ShiftCura is launching in Tri-County South Florida first — and Viera is in our Phase 2 expansion. Join the waitlist now so you're first in line when per diem DCW shifts open in Brevard County later in 2026.
For providers in Viera: Home health agencies, nurse registries, and ALFs can sign a Letter of Intent now and lock in founding pricing when ShiftCura arrives in Brevard County.
Direct Care Workers provide the daily in-home assistance that allows Florida seniors and adults with disabilities to remain in their own homes under Medicaid waiver and personal care assistance programs. DCWs are often the most consistent presence in a client's life — and for many families, finding a DCW they trust is harder than any other part of the care equation.
Viera is located in Brevard County, part of Florida's Central FL region. Central Florida's healthcare market is expanding rapidly alongside the region's population growth, with dense home health and assisted living footprint in the Orlando metro. The Viera healthcare market includes home health agencies, assisted living facilities, and skilled nursing centers serving the area's senior population, with consistent year-round demand for credentialed caregivers.
ShiftCura providers post shifts directly — some facilities in the Viera market may already post on the platform while others are being onboarded. Your feed shows only shifts from ShiftCura-verified providers.
Florida sets the bar for Direct Care Worker compliance, and every ShiftCura provider expects these before your first shift. Upload them once — your verified profile works across every provider on the platform:
ShiftCura's admin team verifies all credentials before your first shift. Upload once, work across every provider on the platform — no re-submitting paperwork for each facility.
Agencies tell Direct Care Workers 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 Direct Care Workers in Viera:
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, not inside one agency's roster.
See open shifts with transparent rates. If a shift is paying more than your current job, take it. The market sets the rate in front of you — not in a closed-door conversation between a recruiter and a facility.
Every DCW on ShiftCura is effectively a travel caregiver within Florida. You're not bound to one facility's geography or one agency's dispatching. You move where the shifts are good.
You work for multiple providers simultaneously. No single bad dispatcher, no one bad manager, no one facility's politics controls your income or your next shift.
Agencies punish caregivers who turn down shifts or take time off — you get moved down the call list. On ShiftCura, you just don't accept shifts that day. The next day, your full shift feed is back. Time off without consequences.
Historically, Direct Care Workers avoided one-off shifts because a single gig from a new agency meant fresh onboarding paperwork for no long-term payoff. On ShiftCura, picking up one shift is frictionless — tomorrow's shift is on the same platform, same profile. Single shifts become continuous income.
The most rewarding part of DCW work is the direct relationship with the people you help — and per diem work through ShiftCura keeps that relationship honest. You're matched directly with families and waiver programs that need care, you build a schedule around the clients you want to serve, and the 90% you keep on every shift reflects what your work is actually worth — not what's left after an agency takes its share.
Florida's caregiver workforce has been underpaid for too long. Staffing agencies historically skim 30-60% off every DCW 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 Direct Care Workers 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.
Viera DCW shift rates typically run $15–$23/hr depending on facility type, shift timing, and experience — night and weekend shifts usually pay a premium on top of that. On ShiftCura, you keep 90% of that rate directly. No agency taking 30-60% before the money reaches you.
Here's exactly what you need: Direct Care Worker training per your specific Medicaid waiver program, Level 2 background screening, Current CPR/First Aid, TB test within 12 months, Government-issued photo ID. You upload each document once when you create your ShiftCura profile — the admin team verifies them before your first shift, and your verified credentials travel with you to every provider you work with. No re-submitting paperwork every time you pick up a shift somewhere new.
ShiftCura is launching in the Tri-County South Florida area first (Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach) on June 15, 2026. Viera and the rest of Central FL is in our Phase 2 expansion, planned for later in 2026. Join the waitlist now — waitlist members get priority access and first notification when shifts open in your area.
ShiftCura covers every direct care role in Florida — CNA, HHA, LPN, RN, OT, PT, Medical Assistant, DSP, DCW, and Companion. Your verified credentials determine which shifts appear in your feed. You only see shifts you're qualified to accept, so there's no sifting through postings that don't apply to you.
Signing up is free. No monthly fees. No subscriptions. ShiftCura takes a flat 10% platform fee only on completed shifts — that's the whole model. Compare that to the 30-60% staffing agencies skim off before you see a paycheck. Most Direct Care Workers who switch to per diem work describe it as the biggest raise they've ever gotten without changing jobs.
Waitlist members get priority access and direct notification when ShiftCura opens in Brevard County. Takes 30 seconds — and your spot in line is worth it.