Start from shared information
Your Care Circle is everyone helping: family, friends, a care manager. Each person can review available records and documents within their access.
Sharing the care
More people want to help. Make the next step easier to share.
One person lives nearby. Another can make calls in a lunch break. A friend offers a ride. Everyone may want to help, yet each offer can leave the person coordinating with another explanation to write.
See a situation-specific handoff ↓For a parent, spouse or sibling, or your own care. Inviting someone to the Care Circle is free.
Sharing care does not have to mean measuring who cares most. It can begin with a clearer division of the next practical steps, based on what each person can actually take on.
See where Dekona can help ↓Where Dekona can help
Give the next offer of help a concrete place to land.
Give the coordination step an owner
Keep who is calling, driving or following up visible.
You choose the Care Circle
See who has access and revoke it. Every helper uses their own account.
Start a shared care space →
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Illustrative handoff · Invented people and excerpts
Robin’s friend Maya and sibling Luis are sharing the practical work.
Sample shared note
Robin has a confirmed appointment and needs a ride.
Shared task
Luis is driving; Maya will help gather the questions beforehand.
- Robin’s confirmed appointment
- Luis handling the ride
- Maya gathering the questions before the visit
What becomes clearer
The ride and preparation have different owners. A person still needs to confirm when either step is done.
Luis and Maya can each update their own coordination step. Robin and the authorized account holder choose invitations; neither a group message nor a relationship grants record access.
An explanatory example, not a generated record or treatment instruction.
Before you begin
A few good questions.
Does each helper need a paid plan?
Inviting someone to the Care Circle is free. The personal plan is priced by people receiving care, with up to two included.
Can friends or partners join too?
Yes. The people receiving care and the authorized account holders choose who is in the Care Circle. It is not limited to siblings or relatives.
Who can see care information?
A referral or family relationship does not grant record access. Record connections and invitations require appropriate authority and scoped permission. Dekona does not contact doctors or pharmacies for you and does not replace your clinicians.
Helpful resources for this situation
NIA: Sharing Caregiving Responsibilities ↗How to Share Caregiving Between Siblings Without Fighting (2026) →The Sandwich Generation Survival Guide: Caring for Parents While Raising Kids (2026) →Caregiver Burnout Is Real: How to Protect Yourself While Caring for Someone You Love (2026) →