CareSwaps, LLC d/b/a PatientSwaps
Version 13, dated 2026-10-12. This version replaces all earlier versions of the CareSwaps Client Subscription Agreement.
Effective date: the date and time you first accept this Agreement (see "Acceptance" at the end).
This agreement (the "Agreement") is between you and CareSwaps, LLC ("CareSwaps", "we" or "us"). It explains what our platform does, what it costs, and what you can expect when you subscribe.
CareSwaps is a healthcare technology platform. It helps families look for transfer options for a loved one who lives in, or needs, a senior care community (skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care, continuing care and independent living). We do this by matching your loved one's request against open beds and swap opportunities that participating communities report to us, using operational facts such as location, timing, and the bed availability and payer types each community reports.
We have written this Agreement in plain language because you deserve to understand the service you are paying for, including what it can and cannot do for you. Please read it carefully. If anything is unclear, contact us at hello@careswaps.com or (970) 306-7131.
CareSwaps provides technology tools that help you explore transfer options for your loved one. Specifically, we:
It is just as important to understand what CareSwaps does not do. We do not:
CareSwaps provides transfer matching technology. Whether a transfer happens depends on community availability, clinical appropriateness, and legal and regulatory requirements. CareSwaps does not guarantee any specific transfer or timeline.
All clinical decisions about whether a transfer is appropriate are made by the communities' licensed staff, together with your loved one or their personal representative, and not by CareSwaps. Every admission decision is made by the community itself.
2.4.1 Why we give these disclosures
Colorado law (C.R.S. § 6-1-729) requires services that refer people to assisted living residences to give certain written disclosures, signed and dated by both sides. We give these disclosures to every family, whatever type of community you are considering.
2.4.2 No other relationships
CareSwaps, LLC has no ownership, control, financial, business, management, or family relationship with any senior care community, other than the free participation agreements (a facility services agreement and a business associate agreement) that each participating community signs with us so that it can use the Platform.
2.4.3 How communities pay
Participating communities currently pay CareSwaps nothing. If CareSwaps later charges a flat software subscription fee, it will never vary with referrals, transfers or outcomes. Before any such fee takes effect, we will update this disclosure and tell you. No community can pay to change which options you see or the order in which they appear.
2.4.4 Your right to cancel, and notice to communities
You may cancel at any time, including during your first 7 days, using the one-step cancel button on your dashboard, by emailing hello@careswaps.com, or by calling (970) 306-7131 (see Sections 4 and 5).
Within 2 business days after any of the following events, CareSwaps will notify every community to which your loved one's request was referred or shown (including any community that saw only Limited Request Facts) that your request has been withdrawn:
If your loved one's current community had been told about a match, we will notify it too. These notices contain no health information beyond what is needed to identify the withdrawn request.
2.4.5 Your contact information
Colorado law separately requires a community that admits your loved one after a referral not to sell or transfer your contact information without your written consent. CareSwaps also makes its own promise, voluntarily: we never sell your contact information or your loved one's information (see Section 6.4).
2.4.6 The signed Colorado Referral Disclosure
The disclosures in Sections 2.4.2 to 2.4.5 are also set out in a separate, short document called the Colorado Referral Disclosure. Here is how it works:
If anything in this Section 2.4 differs from the signed Colorado Referral Disclosure, the version that gives you more protection applies.
To subscribe to CareSwaps, you must:
The intake form asks how your loved one's care is paid for before you pay. The answers to those payer questions decide which policies and payers qualify. An application for a resident covered by one of the excluded programs cannot be submitted.
Coverage is not verified by CareSwaps. CareSwaps does not check, and makes no promise about, whether any insurance policy (including a long-term-care policy) will pay for care at a particular community. We also do not check whether a policy's benefit triggers or waiting (elimination) period are met, or whether a community will bill or accept your insurer. "Payer types" in our matching means only the payer types a community tells us it accepts. Please confirm coverage with your insurer and with the community before any move.
Your CareSwaps subscription costs $299 per month.
All fees are for access to the Platform and its tools. They are not contingent on any referral, admission, or outcome.
By subscribing, you agree to an automatic renewal contract. Colorado's automatic renewal law (C.R.S. § 6-1-732) requires us to tell you these five things clearly before you agree. We show them on the checkout page, next to the subscribe button, before you pay:
Right after you subscribe, we will email you an acknowledgment that repeats the automatic renewal terms in Section 4.2 and explains how to cancel. Please keep it for your records.
