Practical writing for families sharing the care of a parent, and notes on how Marlow is built.https://getmarlow.appen-ushttps://getmarlow.app/blog/apps-families-use-to-coordinate-carehttps://getmarlow.app/blog/apps-families-use-to-coordinate-careTen tools, from the group chat to a companion service, with what each costs, what each one is actually for, and which one to pick for which job.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonscaregivingthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/marlow-vs-caringbridgehttps://getmarlow.app/blog/marlow-vs-caringbridgeCaringBridge keeps sixty people informed through the worst weeks. Marlow settles who is driving on Thursday and shows your parent who is coming. Many families use both.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonscaregivingthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/marlow-vs-lotsa-helping-handshttps://getmarlow.app/blog/marlow-vs-lotsa-helping-handsLotsa rallies a wide circle of volunteers around someone who is ill. Marlow keeps a family's rides straight and gives the parent her own screen. Prices, facts and a rule.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonscaregivingthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/marlow-vs-cozihttps://getmarlow.app/blog/marlow-vs-coziCozi runs a busy household's week beautifully, lists and meals included. Marlow does one narrow job for families sharing a parent's rides, with a screen of her own.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonsorganizingthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/who-gets-notified-about-whathttps://getmarlow.app/blog/who-gets-notified-about-whatWhat buzzes on your phone, what the organizer hears that nobody else does, what your parent's phone is never sent, and what to do when one doesn't arrive.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThow marlow workssiblingsthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/hospital-discharge-on-a-fridayhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/hospital-discharge-on-a-fridayThe questions to ask before leaving the hospital, and how a family gets through the first weekend at home without losing the follow ups.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTappointmentscaregivingorganizingthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/marlow-vs-a-shared-google-calendarhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/marlow-vs-a-shared-google-calendarA shared calendar already knows when and where, on every phone, free. What it cannot tell you is whether anyone agreed to drive, and that gap is the whole comparison.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonsappointmentsthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/repeating-appointments-and-round-tripshttps://getmarlow.app/blog/repeating-appointments-and-round-tripsDialysis three mornings a week entered once, a standing driver so nobody gets asked twice a week, and a ride home that a different person can take.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTappointmentshow marlow worksthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/marlow-vs-the-family-group-chathttps://getmarlow.app/blog/marlow-vs-the-family-group-chatThe chat is free, instant and already has everyone in it. What it cannot hold is the answer to who is driving on Thursday, and that one gap is the whole comparison.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonssiblingsthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/six-things-people-find-latehttps://getmarlow.app/blog/six-things-people-find-lateThe widget, the lock screen card, the ride back, the standing driver, the medicine reminder, and what your parent sees when nobody has taken a ride yet.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThow marlow worksgetting startedthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/setting-up-your-circlehttps://getmarlow.app/blog/setting-up-your-circleWhat to have within reach before you open Marlow, and the order that gets a family from a pile of clinic letters to a working schedule in one sitting.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTgetting startedhow marlow worksthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/getting-your-parents-paperwork-in-one-placehttps://getmarlow.app/blog/getting-your-parents-paperwork-in-one-placeWhat to gather, where to keep it, who should be able to open it, and the one sheet that belongs on the fridge for a paramedic.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTorganizingcaregivingthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/caregiver-burnout-doesnt-announce-itselfhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/caregiver-burnout-doesnt-announce-itselfHow it shows up in the adult child holding a parent's schedule together, and what helps once it has.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcaregivingthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/when-one-sibling-is-doing-everythinghttps://getmarlow.app/blog/when-one-sibling-is-doing-everythingHow the load ends up on one person, why a list gets help where asking doesn't, and how to divide the jobs that aren't driving.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTsiblingscaregivingthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/why-the-senior-screen-has-no-buttonshttps://getmarlow.app/blog/why-the-senior-screen-has-no-buttonsMarlow shows the person being cared for one screen and lets them change nothing. The reasoning, what it rules out, and how it's enforced below the app.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdesignthe senior sidehow marlow worksthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/big-targets-no-mistakeshttps://getmarlow.app/blog/big-targets-no-mistakesFitts's law and the 44 point guideline explain the big buttons, and the fear of breaking something explains why none of them can touch the schedule.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTresearchthe senior sidedesignthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/one-screen-no-menushttps://getmarlow.app/blog/one-screen-no-menusChoice, working memory and attention all get more expensive with age, which is why the parent's screen shows today and what is next and nothing else.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTresearchthe senior sidedesignthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/keeping-track-of-a-parents-medical-appointmentshttps://getmarlow.app/blog/keeping-track-of-a-parents-medical-appointmentsA simple system for the appointments themselves: what to record, what to bring, how to handle follow-ups, and how to keep the whole family reading the same page.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTappointmentsorganizingcaregivingthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/why-the-type-is-so-bighttps://getmarlow.app/blog/why-the-type-is-so-bigWhat happens to eyes after 60, what the contrast guidelines actually ask for, and why the two halves of Marlow are set at different sizes.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTresearchthe senior sidethe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/research-behind-the-senior-screenhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/research-behind-the-senior-screenWhat published work on older adults and technology says, and the specific choice each finding led to on the side of Marlow your parent sees.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTresearchthe senior sidedesignthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/how-to-split-driving-a-parent-between-siblingshttps://getmarlow.app/blog/how-to-split-driving-a-parent-between-siblingsA fair way to share the rides when a parent stops driving: who takes what, how to decide without a fight, and why the group chat keeps failing at it.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTsiblingsridesorganizingthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/being-useful-at-a-specialist-appointmenthttps://getmarlow.app/blog/being-useful-at-a-specialist-appointmentThe medication list, the written questions, taking notes instead of talking, and what to write down before you leave the building.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTappointmentscaregivingthe Marlow teamhttps://getmarlow.app/blog/conversation-about-giving-up-drivinghttps://getmarlow.app/blog/conversation-about-giving-up-drivingWhy it's about independence rather than the car, how to start early and small, when to bring in the doctor, and what to have ready before the keys go.Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTcaregivingridesthe Marlow team