For the family caring for someone they love

One circle. Everyone who loves them.

Caregiving for an aging parent is too much for one person, and too important to go unspoken. Alutra gathers your family around a single shared space — so the love, the logistics, and the hard moments don't land on any one shoulder.

Why we built this

You didn't sign up for this alone. You shouldn't have to.

One day you're their child. The next, you're managing medications, chasing specialists, and answering the same worried question three times before breakfast. Siblings want to help but don't know how. Your own kids notice you're tired. And your parent — the person you're doing all this for — just wants to feel like themselves.

Alutra doesn't replace any of that. It holds it. Quietly. So the whole family can show up in the way they're able, and no detail — or person — slips through the cracks.

“I was the only one who knew Dad's doctor's name, his pill schedule, which days were hard. The week I got sick, everything fell apart. It shouldn't take a crisis to share the load.”

— Priya R., caregiver to her father
800,000+
New Zealanders aged 65 and over — a generation growing older, and needing more care than ever before.
430,000
carers in New Zealand — about 1 in 10 people. (Carers NZ)
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shared place for everyone who loves them — so no one has to carry it by themselves.
What's inside a Circle

Built for the messy, tender reality of family care.

Every feature was designed around one question: what would actually make this easier at 11pm on a Tuesday?

Shared care calendar

Appointments, hospital visits, who's bringing dinner Thursday. One calendar the whole family actually looks at — with gentle reminders so no one forgets.

Medication tracking

Log doses as you give them. Siblings see in real time what's been taken, what's due, and what ran out — no more “did anyone give Dad his 2pm?”

A chat that stays on-topic

A group thread just for this — separate from the family text chain full of birthday emojis. Photos, updates, small wins, hard days.

Tasks that anyone can claim

Post what needs doing — “pick up refill,” “call insurance,” “Sunday lunch.” Family members claim what they can. No nagging, no guilt, no imbalance.

Everything in one place

Insurance cards. Advance directives. Doctor's notes. The Medicare password. Securely stored, gently shared — so when the moment comes, you're not digging through drawers.

A gentle care journal

Track mood, appetite, sleep. Notice patterns before they become problems. Share what you see with doctors — in a language they can use.

How it works

Three steps. Then it starts supporting you.

No setup call. No steep learning curve. You'll have a working Circle before the tea gets cold.

01

Create the Circle

Tell us who you're caring for — their name, a few basics. It takes about two minutes and it's just for your family.

02

Invite the people

Siblings, your parent themselves, a trusted neighbor, the home health aide. Each person gets the view that makes sense for their role.

03

Share the load

Add the first appointment. Assign the first task. Watch the weight start to redistribute — across the whole Circle, the way it should.

From real families

The moment something shifted.

My brother and I barely talked about Dad's care before. Now we're a team. Alutra didn't fix our family — but it gave us a place to finally be one, for him.
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Rebecca M.Primary caregiver · Auckland, NZ
I live on the other side of the world and spent two years feeling useless. Now I handle insurance calls and Dad's pharmacy from my laptop — and I can see how he's doing every morning. I'm in it again.
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Michael T.Long-distance son · London, UK
The first night I actually slept through was the night Dad's Circle had six people in it. Not because anything changed medically. Because I finally wasn't the only one holding it all.
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Susan W.Caregiver to her dad · Wellington, NZ

For someone you love.

It's free to start — 21 days, no card. When the next hard day comes, you won't have to face it by yourself.

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