Per diem Companion work across Florida — pick your shifts, set your schedule, keep 90% of every dollar. ShiftCura launches in Tri-County South Florida on June 15, 2026, with statewide expansion planned for Q3-Q4 2026. Browse Companion shifts by city below.
Companion caregivers provide social engagement, light supervision, errand support, and the kind of steady presence that keeps seniors safe and connected at home or in assisted living. In Florida's private-pay home care market — one of the most active in the country — companion roles are the most accessible entry point into caregiving: no clinical license required, quick onboarding, and consistent demand from families who want reliable, vetted help.
Florida sets the bar for Companion Caregiver compliance. Every ShiftCura provider expects these before your first shift — upload once and your verified profile works across every provider on the platform:
Agencies tell Companion Caregivers where to work, when to work, and what they're worth. ShiftCura shows you what's available and lets you choose. Here's what that actually looks like for Companion Caregivers in Florida:
Work a morning shift at one facility, a night shift at another, a weekend at a third — in the same week. You build your schedule across multiple providers.
See open shifts with transparent rates. Take the ones paying more than your current job. The market sets the rate in front of you.
Every Companion on ShiftCura is effectively a travel caregiver within Florida. Move where the shifts are good, not where an agency sends you.
Work for multiple providers simultaneously. No single bad dispatcher, no one facility's politics controls your income.
Agencies punish caregivers who turn down shifts. On ShiftCura, you just don't accept shifts that day. Next day, your full feed is back.
Picking up a single shift is frictionless — tomorrow's shift is on the same platform, same profile. Single shifts become continuous income.
In companion work, reliability is the product — and the most reliable caregivers get the best rates and the most repeat bookings. Per diem companion work on ShiftCura is a meritocracy: show up, do good work, and you'll have more shifts than you can take. No license required to get started, no agency skimming 30-60% of your rate, and no one telling you which clients to take. The schedule is yours.
ShiftCura covers every major Florida market. Tri-County cities are live as of June 15, 2026. Other regions are launching throughout Q3-Q4 2026 — join the waitlist in your city to be first in line.
Florida's caregiver workforce has been underpaid for too long. Staffing agencies historically skim 30-60% off every Companion rate before you ever see a paycheck. Medicaid reimbursement formulas still reflect numbers from a decade ago. The people doing the hardest work in healthcare have been getting paid the least.
Every shift you pick up on ShiftCura puts pressure on that model. When Florida Companion Caregivers have a direct marketplace with transparent rates, the agency economic leverage breaks down — facilities that used to pay agency markups have to reconsider the math. Over time, rates have to follow, because the labor pool keeps moving to platforms that pay fairly.
This isn't just a better gig app. It's a structural correction to a broken market — and you're at the center of it.
Companion Caregiver shift rates on ShiftCura typically range from $15–$25 per hour depending on the city, facility type, and shift timing. Night shifts and weekend shifts generally pay a premium. On ShiftCura, Companion Caregivers keep 90% of every dollar they earn — the platform charges a flat 10% fee only on completed shifts.
Every Companion Caregiver on the platform must have: Level 2 background screening (required for private-pay home care in Florida), Current CPR/First Aid (strongly recommended), TB test within 12 months, plus the additional requirements listed in your profile onboarding. You upload your documents once and they travel with your profile across every provider on the platform.
ShiftCura launches in the Tri-County South Florida area (Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach) on June 15, 2026. If you're a Companion Caregiver in Tri-County, you can sign up now and start picking up shifts the day we launch. For Phase 2 markets (Tampa Bay, Central FL, North FL, Southwest FL, Treasure Coast, Panhandle, North Central FL), join the waitlist in your city — we'll notify you the moment shifts open in your area.
Yes. Companion Caregivers on ShiftCura work as 1099 independent contractors and can pick up shifts around any existing employment. There are no non-compete clauses. You choose which shifts fit your schedule, and you keep 90% of every dollar you earn on the platform.
Once your credentials are uploaded, ShiftCura's admin team verifies them within 1-2 business days Monday through Friday. As soon as your profile is approved, you can browse and accept shifts immediately. Most Companion Caregivers in Tri-County South Florida complete their first shift within a week of signing up.
Sign up in minutes, upload your credentials once, and start picking up shifts the day ShiftCura goes live in your county.