Become a Sabay helper
Make a difference on your schedule.
The care gig built around real life. Support people navigating surgery recovery, injury, new diagnoses, and major life changes. This is everyday, practical help, not nursing or medical care. Helpers set their own hourly rates, typically $28 to $35 or more per hour.
Get startedSet your services, record a quick intro video, and connect with people near you.
Visit confirmed for 2:00 PM
You set the rate: $32/hr
What you'll help with
Meals
Prepare nourishing meals, help with kitchen prep, and keep nutrition on track.
Transportation and rides
Drive members to physical therapy, doctor visits, the pharmacy, or personal errands.
Household tasks
Tidy up, manage laundry, run errands, and handle light cleaning so members can stay off their feet.
Medication reminders
Help members stay on schedule with prompts to take prescribed medications on time.
Companionship
Be a steady, reassuring presence for conversations, walks, or quiet support during tough transitional weeks.
Getting started is simple.
Build your profile
- Highlight your lived experience, such as work as a PT aide, family caregiving, or recovery support.
- Record a short intro video so members can get to know your personality and communication style.
- Add the languages you speak, the cultures you know well, and identity preferences such as LGBTQ+ affirming care, so members can find someone who feels familiar.
Complete safety and identity screening
- Verify your identity and government issued ID.
- Complete a comprehensive criminal background check. Every Sabay helper is vetted.
- Review the Sabay community safety and transparency standards.
Set your terms and start helping
- Set your own hourly rate up front, with no hidden cuts or surprises.
- Define your weekly availability and service radius.
- Message or start an intro call with members to make sure it is the right match before confirming visits.
Why being a Sabay helper works for you
Real connections, transparent pay, and complete autonomy.
Total control over your rates and schedule
You are never locked into fixed platform rates. Choose what you charge, when you work, and which bookings fit your life.
Show up for what actually matters
Help real people during the critical in between periods, like the weeks after a hospital discharge or finding stability after a life altering diagnosis.
No rigid contracts or minimums
Accept a single visit, support someone through a four week recovery, or build a trusted relationship for the long haul.
Direct, transparent communication
Message members and hop on quick intro calls before committing, so expectations are aligned before you ever knock on the door.
Safety and standards
Every helper completes an identity and criminal background check. Arrival and departure updates keep members and their loved ones in the loop.
Non clinical support
Sabay helpers provide practical support with daily life, transportation, and companionship. You will never be asked to do nursing or medical tasks.
Who you'll support
Real moments in real life. Many members look for a helper who shares their language, culture, or identity, because support feels better from someone who gets it when you are at your most vulnerable.
Injury and surgery recovery
Helping someone manage with one arm, navigate stairs, or fetch groceries while they follow strict orders to rest and heal.
Navigating a diagnosis
Providing a calm, reliable presence on the hard days and the routine ones after a major diagnosis such as MS or an autoimmune condition.
Life transitions
Being a familiar face who handles the everyday friction while someone finds their footing in a new chapter.
Real helper highlights
Priya S. she/her
4.9
$32/hr · Former PT aide. Hindi speaker.
Focuses on calm, structured routines, rides after surgery, and meal prep.
Jordan K. they/them
4.8
$28/hr · LGBTQ+ affirming.
Specializes in injury recovery, errands, tricky stairs, and bringing practical humor to heavy days.
Luis P. he/him
5.0
$30/hr · Family caregiver background. Spanish speaker.
Brings firsthand experience supporting loved ones through neurodegenerative conditions, offering steady companionship.
How visits work, from booking to the front door
Members discover your profile
They filter by language, care needs, pronouns, and reviews, then watch your intro video and see your hourly rate.
Align before the visit
Members can message you or start an in app call to confirm needs and logistics before booking.
Confirmed arrival
Live updates let members and their family know when you arrive and leave.
Verified feedback
Members leave genuine reviews after each visit, helping you grow your reputation.
About Sabay (Sah-buy)
Sabay means together. Conventional care systems are often too rigid, too costly, or disconnected from the messy reality of sudden life changes. Sabay connects helpers directly with people navigating recovery and change, transparently, reliably, and without red tape.