Become a Care Neighbor.
Own your own co-op.
co-op.care is hiring its founding cooperative caregivers in Boulder. Live in the neighborhood you serve, walk to work, and earn real wages -- W-2 with benefits, housing, and equity ownership. Professional caregiving, built as a life worth moving for -- start as a care neighbor, and grow into a co-op of your own.
Learn MoreMore than a job. A place to live and something to own.
Everything you need to build a stable, meaningful life in Boulder -- without a commute, without gig-economy uncertainty, without someone else holding all the cards.
Private Bedroom
Your own room in a 4-bedroom Boulder home. Private space in a shared household.
Real Work, Real Wages
Not scattered gig hours. Steady, meaningful work caring for a small circle of older neighbors within walking distance -- paid well above the agency standard.
W-2 Employment
Not 1099. Real employment with benefits, protections, and stability. You deserve better than gig work.
Equity Ownership
You are not just an employee. You are a worker-owner in the cooperative. You have a vote and a share in the success.
Walk to Work, No Commute
You live in the community you serve. No windshield time, no driving between clients -- the people you care for are your neighbors.
All Training Provided
No certifications required to start. We provide everything you need to deliver thoughtful companion care.
Simple, meaningful work.
This is companion care. Presence, patience, and a steady hand. Not clinical. Not complicated. Human.
- Morning routine support, a few days per week
- Companion walks, conversation, and presence
- Medication reminders (training provided)
- Light meal prep occasionally
- Be a calm, steady presence in the home
"This is not skilled nursing. It is being a good neighbor -- paid and respected like the professional you are."
A fundamentally different deal.
The home care industry is broken for workers. We built something that is not.
Traditional Home Care
- $15-18/hr, 1099 contractor
- No benefits, no protections
- Drive between clients all day
- ~64% annual turnover (industry average)
- No ownership, no upside
co-op.care
- $26/hr, W-2 employee -- nearly double the agency rate
- Free private room in Boulder (value: $1,200+/mo)
- W-2 employment with benefits
- Walk to work -- your neighbors, not a windshield
- Worker-owner equity in the cooperative
- A vote in how things are run
"You cannot commoditize owners."
The right person, not the right resume.
We care about character, not credentials. If you are kind, reliable, and present -- you are qualified.
Warm, patient, reliable. The foundation of everything.
Comfortable living with an aging adult. This is a shared home, not a shift.
Background check required. Safety and trust come first.
No certification required. We train you. CNA/HHA experience welcome but not necessary.
"If your neighbors would trust you with their parent, you are qualified."
Ownership changes everything.
co-op.care is a worker-owned cooperative. When you join, you do not just get a job. You get a vote, equity, and a share of the cooperative's success. You help shape the decisions. You benefit when it grows.
The home care industry has a ~64% annual turnover rate. Our target is ~24-36%. The difference is not better pizza parties. The difference is ownership.
Start as a neighbor. End as an owner.
Most caregiving jobs offer a wage. We offer a wage, then a vote, then a co-op of your own. The same rails that run your first circle are there to run the one you start yourself.
Become a Care Neighbor
Live in the community you serve. Real wages, W-2 with benefits, housing, and equity. You are a worker-owner from your first day.
Build your circle
Become the familiar, trusted presence for a handful of older neighbors. Learn the whole model -- the care, the books, the funding -- on rails that already work.
Own your own co-op
When you're ready, found your own care circle as its own member-owned cooperative. The platform, billing, and legal spine come from the network. The circle -- and what it earns -- is yours.
"A wage, then a vote, then a co-op of your own."
A circle of neighbors who need a steady presence.
A handful of older neighbors within a few blocks -- like a daughter's aging father who is independent but benefits from daily companionship and light support: someone to share a morning walk, help with a meal, offer a steady and friendly presence. You become the familiar face for a small circle of them, not a stranger sent to a different address each day.
The home is warm, clean, and well-maintained. It is located less than a mile from Boulder Community Health, in a quiet neighborhood with easy access to trails, shops, and transit. The fourth bedroom is private and yours.
Join the Cooperative.
Tell us a little about yourself. No formal resume needed. Just who you are and why this feels right.
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