CareZone was a popular app for managing medications and sharing health information with family. In June 2020, Walmart acquired its technology, patents, and part of its team, and the CareZone app was later discontinued. If you're looking for a replacement for the shared family side of CareZone, MyParentHQ may fit. If you relied on pill-bottle scanning or pharmacy delivery, it won't.
What happened to CareZone
CareZone helped individuals and families manage medications and chronic illness. In June 2020, Walmart announced it had acquired CareZone's technology platform, patents, and key intellectual property, along with members of the team that built the app. The CareZone app was later discontinued, and families who depended on it had to find something else.
What families used it for
Writing about losing it, the co-founder of the assistive-technology nonprofit BridgingApps described what she missed: a simple way to share information with important contacts, plus journaling, caregiving updates, medications, calendars, and photos in one place.
Where MyParentHQ is similar
- A shared medication list, plus allergies, conditions, and appointments
- Care Notes, a shared place for family members to record what's happening
- Role-based sharing: siblings see everything, hired caregivers see only the care modules, and a Viewer sees only the Emergency Packet
- An Emergency Packet and Hospital Mode for showing ER staff the essentials in large text
- Legal, financial, and insurance sections that record where things are and who to call
Where it's different
To be clear about what MyParentHQ doesn't do:
- It doesn't scan pill bottles or insurance cards. Information is entered by hand.
- It isn't a pharmacy and doesn't order, refill, or deliver prescriptions.
- It doesn't send dose-by-dose medication reminders. It's built for the family members coordinating care, who usually aren't the ones taking the pills.
- It doesn't connect to pharmacy or hospital systems.
- It's available for iPhone and iPad only for now.
It also never asks for Social Security, account, or banking numbers. MyParentHQ is free to download, and the free trial doesn't start until you've added information to four modules.
Moving your information over
There's no import from CareZone. If you kept printed medication lists or exports, the fastest way to start is with medications, allergies, and emergency contacts, since those make up most of the Emergency Packet.
MyParentHQ is not affiliated with CareZone or Walmart. CareZone is a trademark of its respective owner.
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