Help Us Build Something Families Truly Need

Caregiving often starts quietly.

A parent begins forgetting medications.
A loved one needs more appointments.
Family members try their best to stay coordinated through texts, calls, sticky notes, and memory.

Over time, it becomes overwhelming.

We’re building Kinexus — a simple, private platform designed to help families coordinate care, reduce stress, and stay connected during some of life’s hardest moments.

Our mission is simple:

Keep Kinexus free for families forever.

This short survey takes about 3 minutes and helps us understand:

what families actually struggle with most
whether people would truly use something like this
and whether communities would support bringing it to life

No medical information is required.
Your answers stay private.

Your Care Situation

Which of these best describes your care role?

I currently help care for a parent or loved one

I expect to help care for someone in the future

I’m part of a professional care team

I currently receive care myself

Other

Can you briefly describe your caregiving situation?

How many people are actively involved in helping care for your loved one?

Just me

2-3 people

4-5 people

6+ people

What tends to create the most stress or frustration? (Select up to 3)

Keeping everyone on the same page / communication breakdowns

Tracking medications and health routines

Remembering and tracking appointments

Uneven responsibility between family members

Finding important information or documents when needed

Knowing how things are going day-to-day

It just feels overwhelming and disorganized

Other

Have you ever experienced any of the following because care coordination became difficult? (Select any that apply)

Missed appointments

Medication confusion

Family conflict or tension

Important information getting lost

Burnout or emotional exhaustion

Feeling isolated or unsupported

Repeating the same updates to multiple people

Last-minute emergencies or scrambling

A small issue becoming more stressful because it was noticed late.

None of the above

In the past 6 months, have coordination challenges ever led to extra help, appointments, or urgent support being needed? Select any that apply.

An extra doctor, walk-in clinic, or urgent care visit

A call to Telehealth / 811 / Health Connect Ontario

A call to a home care coordinator, case manager, or community support service

A missed or delayed appointment that had to be rebooked

A medication issue that required follow-up with a doctor, pharmacist, or nurse

A fall, safety concern, or health change that was noticed later than ideal

A family member had to leave work, cancel plans, or make an unplanned visit

We considered or arranged paid help because things were becoming hard to manage

Imagine This Instead

One simple, private place where families can:

share updates
track medications and appointments
assign tasks
store important documents
see what’s happening at a glance
keep everyone connected without endless texts and confusion

If a platform like this existed, how likely would you be to use it?

Definitely would use it

Probably would use it

Maybe / unsure

Probably would not use it

Definitely would not use it

If your care circle had one shared place for visits, medications, tasks, documents, and updates, what would it most likely help with? Select up to 3.

Helping my loved one stay safely at home longer

Catching small issues before they become bigger problems

Reducing missed appointments or forgotten tasks

Reducing medication confusion

Helping family members share responsibility more fairly

Reducing stress for the main caregiver

Helping out-of-town family members stay more involved

Making it easier to know when extra support is needed

Improving my loved one’s confidence or sense of support

I do not think it would make much difference

Which features would matter MOST to you?

A shared family dashboard to see everything at a glance

Appointment calendar and reminders

Medication tracking

Task lists and responsibilities

Visit logs and updates

Emergency contacts and important information

Secure document storage

Notifications for family members

Care history / timeline tracking

Simple communication between caregivers

Other

If Other, please specify your preferred feature:

What would make you trust and actually use a platform like this?

Help Us Bring Kinexus to Life

We’re building Kinexus as a social enterprise, with a long-term goal of keeping the platform free for families who need support.

Right now, we’re validating whether enough people believe this problem deserves a real solution.

Would you like updates as we build Kinexus?

Yes — keep me updated

Maybe later

No thanks

Would you be interested in supporting Kinexus in any of the following ways?

Joining the waitlist

Contributing to a future launch campaign

Testing an early version

Sharing it with someone who may need it

Providing feedback

No thanks

Would you like early access or beta testing opportunities?

Yes

Maybe

No thanks

(Optional) Leave your email if you said yes or maybe to the above questions:

Thank you for helping shape something that could make caregiving less overwhelming for families everywhere.

Even sharing this survey helps us understand whether families are ready for a better way to stay connected and supported.