A small home, under 16 licensed beds
Free, always.
- Your page, with your photos, prices and openings
- A family’s questions by email the moment she asks
- Her first name and number when you have room and she wants your call
- No fee for anything, ever
Your care home already has a page on Covelight
Claim it for free to add your photos, prices and openings. Families can call you from it.
Once it’s yours, we email you the moment a family asks about your home, with a link to answer.
Find your home
8,620 licensed homes are on Covelight.
When a family asks about your home
Once your page is claimed, a family’s questions come straight to your email, with a link to answer.
A family asks about your home
Families find your page by city and by the care they need, and can call you from it. Or she asks us to check your home for a room, the monthly cost and her care.
We email you that moment
Her questions come to your email as soon as she sends them, with a link to answer. Answering needs no account.
You answer in a minute
Answer on your phone or your computer. We pass your answers to her, and if you have room and she wants your call, you can call her.
For a small home and for a community
Every licensed home’s page is free. What else it gives you depends on your licensed beds.
A community, 16 licensed beds or more
Your page is free. Introductions are your choice.
- Your page, with your photos, prices and openings
- A family’s questions by email the moment she asks
- Family introductions, only if you accept their terms
- Half of the first full month of private-pay charges, only after a family we introduced has lived with you 30 days
What you can add to your page
Families compare homes on these before they call. Add what you know now, and the rest when you have a minute.
- Photos and a video tour
- Monthly prices
- Openings
- Care and support
- Rooms and bathrooms
- Meals and daily life
- Payment options
- Tour times
- Phone, email and website
How claiming works
01Find your home
Search by name or license number. Pick your home, and you see its page as families see it today.
02Confirm it’s yours
We send a code by text or phone call to the number on your state license. If that number is out of date, we can send a code to an email address already published for your home, or check your documents instead.
03Confirm your email
We email a code to the address you give us. From then on, a family’s questions reach you there the moment she asks.
04Add your details
Photos, prices, openings and care. Your changes show as soon as you save them, marked as coming from your home. Photos and videos appear once we have checked them.
05Keep it current
Once a month we ask whether you have an opening, by text or by email, as you choose. Your page shows your answer with its date.
Rather do it together? Email hello@covelightcare.com with your home’s name and a good time to call. We’ll set up your page with you on the phone.
What it costs
Your page is free
Claiming your page, changing it and keeping it current cost nothing. A family who calls or emails you from your page never creates a fee.
Find your home- Up to 10 photos and 3 short videos
- Prices, openings and care details
- Families’ questions by email, the moment they ask
- Calls and emails from families
- The monthly check-in, by text or email
- Every home you run, in one account
No home can pay for a better position, including homes that receive family introductions.
Family introductions
A separate service you can choose. Families ask us to check homes for them. When one picks yours and you have room, we introduce her to you: her first name, her number, the care she needs and when she hopes to move. Your free page never depends on it.
How introductions work- Fewer than 16 licensed beds
- Free
- 16 licensed beds or more
- Half of the first full monthof private-pay charges, only after the resident has lived with you 30 days
Questions homes ask
Something else? Email hello@covelightcare.com and a person will answer.
Why is my home already on Covelight?
Covelight lists every residential care home for the elderly licensed by the California Department of Social Services, from the state’s public records. Your page already shows your license, your licensed capacity and the state’s inspection visits. Claiming it lets you add your side.
Is it really free?
Yes. Claiming your page, changing it and keeping it current cost nothing, and a family who calls you from your page never creates a fee. The only fee is for a home with 16 or more licensed beds that accepts our terms, and only when a family we introduced moves in and stays 30 days. Homes with fewer than 16 licensed beds never pay. Families never pay either.
How will I hear from families?
By email, the moment a family asks about your home, at the address you confirm when you claim it. The email has a link to answer, and answering needs no account. Families can also call you from your page.
How do you check that I run the home?
We send a code by text or phone call to the number on your state license. If that number is out of date, we can send a code to an email address already published for your home, or check your documents instead.
Who can claim a home?
The licensee, the administrator, or someone they have authorized. If you run more than one home, claim each one and switch between them in the same account.
Do I have to sign anything?
No. Claiming your page and keeping it current need no signature. Family introductions have their own terms, which you accept only if you choose them.
When do my changes show?
As soon as you save them, marked as coming from your home with the date. We look over changes after they are live. Photos and videos appear once we have checked them.
We already work with placement agencies.
That’s fine. Your page is free whoever else you work with, and family introductions are not exclusive.
Can I do this from my phone?
Yes. Claiming your page, adding photos and answering the monthly check-in all work on a phone.
Can a home pay to show up higher?
No. Families see homes in order of distance and of how well each page’s facts match what they ask for. No home can pay for a better position, including homes that receive family introductions.
Can I take my home off Covelight?
Your license record stays public, as it is on the state’s own website. You can correct it, add to it and decide what your page says in your own words.
Find your home and claim it
Find your home
8,620 licensed homes are on Covelight.