Ruah, where families meet caregivers

For families

Free

$0no card needed

Everything up to the first reply: post what you need, see who fits, receive applications and read what caregivers write.

Pay only if you write back.

Founding family price

$39for 90 days

one payment

Write back, talk and arrange to meet, with as many caregivers as you like, for 90 days.

Everything in Free, plus:

Write back and arrange to meet
Talk with as many caregivers as you like
Keep looking for the whole 90 days
One membership for every service: childcare, family teachers, senior companionship and home cooking.
Nothing renews on its own. When the 90 days end, you decide.

Bought inside Ruah, the moment you first write back.

For caregivers

$0always

For caregivers Ruah is free: no fee, no commission, no placement charge. Families pay you directly.

Background checks and driving records are optional add-ons, $69 and $29, ordered only after the caregiver agrees. How checks work

During an area's launch period everything is free, and your home page says so.

1
Sign up and look around, free
Tell us the service, the area, the hours and the budget.
2
Post your need, free
Caregivers who fit can apply. You can also send a request to chat to anyone who fits.
3
See who is interested
Your applicants page shows every caregiver who applied; a reply lands in your Messages. Only a real application or reply counts.
4
Write back: that is where the membership starts
$39 for 90 days, one payment, no automatic renewal. The page says so before you pay.
5
Paid, open at once
The 90 days start the moment the payment lands and every conversation opens. When they end, nothing is charged unless you choose to.