Problem

CareOasis addresses the financial and administrative burden of unpaid family caregiving. The company cites 53 million U.S. family caregivers, approximately $600 billion in economic value created by unpaid care, and $7,200 in average caregiver out-of-pocket costs. The core pain is that relatives are already providing essential assistance but often lack compensation, training, and help navigating complex Medicaid programs.

Its clearest use case is an Ohio resident caring for a parent, spouse, or other loved one at home. If the care recipient is Medicaid-eligible, requires help with activities of daily living, and qualifies for a waiver, CareOasis helps the family pursue compensation rather than forcing the caregiver to absorb the work as unpaid labor or moving the recipient prematurely into institutional care.

Product / Service

CareOasis combines an online eligibility and enrollment process with hands-on support from a caregiving organization. Families submit basic information, receive help identifying the appropriate Ohio pathway—such as PASSPORT, MyCare Ohio, or Structured Family Caregiving—and are guided through waiver paperwork, certification, background checks, and required training. Once approved, CareOasis says it manages billing and payments, while also providing payroll and compliance support, coaching, refreshers, and ongoing check-ins.

The benefit is a supported home-care arrangement in which a qualified family member can be paid for care already being provided. Depending on the program and care situation, the company advertises approximately $17 to $20 per hour for hourly programs or up to $1,800 per month as a tax-free stipend for eligible live-in caregivers. CareOasis currently positions the service around Ohio and says it serves families across all 88 counties, with expansion to additional states planned.

Market

CareOasis operates in the paid family caregiving and Medicaid home- and community-based services market, specifically as an access, enrollment, and support layer around state waiver programs. The underlying market is established but difficult to navigate: Ohio’s PASSPORT waiver is designed to help Medicaid-eligible older adults receive long-term services at home instead of in a nursing facility, while Structured Family Caregiving and related programs create routes for qualified relatives to receive compensation. Comparable offerings include Aidaly, which helps family caregivers access public and private benefits, and FreedomCare, which markets Ohio Medicaid paid-family-caregiver options; TCARE is a more adjacent caregiver-support provider.

The public evidence indicates an early-stage company rather than demonstrated scale. Y Combinator lists CareOasis as founded in 2023 by Juan M. Ochoa Ortiz and Anuhya Vajapey, with two employees, while the company website presents statewide Ohio coverage and a waitlist for expansion beyond Ohio. The reviewed materials do not disclose customer counts, caregiver enrollment volume, or revenue, so CareOasis should be viewed as an early operating venture with a live service proposition, not a company with publicly proven commercial traction.