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Managing Your Family

In MedTracker, we differentiate between the person taking the medicine and the person recording the dose. This guide will help you understand how to set up your family correctly.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Who is who?

1. The Person

A Person is someone whose health is being tracked. They have a profile with their medicines, history, and special needs.

2. The User

A User is someone who can log in to the app to record a dose, add a medicine, or manage others.

👉 Note: Not every Person needs to be a User. For example, a young child (a "Person") might not have their own login (a "User").

🏥 Types of People

We use these categories to help the app understand how much help someone needs:

  • Adult: A self-managing adult who can look after their own medicines.
  • Minor: A child who needs a parent or carer's help.
  • Dependent Adult: An adult who requires a carer to manage their medications safely.

🤝 Carers & Support

A Carer is anyone who helps another person manage their medicine. This can be a family member, a parent, or even a professional nurse.

  • Family Support: You can have multiple carers for one person (e.g., both parents looking after a child).
  • Multiple Dependents: A single carer can look after many people (e.g., a daughter looking after both of her parents).

🛡️ Roles and Permissions

To keep things safe, different people have different "roles" in the app:

  • Administrator: Can manage everyone, add users, and change settings.
  • Carer / Parent: Can record doses and see the history for their family.
  • Doctor / Nurse: Can add prescriptions and clinical notes.

📝 How to add a family member

  1. Go to the Dashboard: Click on "Add Person".
  2. Fill in the details: Name, age, and any special needs.
  3. Assign a Carer: If they need help, choose who will be their carer.
  4. Save: Their profile is now ready to use!

What's next?