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4 Great Apps for Caregivers

For caregivers, integrating apps into their daily routines is a must. They not only can help make caring for an older adult more manageable, but they can also help streamline and balance areas within your own life.

Below is a list of some great apps that can help caregivers with everything from health & wellness to managing medications for a patient.

4 Apps for Caregivers to Download

1. Headspace

Caregivers need all the resources they can get that will help alleviate stress and stay healthy. Luckily, the Headspace app has everything caregivers would want to find more joy and make everyday life more manageable in just a single platform.

Headspace helps you handle your behavioral and physical wellness with mindfulness courses, meditation, progress tracking, sleep exercises, and even healthy routine creation. Because it’s so user-friendly and accessible, you can open it up whenever you feel stressed or down, and find the resources you need to get yourself back on track.

Headspace is available on both iOS and Android.

Read more about it here.

2. Red Cross First Aid

The Red Cross First Aid app is essential for every caregiver’s technological repository because it provides instant access to life-saving information and many other critical safety resources. Caregivers can use this to look up instructions for first-aid situations, how to calmly handle emergency cases, safety preparedness, and much more. The best part is that this app is very interactive, giving users the chance to earn badges with videos and quizzes while fine tuning their knowledge.

The app is available on both iOS and Android. 

Read more about the Red Cross First Aid app here.

3. Medisafe

Forget about managing an older adult’s medications with pen and paper. Caregivers can easily keep track of medications, refills, and more with the Medisafe app. 

Medisafe provides personalized reminders for each medication an older adult has, drug interaction warnings, and more. Caregivers and family members can even be listed as Medifriends, meaning that they will receive notifications if a medication is missed. 

An especially great part of Medisafe is that users can receive medication coupons and discounts that can be used at thousands of drugstores!

Medisafe is available on both iOS and Android.

Read more about it here

4. CaringBridge

CaringBridge is a social media platform designed specifically for caregivers, older adults, and the loved ones of those receiving care. Caregivers and older adults can use this app to provide medical details and updates to their friends and family without feeling like private information can be accessed by the entire world. In return, friends and family members can reply back to updates and provide support no matter where they are.

The app is available on both iOS and Android. 

Read more about CaringBridge here.

Additional Resources

App-based Ride Services for Caregivers

Caregiver Burnout: How Technology Brings Help and Hope

 

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