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Our List: the to-do list your whole circle shares

Our List is the shared to-do list for your Circle: what you have committed to, where your loved one needs a hand, and who is covering what long term. Here is how it works.

Written by Brian Fluhr

Our List is the one to-do list your whole Circle shares. Anyone can add to it, and anyone can pick something up. It is the single place the family sees what needs doing, who has it, and what got done, so nothing falls through the cracks and nothing gets done twice.

Where to find it

Tap Our List in the sidebar, or open it from the Our List card in your Family Thrive hub. Your loved one sees the same list from her own dashboard, in her own words.

The three sections

  1. My to-dos. What you have committed to. Check things off as you go, and use the small calendar button on any row to put it on the calendar.

  2. [Name] needs a hand. Unassigned to-dos, and anyone in the circle can take one. Tap I'll take this to claim it. When your loved one added something herself, the row says she raised her hand, so you know she asked for that one personally.

  3. Everyone else. What the rest of the circle has in progress. A glance here keeps two people from doing the same errand.

Below the list, Done this week collects everything the circle finished. It is worth opening now and then. It is usually more than you thought.

Adding a to-do

Type it in the box at the top and tap Add. A date is optional, and you can make it repeat (daily, weekly, every two weeks, or monthly). Leave it unassigned so anyone can take it, or tap Assign on the row to hand it to a specific person. If a to-do with a date is still open on the day it is due, the person it is assigned to gets a gentle reminder that morning.

To-dos that came from a Home Safety Check

When a to-do started life as a Room Check finding, the row carries a From your Home Safety Check link. Tap it to see the full picture: the photo, why it matters, and what to do about it.

Putting a to-do on the calendar

Every open row has a calendar button. It adds the to-do to the calendar your circle shares, and to your Google Calendar too if you have connected it. Picking a day is often the difference between "someday" and "Saturday."

Care domains: who is covering what, long term

At the bottom of Our List, the Care domains section shows the ongoing areas of help: things like rides, meals, and companionship. Covering a domain is a role, not a to-do, so there is nothing to check off. Tap I'll cover this to become the point person for an area, choose whether you are helping from afar or in person, and add a line about your plan if you like. You can step back any time, and someone else can step in.

When your loved one asks for help on her Who to turn to page, that area shows up here for the family. And if a domain has no point person, you can give the family a gentle heads-up that a hand would be welcome. SeniorThrive will not ask twice in a short window, so nobody gets pestered.

When someone in the circle is running low

If a family member shares a stretched or running-low week in their Care Load check-in, a quiet banner appears at the top of Our List: "[Name] is running low this week - here's where a hand is welcome." It is the circle's cue to pick up a to-do or cover a domain without anyone having to ask twice.

What your loved one sees

The same list, framed for her: her own tasks, a section called Up for grabs, and what everyone else is handling. She can add to the list, check off her own items, and see exactly who stepped up when she raised her hand. That last part matters more than any feature: she sees her family showing up.

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