The Care.com benefit makes it easier for you to find caregivers for your family and your home, so you can take care of those you love — and yourself too. This benefit provides you with:
- A free Care.com membership (AECOM pays the membership fee).
- You can search the Care.com database for a variety of caregivers for children, adults, pets and your home. (If you book a caregiver, you pay the full cost as arranged by you and the caregiver.)
- Your membership gives you access to personalized caregiving assistance and expert advice from Care Specialists at no cost to you.
- Find helpful resources, such as caregiver fee calculators, guidance on what to look for in a caregiver, tips on how to take care of yourself as a caregiver and more.
- Ten days of backup care for children, adult/senior family members and pets (December 1 – November 30), and AECOM helps you pay part of the cost.
- Discounts on a variety of everyday services and products through LifeMart.
Care for Children
With your free Care.com membership, you can search a database of nannies, sitters, day care centers, day/summer camps as well as tutors to help with any and all subjects, from elementary through graduate school. You can also post jobs detailing what your family needs, set up interviews, access background check options and pay caregivers through Care.com. You pay the full cost for the services, as discussed by you and the caregiver/tutor.
In addition, AECOM provides a subsidized child back care benefit for when:
- Your child is home sick from school.
- School or daycare is closed.
- You have to work early or late.
- Your nanny/sitter is taking a vacation.
Your cost for child backup care depends on the caregiver you use:
- If you use a vetted/prescreened backup care provider in the Care.com network, you pay a subsidized copay of $6 per hour for in-home care and $20 per child per day at a child care center.
- If you hire your own professional caregiver through the personal network child backup care option, you pay the provider directly and then receive reimbursement up to $125 a day, minus a $6 an hour copay for in-home care and $20 a day copay for a child care center.
Care for Adult/Senior Family Members
You can use your free Care.com membership to search a database of in-home caregivers and living communities for adult/senior family members. You can also post jobs detailing what your family needs, set up interviews, access background check options, and pay through Care.com. You pay the full cost for the caregiver services, as discussed by you and the caregiver.
In addition, AECOM provides a subsidized adult/senior backup care benefit for when:
- An adult/senior family member needs a ride to a doctor’s appointment.
- You or your spouse is recovering from surgery.
- You need companion care for your adult child or senior family member.
- You have a gap in your regular adult/senior care.
- You need specialized support for Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Your cost for adult/senior backup care depends on the caregiver you use:
- If you use a vetted/prescreened backup care provider in the Care.com network, you pay a subsidized copay of $6 per hour for in-home care and $20 per adult/senior family member per day at a care center.
- If you hire your own professional caregiver through the personal network child backup care option, you pay the provider directly and then receive reimbursement up to $125 a day, minus a $6 an hour copay for in-home care and $20 a day copay per adult/senior family member per day at a care center.
You can also access the Senior Care Family Planning Hub through Care.com, at no cost to you. The Senior Care Family Planning Hub is a digital platform that can help you:
- Organize and access information regarding your loved one’s care.
- Securely store important documents, such as living wills.
- Keep other family members, friends and professional caregivers informed and up to date.
Care for Pets
You can use your free Care.com membership to search a database of pet sitters, dog walkers, boarders, groomers and trainers. You pay the full cost for the caregiver services, as discussed by you and the caregiver.
In addition, AECOM provides a subsidized pet backup care benefit for when:
- You have to work early or late.
- You’re traveling for work.
- You have to work on the weekends.
- Your regular walker or sitter is unavailable.
You have two options for accessing subsidized pet backup care:
- Use a background-checked pet caregiver through Rover. Each backup care day can be used for $150 in credits on Rover pet care.
- Hire your own professional caregiver. You’ll pay them directly and then submit a claim for reimbursement to Care.com (up to $75 per day). You pay a $20 copay per day plus any amount over the $75 per day maximum reimbursement.
Each employee is eligible for up to 10 days of subsidized backup care each year (December 1 – November 30) for children, adults/seniors and pets.