Care economy activities and business model

About the organization:
Asistia is Mexico’s best home care marketplace. The company allows finding an adequate caregiver or nurse depending on families’ needs. Asistia certifies 100% of their associates and caregivers, making the process easy and safe. Their mission is to provide nursing staff for the elderly at home to improve their quality of life, while assisting families in taking care of their beloved ones.

Activities in the care economy:
Provision of technology & services that train/upskill domestic & care workers (e.g. technology that links employers to domestic/care workers), Provision of affordable services that provide care & domestic work (e.g. affordable daycare services in rural areas)

Stage of growth: Mass roll-out/Expansion

Type of services: Elderly-care (Ages 60 and above), Care for persons with special needs (disabled / differently abled persons), Care for people with illnesses

Number of customers (2020): Not available

Number of customers (2019): Not available

Number of customers (2018): Not available

Financials

Profitability status: Financially profitable

Revenue USD (2020): Not available

Revenue USD (2019): Not available

Revenue USD (2018): Not available

Pathways to impact

Challenge addressed:
Lack of affordable solutions to reduce amount of time spent on care and domestic work (Reduce), Limited redistribution of care and domestic work to other actors in the care economy (Redistribute)

Pathway to impact – 4 Rs: Reduce, Redistribute

Populations affected: Unpaid care workers, Paid care workers, Elderly people

Number of people served (2020): Not available

Number of people served (2019): Not available

Number of people served (2018): Not available