Grandma With Dementia Inspires Teen to Create Care App

Young entrepreneur Logan Wells conceived of a free online app called CareZare when he was 14 to help his grandmother, who has dementia, reports WTVR 6 . CareZare lets caregivers look after loved ones by giving them a platform to monitor medical reports, visits, moods, calendar events, and any other information that may be important to family members. Once a care team is organized, any team member will receive notifications whenever somebody adds information through the platform. "My hope is that they can have more time they can spend with their loved one instead of managing their loved one," Wells said. CareZare has been downloaded more than 5,000 times so far, and one user who has come to appreciate its benefits is Working Daughter community founder Liz O'Donnell. "What I love about the CareZare app is that I could go and visit mom or dad in the morning and say, 'Oh, they're having a great day; like this would be a good day to come over and take them for a ride' — you know, tell my sisters that," she said. "Or 'they're having a bad day; this is a day I really want you to come over and help me out.'"