always. Start from wherever you are: just looking, applying now, or managing care at home.
How CarePair works for familiesSenior living communities
Complete applications, checked against your own rules, with the physician’s forms attached. Answer in one click. Your profile is free, and receiving applications is one flat monthly price with no fee per placement.
For communities- Is CarePair really free for families?
- Yes, and it stays free: searching, the care guide, applying to communities, the calendar, reminders, documents, messages, and the care circle. Communities pay a flat monthly price to receive applications. CarePair never takes a fee when someone moves in, and nothing is ever charged on a resident whose care is government-funded.
- Will I get sales calls after I sign up?
- No. We do not sell your information or add your name to a list. Only the communities you choose see your application, and they answer inside CarePair.
- What if a community I like is not on CarePair yet?
- You can still apply. We tell the community your application is waiting and invite them to join. It opens for them the moment they do, and we let you know. Their phone number and website are on the listing if you want to call meanwhile.
- Do we need a diagnosis or a doctor’s referral to start?
- No. Start with the two-minute care guide or a free account. Physician forms come later, only when a community you are applying to needs them, and they go straight to that community.
- What if my parent wants to stay home?
- Then start there. Your account keeps appointments, providers, and paperwork for care at home, and the provider directory lists home health and hospice agencies in every state from Medicare’s records. A move only comes up if and when you want it to.
- Where does CarePair work?
- Anywhere in the U.S. Nursing homes, home health, and hospice come from Medicare in every state. Assisted living and memory care come from each state’s own directory, starting with New York. Applying, documents, and everything else work the same wherever you are.
- Who sees my parent’s information?
- You, the people you invite, and the communities you send an application to. Financial details are asked for only after a community offers a place, and only that community sees them.
- Can my brothers and sisters use it too?
- Yes. Invite them with one code. Everyone sees the same plan, the same messages, and the same next step, with roles you set.
From the resource bank
Plain language for the questions that come at midnight.
Getting started
Is it time? Signs someone needs more help
The changes families notice first, what they can mean, and how to raise it without a fight. A starting point for a conversation with the doctor, not a diagnosis.
, 2 minute read
Paying for care
Paying for care: private pay, insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, VA
Who pays for what, in order of how often it comes up. What Medicare does and does not cover, what Medicaid looks at, and the veterans benefit most families never hear about.
, 3 minute read
Leaving the hospital or rehab
Hospital discharge: what happens, and what you can ask for
Discharge moves fast. Who the discharge planner is, what a safe discharge means, and the right to ask for more time.
, 2 minute read
No calls you did not ask for
We never sell your information. The only communities that hear from you are the ones you send an application to.
Private by design
Health information is encrypted, goes only to the communities you choose, and is never kept longer than it is needed.
Free for families, forever
The tools for managing care are free for families, and they stay free. Communities pay a flat monthly price, because a complete application saves them real time.
Nothing goes out until you say so
You pick every community. Nothing is sent until you press send, and you can withdraw an application later.
Start today. It takes two minutes and costs nothing.
Create a free account, add the person you are caring for, and see what a calmer next chapter looks like. It works in the browser on any phone or computer.