a native iPhone app<\/a>, and is completely free to use.<\/p>\nOnce you’ve signed up with Caren, you can add the person (or persons) you are taking care of. From there you can easily add events to their calendar (such as doctor appointments, their weekly Bridge Club gathering, a visit to the park, or whatever), post important notes about that person on their main page, and post messages that can be seen by the other caregivers.<\/p>\n
You can assign tasks, events, or other things to anyone in the network of caregivers. Those people can be professionals you’ve hired, friends, or family members. Each person has their own profile page which includes their contact info, their own schedule, and more.<\/p>\n
All the information can be accessed via the website’s dashboard \u2014 which shows a comprehensive overview of all activity taking place \u2014 or the Caren iPhone app.<\/p>\n
I am personally very impressed with Caren. It’s a web app built for normal people, and they have done a great job keeping it simple and easy to use. If you or someone you know has a family member to take care of then I would highly recommend signing up for a free account on Caren. Moreover, if you are someone who helps manage several caregivers you may want to look into this website as a way to organize all the different people, schedules, needs, and caregivers you work with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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