How do I log wellness readings during care?

Posted: 21 August 2026
Author: Chris Winfield-Blum
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Wellness readings are optional check-ins during an active Care session. They sit on the same illness timeline as doses and temperatures. This is a Family Care feature. Care itself, as-needed timers, and temperature logging stay available without a subscription.

Turn on only the types you need. All wellness types default off.

Enable types

When you Start care, or later from Edit what to track / Manage on the session:

  1. Open Care and the member’s session.
  2. Under Wellness readings, enable the types you want.
  3. Save if you are editing an existing session.

Enabled types appear as Wellness chips on the Care panel (mobile and web).

What you can log

Log each time it happens (one tap; optional note):

  • Hydration (had a drink / fluids taken)
  • Passed fluids (wet nappy or urine)
  • Vomit (one episode per log)

Rate from 1 to 5 (optional note):

  • Stool: Loose, Soft, Normal, Firm, Constipated
  • Eating: Refused, Barely, Some, Most, Ate well
  • Sleep: Poor, Restless, Fair, Good, Rested well
  • Mood: Low, Irritable, Uneven, Settling, Settled

Sleep and mood can also be saved with a note if a rating is not useful that hour.

Rows show in Care Activity with the type label and rating caption when you used the scale. With Family Care, they are included in family reports for that period.

What this is not

Wellness readings do not diagnose dehydration, constipation, or mood. There is no fluid-volume calculator and no mandatory hourly prompt. For a longer observation that is not one of these types, use Add note instead.

Requires Medication Timer 2.7.0 or later.

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