carework sp. z o.o.

What carework sp. z o.o. does

CareWork Sp. z o.o. is a privately held Polish company that recruits and places caregivers, predominantly Polish nationals, into elder care roles with German families. The company has operated for approximately fifteen years and runs the business from five physical offices in Poland (Poznań, Gliwice, Wschowa, Leszno, and Bydgoszcz) and a German subsidiary in Dortmund, organized through 11+ Polish legal entities that handle employment, payroll, and regional recruitment functions.

The company operates two contractual cooperation models: the Polish umowa zlecenie (civil-law contract) and the German Gewerbe (small-business registration), giving caregivers and families flexibility on employment structure. Caregiver gross earnings are positioned in the €1,500–2,200/month range. Supporting services include free German-language training delivered via in-person programs and a dedicated mobile application, plus a loyalty and return-bonus program intended to support multi-year caregiver tenure (with stated retention of up to 13+ years per caregiver).

The business model is a placement and ongoing employment-organization service: CareWork sources caregivers in Poland, trains them, matches them with German households needing elder care, and administers payroll and compliance across borders. Revenue mechanics are not disclosed but in this segment typically combine a placement fee and/or a margin on caregiver gross pay. End customers are individual German families rather than enterprise accounts, making the operation a B2C staffing marketplace with a long tail of household demand. No AI/ML capabilities, funding rounds, or revenue figures are disclosed in the available material.

Name

carework sp. z o.o.

Legal name

CareWork Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://carework.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

CareWork is a Polish staffing firm that recruits, trains, and places Polish caregivers with German households needing elder care, operating five Polish offices and a German subsidiary in Dortmund.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elder Care Staffing Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Private Households (8141), Private Households (814)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Private-Duty Caregiver Staffing Agencies (HSABAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Self-Directed/Consumer-Directed Caregiver Enrollment & Payroll Support (HSABAMAI), Private Duty Personal Care Agencies (Non-Medical Home Care Providers) (HLADAGAL)

Keywords

• Caregiver placement
• Elderly care staffing
• Cross-border employment
• In-home senior care
• Caregiver employment

Headquarters

HQ city

Gliwice

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Caregiver Placement Services: CareWork acts as a direct employer (umowa zlecenie) or facilitates self-employment (Gewerbe) for caregivers working in German elder care. The company generates revenue by taking a margin on caregiver salaries or through service fees from German family clients. Caregivers earn €1,500-2,200 monthly depending on contract type and job difficulty.
2. Training and Development Services: Free German language courses and first aid training provided to attract and retain caregivers. Additional professional development courses available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CareWork organizes the employment and placement of Polish caregivers for in-home elder care in Germany. Operating as the direct legal employer of the caregivers, the company handles recruitment, German-language preparation, employment contracts, payroll (typically €1,500–€2,200/month), logistics, and ongoing coordination between placed caregivers and German families. It also operates ancillary offerings including caregiver training courses and a company online shop.

Product overview

CareWork is a single unified platform for connecting Polish caregivers with elderly care employment opportunities in Germany. The core product is the web-based CareWork Platform, which serves as the primary job matching service. Supporting this are the Aplikacja CareWork mobile app for German language learning, professional Kurosy i szkolenia (courses and training) for skill development, a Program lojalnościowy (loyalty program) offering various bonuses and rewards, and a Sklep CareWork (CareWork Shop) for additional resources. Together these offerings provide a comprehensive ecosystem for caregivers seeking employment in Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Caregiver Placement and Direct Employment Service Recruits Polish caregivers, employs them under CareWork's direct-employer model, prepares them with German-language training, and places them with German families for in-home elder care, handling contracts, payroll (typically €1,500–€2,200/month), logistics, and ongoing coordination throughout the placement.
• Caregiver Training Courses (Kursy i szkolenia) Structured training courses for caregivers covering skills and preparation needed for in-home elder care work in Germany, offered as a separately purchasable offering alongside the placement service.
• CareWork Online Shop (Sklep) Company-branded online shop selling CareWork merchandise and related products, operated as a separate e-commerce offering alongside the staffing and training services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Caregivers receive salary in EUR with on-time payment guarantee - payment dates posted on website (10th and last day of month)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Careship: German online platform connecting families with vetted in-home caregivers, including Eastern European 24-hour care. Competes head-on with CareWork's family-facing offering.
• Promedis24: Polish-German caregiver placement agency placing Eastern European caregivers with German families. Closely comparable business model: recruitment in Poland, family matching in Germany, ongoing coordination.
• Pflegix: German digital marketplace that matches families with vetted in-home caregivers and24-hour care workers. Direct competitor at the family-acquisition layer where CareWork monetizes placements.
• Pflege.de: Leading German online directory and matching platform for home care services, including 24-hour care by Eastern European providers. Competes for the same German family demand pool.
• 24stundenbetreut: German-language platform for 24-hour in-home elder care placement that CareWork's own website links to as its German face. Operates in the same Polish-to-Germany caregiver corridor with comparable family-facing matching services.
• Curando: German home care agency and24-hour care placement specialist. Similar positioning around matching German families with professional in-home caregivers.
• SHD Care Group: Group of caregiver placement entities operating in the Polish-German market under the SHD brand. Operates adjacent legal entities (notably SHD Europe) that overlap with CareWork's SHD Carework GmbH affiliate's brand family.

Broad incumbents

• Home Instead (Germany): Global senior home care franchise with German operations providing personal care and companionship. Wider service portfolio than CareWork but competes for the same in-home elder care demand.

Regional players

• Senecura: Austrian-led provider of 24-hour care and assisted living with strong DACH presence. Comparable caregiver-placement model with Eastern European supply, focused on Austria rather than Germany.
• MediCare Pflegedienst: German home care provider with regional branches offering both outpatient care and 24-hour care placement. Competes in adjacent regional pockets of the German family market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCg68uSmDTG_jJk64yA_yHlg
• Facebookfacebook.com/CareWork.Opiekunki
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carework
• Instagraminstagram.com/carework_opiekunki

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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