The price of your existing subscription stays at $299 per month unless we email you at least 30 days before a new price takes effect and give you a way to cancel before it applies. If you do not want the new price, cancel before it takes effect and you will not be charged at the new price. If applicable law requires your express consent to a change, we will ask for it and will not apply the change without it.
If you ask for a refund within 7 days after your first payment, we will refund that payment in full, with no questions asked.
You can cancel at any time using any of the methods in Section 4.2. When you cancel:
Except as stated in Sections 3.3, 5.1 and 5.5, we do not give a prorated or partial-month refund for the rest of a billing month after you cancel. This does not affect your right to a full refund under Section 5.1.
There are no cancellation fees, ever. We want you to stay because our service works, not because you are locked into a contract.
CareSwaps may temporarily suspend your access if we reasonably believe your account has been compromised, you are using the Platform in violation of this Agreement, or suspension is needed for emergency security maintenance. We will tell you about any suspension, and why, as soon as reasonably practicable. Suspension does not end your subscription.
If a suspension is not caused by your actions, we will credit your next bill for each full day of suspension. If it lasts more than 7 days in a row, you may cancel and receive a prorated refund for the unused part of that month.
When you use CareSwaps, we collect information about your loved one and your transfer needs, including:
We treat all information about your loved one as protected health information under HIPAA, and we apply the safeguards in Section 6.4 to all of it, whether or not the law classifies it that way at a given moment. Information that a community gives us about one of its own residents is also covered by our business associate agreement with that community.
When you complete the intake form, you sign an Information Sharing Authorization. It describes who may receive your loved one's information and what they may receive. We share information in two stages, and only as needed for transfer matching.
Stage 1: before you authorize a match. Participating communities that could be a match can see only Limited Request Facts (Section 1.1). They do not see your loved one's name, date of birth, care needs, address or current community. They also do not see who you are.
Stage 2: after you authorize a specific match. When a community proposes a match, you can review it on your dashboard. If you confirm that specific match, we record the date and time of your confirmation. We then share the information listed below with the communities named in that match, and with no one else. We share it only if your Information Sharing Authorization is still in effect and the community has a signed business associate agreement with us. The information is:
Communities view this information on our secure portal. We do not email your loved one's health information to communities.
What this information is, and is not. The care information we share is what you gave us on the intake form. CareSwaps does not review, verify or summarize it clinically. It is not a clinical assessment, and each community must make its own assessment before deciding on admission.
The PatientSwaps invitation. Section 7, step 5, describes an optional notice to your loved one's current community. It is sent only if you agree, and it contains no health or identifying information.
Other than what this Section 6.2 describes, or what the law requires, we do not share your loved one's information with anyone.
You may withdraw your Information Sharing Authorization at any time, in writing:
When we receive your withdrawal:
Withdrawal cannot recall information already shared with a community before you withdrew. That community's own legal duties under HIPAA and other privacy laws then apply to it. You may sign a new authorization later if you want to start a new request.
Your information is sensitive, and we treat it that way:
We may use information that has been de-identified under the HIPAA standard (45 CFR 164.514), or combined so that it cannot identify you or your loved one, to analyze and improve the Platform. We will not try to re-identify it.
Under Colorado law, and to the extent your information is protected health information under HIPAA, you have the right to:
To the extent CareSwaps meets the thresholds of the Colorado Privacy Act (C.R.S. § 6-1-1301 et seq.), you may also have the right to opt out of the processing of your personal data for targeted advertising or the sale of personal data. CareSwaps does not sell personal data and does not engage in targeted advertising. If that ever changes, we will update this notice and give you a way to opt out, including by recognizing universal opt-out signals such as Global Privacy Control.
To use any of these rights, contact our Privacy Officer, Michael Ford, at privacy@careswaps.com or (970) 306-7131.
We keep your information only as long as we need it to provide the service and to meet our legal record-keeping duties, and never more than 6 years after your subscription ends unless the law requires longer. Records we must keep include your signed Information Sharing Authorization, the signed Colorado Referral Disclosure, and our logs of what we shared, with whom and when. When the retention period ends, we securely delete your information. You may ask us to delete it sooner, and we will, except for the records the law requires us to keep.
Important: Matching options are based on operational facts only. They are not confirmed beds, admission offers, or guarantees. The final transfer decision always rests with the communities and their clinical staff.
