Who CarePair Is For

CarePair is designed to help people find the right care or support match more easily. It brings together people looking for care or support, carers, support workers, employers, and authorised adults acting on someone else’s behalf. The platform is intended to make it easier to create a profile, look for suitable matches, start conversations, and share relevant information in one place.

CarePair is an online matching and introduction service. It is not an employer, agency, or care provider. Any care, support, work, or payment arrangement is agreed directly between the people involved.

People looking for care or support

CarePair is for adults who are looking for care, support, or practical help in day-to-day life. That may include disabled people, older people, or adults who need support with personal care, routines, getting out and about, appointments, work, study, or living more independently. Some people may be arranging support for the first time, while others may already use direct payments or have experience managing their own support.

Carers and support workers

CarePair is also for carers and support workers looking for direct, one-to-one roles. These may include personal assistants, support workers, or people with care experience who want to find a role that suits their skills, availability, and working style. Some may be looking for a few hours each week, while others may be interested in regular daytime, evening, sleeping night, or waking night work.

Employers

Many CarePair users are people who directly arrange and manage care or support. That may include someone employing a personal assistant for themselves, or an adult who is responsible for arranging support in a more formal way. CarePair is designed to help employers describe the role, explain what support is needed, and connect with people who may be a good fit.

Authorised adults acting on someone else’s behalf

CarePair can also be used by an authorised adult acting on behalf of another person who needs support. This may include a parent, family member, attorney, deputy, or another adult with the authority to help manage care arrangements. For example, a parent over 18 may use CarePair to look for carers or support workers for their child, or an adult family member may use it to help arrange support for an older relative. In these situations, the adult is the person using the platform on behalf of the person needing support.

People using direct payments

CarePair is particularly relevant for people using direct payments or similar self-directed support arrangements. It can help people looking for support connect with carers or support workers more directly, rather than relying only on informal searching, generic job sites, or word of mouth. It can also help carers find roles that are more personal, flexible, and built around one person or family.

People who want a more structured way to connect

Some people come to CarePair because they want a clearer, more care-focused way to look for support or work. Instead of using general social media groups or broad job platforms, CarePair gives users a place built around care and support matching. That includes profile-led matching, in-platform messaging, document sharing, and tools that support more organised communication.

Who CarePair is not for

CarePair is not a general social network, a public discussion forum, or a care agency. It is intended for adult users of the platform, including adults acting on behalf of someone else where appropriate. It is designed for people looking to arrange or find genuine care and support roles, rather than unrelated jobs or services.

In summary

CarePair is for adults looking for care or support, carers and support workers looking for suitable roles, employers arranging support, and authorised adults acting on someone else’s behalf. Its purpose is to help the right people find each other more easily and start conversations in a clearer, safer, and more structured way.