How Do I Cancel My Care.com Account?

A complete guide on how to quickly cancel your Care.com account.

Care.com is an online platform that helps families and individuals find caregivers to assist in tasks or with managed living. Through Care.com, individuals can find services for senior care, special needs care, child care, tutoring, pet care, housekeeping, and more.

Members can choose to have a basic Care.com account which has limited features but is free to use. Or, they can enroll in the Premium subscription model which allows users to view profiles, reviews, references, and contact information. If you have an account with Care.com that you need to cancel, follow the steps as outlined below.

Cancel Your Account Online

  1. Go to https://www.care.com/

  2. In the top right corner of the screen, select 'Log In.'

  3. Sign in to your account with your email address and password.

  4. On the home screen, select 'My Care.com' in the top right corner.

  5. Select 'Account and Settings.'

  6. Next, scroll down to the 'Membership Information' section and select 'Close Account.'

  7. You will be asked if you want to keep your membership. Skip this by selecting 'No thanks, cancel my membership.'

  8. Next, out of the drop-down list of options, choose the most appropriate reason as to why you're closing your account.

  9. Select 'Continue.'

  10. You will receive an email confirming your account closure.

Email Care.com Customer Service

If you're having trouble canceling online, you can email into Care.com's customer support team. Note that Care.com might not process your request for an account cancellation through email. But, you can send in your troubleshooting issues and they can respond with tips on how to get around your online difficulties. Make sure to provide as many details as possible, including screenshots, so they can help you properly.

Call Care.com Customer Service

If you're having difficulties closing your account online, you can call into Care.com's customer support line. You will need to provide some personal details to confirm your identity as the account owner. The customer service representative will close your account on your behalf. Make sure to be firm in your decision to leave even if they offer you reasons to stay.

Ask the customer service agent to send you an email confirming the account closure. Keep the agent on the phone until you receive the email and can review its details.

Further questions?

Ask a followup or related question and we will try to provide an answer in seconds.
Christian has been writing about long hold times and customer service call center experiences since 2010. He's been featured in Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal and the Boston Globe.
How Do I Cancel My Care.com Account?

Why does GetHuman Write How-to Guides for Care.com Problems?

GetHuman has been working for over 10 years on sourcing information about big organizations like Care.com in order to help customers resolve customer service issues faster. We started with contact information and fastest ways to reach a human at big companies. Particularly ones with slow or complicated IVR or phone menu systems. Or companies that have self-serve help forums instead of a customer service department. From there, we realized that consumers still needed more detailed help solving the most common problems, so we expanded to this set of guides, which grows every day. And if you spot any issues with our How Do I Cancel My Care.com Account? guide, please let us know by sending us feedback. We want to be as helpful as possible. If you appreciated this guide, please share it with your favorite people. Our free information and tools is powered by you, the customer. The more people that use it, the better it gets.

Care.com

Asked 4 years ago
Updated 4 years ago
Viewed 3,697,331 times
Care.com
Cancel Care.com account
Cancel Care.com subscription
End Care.com subscription
Cancel Account
Was this page helpful?
Thank you and please share!
Thank you and please share!
Needs work
Sharing is what powers GetHuman's free customer service contact information and tools. You can help!