Family caregivers are getting new ways to organize appointments, symptoms and medical information through applications. New WIRED interviews show that these tools are at different stages: some still require manual entries, while others offer limited AI trials. Keeping the information current remains a substantial task for families already coordinating care between professionals.
Caregiving applications aim to ease the handover between relatives managing appointments, symptoms and daily tasks. New interviews by WIRED examine how much work remains after information moves into an app. Caregiving educator Denise M. Brown says relatives often still upload care plans and schedules themselves because physicians, visiting nurses and therapists do not enter updates into the same tool.[1]
Mejo, a web application for sharing care information, currently relies on manual entry. Cofounder Bret Koncak says the team is exploring AI-generated questions for medical appointments. Citizen Health’s Ari offers messaging-based symptom and care tracking, alongside access to records and calendar information. Ari remains a beta limited to rare diseases. Another caregiver-developed application, Briggzy, is being tested; its developer hopes to reach more families in 2027.[1]
Harvard health-law researcher I. Glenn Cohen notes that consumer applications may collect information about caregivers as well as patients. Privacy protection can depend on the product and contractual promises. The capabilities described are company accounts in a single WIRED investigation; the interviews do not establish clinical benefits. Care-work specialist Nicole Howell says broader support involves families, government and private organizations.[1]
