San Diego families can use a free 72-hour caregiver matching service to go from a short care request form to vetted caregiver video profiles. You describe the help you need, review screened caregivers on video, and decide whom to speak with next, with no matching fee.
This page walks through that path in order so you know what to submit, what happens after you send the form, and what you will receive within 72 hours.
How the 72-Hour Matching Process Works
The free matching process in San Diego takes you from an initial care form to vetted caregiver video profiles within 72 hours. You share who needs support, where in the city care will take place, what a typical visit should include, and when you want help to start. A matching team then reviews those details, identifies caregivers whose skills and availability fit, and sends you video profiles to compare at home.
You stay in control after the profiles arrive. Matching is a way to meet screened people faster. It is not a medical evaluation, and it does not replace advice from a licensed clinician.
Start With a Short Care Request Form
You begin by completing a short form that captures the care situation, schedule, and San Diego location. Useful details include the area of the city, days and hours you need coverage, whether care is for a few visits a week or a longer presence at home, and the kind of help required.
A spouse, adult child, or other family member can complete the form if the older adult prefers not to fill it out. You do not need a formal diagnosis to request matching. Plain-language notes such as "needs reminders with meals," "should not be left alone overnight," or "coming home after a hospital stay" are enough to start.
How Caregivers Are Matched and Vetted
After you submit a complete form, the matching team reviews your request and pairs it with caregivers who have already been vetted for in-home work. Vetting happens before profiles are shared, so you are not sorting through an open, unfiltered list. The team looks at the type of care you asked for, preferred hours, household or language notes you listed, and how soon you need someone to begin.
Families across San Diego can use this step for part-time visits or more continuous coverage. If your needs change after you send the form, you can update the request so later profiles still fit the household.
What You Receive: Caregiver Video Profiles
Within 72 hours of a complete request, you receive video profiles of matched, vetted caregivers so you can see and hear each person before you decide. Video is meant to show communication style and presence, not only a written work history. You can watch on your own time, share clips with other relatives, and choose whom you want to interview.
There is no charge for matching or for receiving these profiles. After you review them, you decide whether to talk with one caregiver, compare a few people, or ask for additional matches.
Why San Diego Households Look for Faster Matching
San Diego has 196,289 residents age 65 and older, 23,020 residents age 85 and older, and 46,031 seniors living alone. The city's median household income is $104,321, according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS data.
Those local figures describe a large older population and many seniors who live alone. They do not tell you who needs a caregiver. Families often start matching when a parent needs more help at home, when relatives live in another neighborhood, or when a short hospital stay makes the next few weeks harder to manage alone.
Memory loss and trouble with everyday tasks are common reasons families look for in-home support. Alzheimer's disease and related dementias can involve memory difficulties and problems with daily function, as described by the CDC. Matching can help you find practical help at home. It does not diagnose a condition or recommend treatment.
Families who want research-oriented information can find Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers through the National Institute on Aging. That directory is a separate educational resource and is not part of caregiver matching.