Elaine Caregiver
Caregiver work on your terms
Do the work you trained for, on the schedule you want. Independent STNA and CNA caregivers use the Elaine Caregiver app to pick up home care visits near them. Every visit shows the time, the care and the pay before you accept. No set schedule, no minimum hours.
What you need
All are required before you can see visits.
- 18 or older
- Legal right to work in the United States
- Current Ohio STNA or CNA certification
- Valid driver's license
- Reliable transportation
- A smartphone running iOS or Android
- Health screening
- Pass the background check
What you get
Once you are verified:
- The pay for every visit shown before you accept it
- Visit pay posted to your Elaine wallet in near real time after the visit is confirmed
- Accept or decline any visit, with no minimum
- Visits near you
- The family's care plan and your visit notes in the app
- Families can mark you as preferred and request you again
How it works
How does it work?
Get verified
Download Elaine Caregiver, upload your certification, ID and driver's license, and consent to the background check.
See nearby visits
Nearby visits appear with the area, date, time, length, type of care and pay. Set your availability and you are offered visits first.
Accept the ones that fit
Accept a visit, confirm it, then mark it complete when you finish. Pay posts once the visit is confirmed complete.
Getting paid
When do I get paid?
Each visit is paid on its own. Once the visit is confirmed complete, the pay is posted to your Elaine wallet in near real time. There is no pay period to wait for. You see every visit, its pay and its posting time in the app.
Moving money from your wallet to your bank account is an ACH transfer and takes up to three business days.
Your status
Am I considered an employee?
No. Caregivers on Elaine are independent contractors and receive a 1099, not a W-2. Elaine does not withhold taxes, set your schedule or require a minimum number of visits. You choose which visits to accept, and you can stop at any time.
Where we serve
Where are visits?
Elaine is live in 33 service areas across Ohio and opens new markets regularly. You see the area of each visit before you accept it, so you only take visits within the distance you are willing to drive.
Akron · Ashtabula · Athens · Canton · Chillicothe · Cincinnati · Cleveland · Columbus · Dayton · Defiance · Findlay · Fremont · Lancaster · Lima · Lorain · Mansfield · Marietta · Marion · Marysville · Medina · Mount Vernon · New Philadelphia · Newark · Portsmouth · Sandusky · Sidney · Springfield · Steubenville · Toledo · Wilmington · Wooster · Youngstown · Zanesville · and surrounding towns.
Counties and full detail for every area are on the areas served page.
Your questions answered
Common questions from caregivers
Do I need an STNA or CNA to work on Elaine?
Yes. Every caregiver on Elaine holds a current STNA or CNA certification, verified against the state registry. Companion-only caregivers are not accepted at this time.
Can I choose which visits I accept?
Yes. Visits near you appear in the app with the address area, time, type of care and pay. You accept the ones that fit. Declining a visit does not affect which visits you see next.
Is there a minimum number of hours?
No. There is no minimum and no schedule you have to commit to. Caregivers who set availability in the app are offered visits first.
What happens during a visit?
You clock in on arrival, follow the care plan the family set up in the app, log the tasks you completed, write a short visit note and clock out. The family sees the note when the visit ends.
Can I also work for an agency?
Yes. Elaine is not exclusive. Many caregivers accept visits on Elaine around agency or facility hours.
Start verification
Elaine Caregiver is free on iOS and Android. Have your STNA or CNA certificate, photo ID and driver's license ready.
