Hands of a family cradling a newborn's feet — the essence of care
Now building in Canada

Care that works for
everyone in the room.

Caregivers doing the work deserve fair pay and real independence. Families who need care deserve trusted professionals without the agency markup. KerlHive is building the system that makes both possible.

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of caregivers report burnout at least once a week
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of what families pay disappears into agency margins
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more earnings when caregivers work independently
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of our network is built on caregivers who chose this
A caregiver at her desk, glasses off, eyes closed in exhaustion
78% of caregivers experience burnout at least once a week — inside a system that takes half of what families pay.
30–50%
Agency cut per hour
78%
Weekly burnout rate
$12–15
Caregiver take-home
The Problem

The system was built around agencies, not people.

Caregiving is one of the most essential jobs in healthcare. The people doing it show up every day with real skill, real patience, and genuine care. The system rewards them by taking half of what families pay, controlling their hours, and offering no real path forward.

Families on the other side pay premium prices for inconsistent care, long waits, and no real transparency about who is walking through their door.

The agency profits. The caregiver struggles. The family overpays. Nobody designed it this way. It just became the default.

KerlHive is being built to change the default.

😔Exhausted but cannot afford to stop

Long shifts, complex cases, emotional weight, and a pay packet that barely covers the bills. The job demands everything. The system gives back very little.

💸Families pay a lot. Caregivers see a fraction.

Agencies charge $30 to $40 an hour. The caregiver doing the actual work sees $12 to $15. That gap is not overhead. It is extraction.

📆No say over your own schedule

Called in last minute. Shifts cancelled. Clients changed on you. Your time is the agency's to manage, not your own.

🔄A different face at every visit

Families cannot build trust with someone new every week. Continuity is not a luxury in care. It is what good care actually is.

🚪No obvious way out

Caregivers know the agency model is broken. But leaving without a structure behind you feels like a jump into nothing. KerlHive is the structure.

The KerlHive System

Four layers. One connected system.

Each layer builds on the one before it. It starts with caregiver independence and grows into a full ecosystem that works for everyone.

Layer 01
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KerlHive Launch

Experienced caregivers step out of the agency cycle and build their own independent practice. Structure, credibility, and community to do it right.

Active Now
Layer 02
hub
KerlHive Connect

Families find and book independent caregivers directly. No agency in the middle, no inflated costs, no roster roulette.

In Development
Layer 03
domain
KerlHive Agent

Hospitals and clinics tap into our network for short-term and emergency cover, drawing from vetted professionals already in the system.

Coming Later
Layer 04
psychology
KerlHive Sense

A voice-first AI layer for hands-free task logging, family updates, and pattern recognition, built around how care is actually delivered.

Coming Later
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Why KerlHive

The old way, and the better one.

warningTraditional Agencies
hiveKerlHive
closeCaregivers hand over 30 to 50% to the agency
check_circleCaregivers keep what they earn
closeAgencies decide rates, rosters, and working conditions
check_circleCaregivers choose their clients, hours, and rates
closeFamilies wait days or weeks to find anyone
check_circleFamilies connect directly with matched professionals
closeHigh fees and no transparency on where money goes
check_circleDirect care, honest pricing, no hidden markups
closeA different caregiver at almost every visit
check_circleConsistent relationships built on real trust
closeCaregivers treated as interchangeable labour
check_circleCaregivers recognised as skilled professionals
A Note from the Founder

We are building KerlHive because the people playing one of the most vital role in healthcare, are being treated like they don't matter in the system.

Caregivers who show up every single day carrying the weight of other people’s lives. Doing it with real skill, genuine care and commitment. Yet taking home wages that do not reflect the work, burning out inside a system that extracts more than it gives, and being dismissed as though their profession is a placeholder and not a calling.

And on the other side are families doing their best to find someone they can trust with the people they love most. Instead, they get high costs, inconsistent care, and a process that treats something deeply personal as a transaction.

That is not just a problem. It is a failure that runs through the entire caregiving system. KerlHive is building the operating ecosystem where caregivers own the value of their work and families choose who they trust, not the agencies.

Wale AdebayoFounder, KerlHive — and a team that builds from the heart
Wale Adebayo, Founder of KerlHive
Wale Adebayo
Founder, KerlHive