Dementia caregiving · an app we are exploring
A coping course and daily tools for dementia carers.
Eight short sessions of a coping course based on START, a programme tested in a trial with family carers, plus tools for the hard parts of the day: behaviour changes, appointments, and sharing the load.
It does not slow dementia and it is not medical advice.
What it would do
- Coping courseEight sessions with audio and worksheets, after START, an eight-session coping programme tested with family carers of people with dementia. This course hasn't been tested in a trial of its own.
- Behaviour logWhat happened, what came before and what helped, with patterns shown each week.
- Things to do togetherActivities filtered by stage and mobility.
- Care teamFamily and paid carers share the log, the tasks and a medication list.
- Appointment summaryFor the GP or specialist.
- Stage guidesWhat may change, and the services to apply for early, starting with My Aged Care.
- Respite and youA respite planner and a carer check-in. You choose when to check in. In Australia: Carer Gateway, 1800 422 737 (carergateway.gov.au), and the National Dementia Helpline, 1800 100 500, run by Dementia Australia (dementia.org.au).
What it would not do
- It does not slow dementia.
- It is not medical advice.
The planned price
A$9.99 a month or A$69.99 a year, with Family Sharing.
The behaviour log and the first session would be free. Nothing is for sale yet, and joining the list costs nothing.
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The evidence behind the method
- Livingston et al., British Journal of Psychiatry, 2020: six-year follow-up of the START randomised trial with 260 family carers of people with dementia.