How is Care different from Timers and Temperatures?

Posted: 8 June 2026
Author: Chris Winfield-Blum
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Timers and Temperatures are now part of Care sessions when someone is unwell. The table below compares illness-focused Care with the standalone areas used for everyday logging outside a care session.

Care Timers / Temperatures
When to use Acute illness for one member (flu, fever, stomach bug) Everyday logging and long-running history
Scope One care session with a start (and optional end) All readings and timers across time
What it combines As-needed doses, fever log, notes, optional short courses Each section focuses on one data type
Household view Shows who is in care and what needs action General lists and charts

Care uses the same timer and temperature models you already know—it filters and groups them for the current episode. Doses you log in Care still respect medication spacing rules and appear in reports.

Navigation: On web, Care is in the bottom bar with Today, Family, and Medications. On mobile, Care is the default main tab; you can show separate Timers and Temperatures tabs again under Profile → Settings → Display & navigation → Timers & temperature tabs if you prefer the older layout.

Long-term dose routines and the Today screen are unchanged—Care is for unplanned illness, not replacing chronic medication schedules.

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