A Calm, Structured Day for Your Loved One

When someone is living with dementia, the world can feel unpredictable and overwhelming. Familiar routines bring a sense of safety and comfort that words alone cannot provide. Research consistently shows that structured daily plans help reduce anxiety, improve mood, and support overall wellbeing for people living with cognitive changes.

OurTurn was built around this simple truth. Rather than asking your loved one to remember what comes next, the app gently presents each part of their day in a clear, easy-to-follow timeline. Morning medications, a favourite walk, lunch with family, an afternoon brain wellness activity — each task appears at the right time, with large text and calming colours designed specifically for people with dementia.

The daily care plan is not about controlling someone's life. It is about creating a gentle framework that helps your loved one feel confident and supported throughout the day, while giving you the peace of mind that comes from knowing they have structure even when you cannot be there.

Every family's situation is different, and OurTurn respects that. You can build a care plan from scratch or let our AI assistant suggest a daily schedule based on your loved one's preferences, routines, and time of day. Add tasks for meals, medications, activities, appointments, personal care, and anything else that matters to your family.

Each task can be scheduled for a specific time or simply assigned to a time of day — morning, afternoon, or evening. You can set gentle reminders that appear on your loved one's device, so they receive a friendly nudge when it is time for their next activity. Tasks can be recurring (daily, weekly) or one-off, giving you the flexibility to plan around both routine and special occasions.

The care plan builder works from both the web dashboard and the caregiver mobile app, so you can make changes from wherever you are. Every update syncs in real time — edit the plan on your laptop at home, and your loved one's tablet updates immediately.

One of the most stressful parts of caring for someone with dementia is not knowing how their day is going, especially when you cannot be with them. OurTurn solves this with real-time task completion tracking. When your loved one taps to mark a task as done, you see it instantly on your dashboard.

The caregiver dashboard shows you a clear overview of today's plan: which tasks are completed, which are upcoming, and which might have been missed. You can also see daily check-in results — mood and sleep self-reports that give you a gentle window into how your loved one is feeling without being intrusive.

This is not about surveillance. It is about connection. Knowing that Mum had her breakfast, took her walk, and completed a brain wellness activity gives you the confidence to focus on your own day, while still feeling close to her care.

Not sure what to include in the daily plan? OurTurn's AI assistant can suggest tasks based on common care routines, the time of day, and your loved one's interests. It can recommend brain wellness activities matched to their preferences, suggest good times for walks based on typical energy patterns, and help you build a balanced day that includes rest, engagement, and social connection.

The AI also helps you assign mind games and brain wellness activities directly into the care plan. Choose from over 25 evidence-informed activities across categories like words and language, memory, logic, and reminiscence. Each activity adapts its difficulty based on how your loved one engages with it, so the experience stays enjoyable and never frustrating.

Every suggestion is just that — a suggestion. You always have full control over what goes into the plan. The AI is there to save you time and spark ideas, not to make decisions for your family.