For Family Caregivers

CBS News and Harvard University Cognitive Scientist Howard Gardner have recognized our successes.

Most care-related tasks are challenging or fail altogether because the abilities, talents, and mental skills of those needing assistance are not considered. The MĪ Care Plan App identifies how people have learned and acquired information. It accurately pinpoints these strengths and the care-related tasks that align with their abilities, providing numerous benefits to loved ones and those providing care.

The application’s most notable success is its ability to recognize the following strength-specific care-related tasks:

  • Identifying comfortable environments. People with dementia thrive in surroundings where they feel safe and secure. The app identifies tolerable environments that also spark interest, increasing the likelihood of success in everything they do.
  • The app recognizes techniques that improve people’s communicative abilities. It identifies Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) strategies to improve individuals’ ability to relay information, even for nonverbal people.

  • Pinpointing suitable activities. The app recommends activities that align with people’s abilities, ensuring success, enjoyment, and motivation to remain cognitively engaged.

MĪ Care App Loved One’s Benefits

  • Fosters independence. Individuals are more able to do things for themselves.
  • Reduces dementia-related behavioral challenges, like aggression and wandering.
  • Alleviates dementia-related symptoms, such as confusion and inattentiveness.
  • Reduces the need for potentially harmful medications to manage behaviors.
  • And much more

MĪ Care App Family Benefits

  • The app saves families valuable time. Care-related tasks become easier and less time-consuming, allowing families to focus on other important things, such as themselves.
  • It saves families money. As care becomes easier, families will require less assistance from paid caregivers.
  • The app prevents caregiver burnout. Families will experience less stress because they are dealing with fewer challenges.
  • It provides families sympathetic joy as they see their loved one’s progress.
  • And much more

Watch CFHDC Co-founder Matthew Call use MĪ Care App interventions to help a man relearn to write

Testimonial…

MĪ Care has significantly improved my husband’s life. It identified activities that were suitable for my husband’s mental abilities. Because he does well with the activities MĪ Care suggested, he’s finding more joy in life and is less burdened by depression. He’s even rediscovered his passion for painting, a hobby he had set aside for over two decades.

Mary Ann H., Naples, FL.

Upon moving into memory care, my mom felt very uncomfortable in her new environment, which caused her to isolate herself to avoid interacting with staff and fellow residents. I contacted the CFHDC for assistance. Using their MĪ Care program, they identified areas within the facility where she would feel the most comfortable, increasing her likelihood of socializing, which worked wonders. While, at times, she still prefers to be alone, MĪ Care has allowed her to get the social engagement she desperately needs.

Blair W., Naples, FL.

My mother, who has dementia, refused to participate in activities. The CFHDC explained that her reluctance might be due to her lack of aptitude for the activities I presented to her. After determining her strengths, they identified suitable activities she enjoyed and did well at! After several weeks, she became more proficient with each task, helping her become happier than she had been in quite some time.

 

Ericka C., Englewood, FL.