When you use CareSwaps, you agree to:
CareSwaps does not guarantee admission, bed availability, transfer completion, or any specific outcome.
Transfer outcomes depend on many factors outside CareSwaps' control, including:
We will operate the Platform with reasonable care and answer your questions by email and phone. We do not manage, coordinate or arrange your loved one's transfer, and the final decision always rests with the communities and their clinical staff. We are not responsible for decisions made by communities or for factors outside our control.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE CARESWAPS PLATFORM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," AND CARESWAPS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. CARESWAPS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE PLATFORM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY MATCHING OPTION WILL RESULT IN A SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER. THIS DISCLAIMER DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS UNDER SECTIONS 3.3, 5.1 AND 5.5 OR SECTION 10.3.
This section is important, so we have written it in plain language.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, CareSwaps is not responsible for:
To the fullest extent permitted by law, if something goes wrong, the most CareSwaps will owe you is the amount you paid us in the 12 months before your claim. We will not be liable for lost wages or other indirect or consequential damages.
The limits in Sections 9, 10.1 and 10.2 do not apply to:
In plain language: if something goes wrong and you bring a claim against CareSwaps, you would generally be limited to recovering the subscription fees you paid us in the last 12 months. That limit does not apply to the exceptions in Section 10.3. For example, it does not apply if CareSwaps fails to protect your information as promised, or acts with gross negligence or willful misconduct, and it never reduces rights that the law says cannot be reduced.
You do not have to indemnify CareSwaps. This Agreement does not require you to defend CareSwaps, or to pay CareSwaps' losses or legal costs, for claims made by anyone else. This Section 10.5 controls over any indemnity wording in our Terms of Use.
Please read this section carefully. It affects how disputes are resolved. You may opt out of arbitration under Section 11.8.
If you have a complaint or dispute, please contact us first at hello@careswaps.com or (970) 306-7131, and tell us what happened and what you are asking for. We will make good-faith efforts to resolve it within 30 days. Neither of us will start an arbitration or a court case during those 30 days, except for a small-claims case or a step needed to stop a legal deadline from passing.
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. The Federal Arbitration Act governs Sections 11.3 to 11.9.
Except as stated in Section 11.6, any dispute between you and CareSwaps that arises out of or relates to this Agreement, your subscription, billing, the Platform, or how we handled your or your loved one's information will be resolved by binding arbitration, not in court. The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Consumer Arbitration Rules in effect when the claim is filed. The AAA's rules are available at adr.org, or we will send you a copy on request.
The seat of arbitration is Larimer County, Colorado. One arbitrator will decide the dispute. If the AAA rules allow, a hearing may be held by video or telephone, or the dispute may be decided on written submissions. The arbitrator may award the same individual relief a court could award. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court with jurisdiction.
You and CareSwaps may each bring claims against the other only individually, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any class, collective, consolidated or representative proceeding. The arbitrator may not combine the claims of more than one person or award relief on a class, collective or representative basis.
Sections 11.3 to 11.5 do not stop:
Under the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules, your share of the filing fee is limited. CareSwaps will pay all other AAA filing and administrative fees and the arbitrator's fees, beyond the share the AAA rules assign to you. Each of us pays our own lawyers' fees, unless the arbitrator awards fees to you as the AAA rules or applicable law allow.
You may opt out of arbitration within 30 days after you first accept this Agreement. To opt out, email hello@careswaps.com with the subject line "Arbitration opt-out", and include your name and the email address you used to subscribe. If you opt out, Sections 11.3 to 11.5 and 11.7 do not apply to you, and disputes will be decided in the courts named in Section 11.10. Opting out does not affect your subscription, your access to the Platform, or any other part of this Agreement.
If Section 11.5 is found unenforceable for a particular dispute, that dispute will not be arbitrated. It will be decided only in the courts named in Section 11.10. The rest of this Section 11 continues to apply to all other disputes.
Any court case that this Agreement allows (including a small-claims case, a case to confirm or enforce an arbitration award, a dispute of a person who opted out under Section 11.8, or a dispute under Section 11.9) must be brought in the state or federal courts for Larimer County, Colorado. You and CareSwaps agree to the jurisdiction of those courts.
This Section 11 continues to apply after your subscription ends.
By subscribing, you agree to receive service emails from CareSwaps. These include:
CareSwaps sends notices by email and through your dashboard. We do not send text messages. If we add text messaging later, we will ask for your separate consent first, and that consent will never be a condition of purchase.
We will not send you marketing emails or promotional messages unless you separately opt in. Agreeing to service messages does not mean agreeing to marketing.
You can stop non-essential notifications by emailing hello@careswaps.com. Some messages cannot be turned off because the law requires them or because they protect your account. These include breach notices, billing and renewal notices, and account security alerts. You do not have to agree to non-essential messages to keep your subscription.
CareSwaps may need to update this Agreement from time to time. If we make a material change, we will email you at least 30 days before it takes effect.
This Agreement, together with your Information Sharing Authorization, the signed Colorado Referral Disclosure, our Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy, is the entire agreement between you and CareSwaps about your subscription. If this Agreement conflicts with the Terms of Service or the Privacy Policy, this Agreement controls. Nothing in this Agreement reduces any right you have under your Information Sharing Authorization or the signed Colorado Referral Disclosure.
If any part of this Agreement is found invalid or unenforceable, the rest of it stays in full effect. Section 11.9 explains what happens if Section 11.5 cannot be enforced.
If CareSwaps does not enforce a right under this Agreement, that does not mean we have given it up.
You may not transfer this Agreement to anyone else without our written consent. CareSwaps may transfer this Agreement to a successor company, such as in a merger or sale of the business. If it does, we will tell you, and the successor must keep the promises in Section 6.
CareSwaps is committed to making the Platform accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. If you run into an accessibility barrier, please contact us at hello@careswaps.com or (970) 306-7131.
Sections 6, 9, 10, 11 and 14 continue to apply after your subscription ends.
If you have questions about this Agreement, our service or your subscription, please contact us:
CareSwaps, LLC d/b/a PatientSwaps
2519 S. Shields St., Suite 1K PMB 1159
Fort Collins, CO 80526
How you accept. You accept this Agreement by checking the acceptance box and clicking "I agree" on the checkout page before you pay. When you first log in to your dashboard, we will ask you to confirm your acceptance the same way. Each time, our system records:
This Agreement takes effect when you first accept it at checkout. We will email you a copy, and you can ask us for your acceptance record at any time.
What you confirm. By accepting, you confirm that:
Separately signed documents. Two documents are signed separately from this click acceptance: your Information Sharing Authorization (signed on the intake form), and the Colorado Referral Disclosure, which you and CareSwaps both sign and date (Section 2.4.6).
Your CareSwaps subscription at $299 per month (Section 4) includes:
Your subscription starts on the date you subscribe, renews monthly on that same date until you cancel, and has no minimum term.
What information do you collect?
Your name and contact details, your loved one's name and date of birth, care needs, insurance and payer information, preferred locations and timeline, and documents you upload about your legal authority. This information helps us find matching transfer options.
Who sees my loved one's information?
Before you approve a match, communities see only a few facts that do not identify your loved one: the type of care sought, the payer category, the move time window, and approximate distance. Your loved one's identifying details go only to the communities named in a match you confirm on your dashboard, and only through our secure portal.
Can I change my mind?
Yes. You can withdraw your authorization at any time with the cancel button on your dashboard or by emailing privacy@careswaps.com. We re-lock your loved one's details within 1 business day and tell the communities within 2 business days. We cannot recall information a community already received.
How do you protect my information?
We encrypt your information in transit and at rest, limit access to people who need it, and use service providers that have signed business associate agreements for the systems that store your loved one's health information.
Do you sell my information?
No. We never sell, rent or share your information or your contact information with advertisers, data brokers or marketing companies.
Can I see, correct or delete my information?
Yes. You can ask to see, correct or delete your information, ask for a list of who it was shared with and why, and ask us to limit how it is used. Contact Michael Ford at privacy@careswaps.com or (970) 306-7131.
How long do you keep my information?
We keep your information only as long as needed to provide the service and meet legal record-keeping duties, and never more than 6 years after your subscription ends unless the law requires longer. Then we securely delete it. You may ask us to delete it sooner, and we will, except for records the law requires us to keep.
What if there is a data breach?
We will notify you as the law requires. Under Colorado law (C.R.S. § 6-1-716), we will notify you within 30 days after we determine that a breach has occurred. The notice will explain what happened, what information was involved, and what we are doing to protect your information.
Who can I contact with privacy questions?
Michael Ford, Privacy Officer, at privacy@careswaps.com or (970) 306-7131.
End of CareSwaps Client Subscription Agreement v13 (2026-10-12)