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Your Caregiving Companion

Helpful's personalized care plan integrates your loved one's health records, insurance, and caregiving guides into one simple app, reducing the stress of caregiving. Helpful is available for caregivers of VNS Health Medicare, MLTC, and Original Medicare members.

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Simplify Your Caregiving with Care Plans

Support at every stage of caregiving with personalized plans, actionable To-Dos, and guided instructions. Anticipate and prepare for your loved one's needs, reducing stress and anxiety.

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Understanding your loved one’s benefits

By simply logging in and selecting your loved one's insurance provider, their benefits are automatically displayed in an accessible and easy-to-understand format. Helpful clarifies the types of services covered, deductibles, co-pays, and how to redeem your loved one's benefits.

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Organizing your loved one’s medications

Helpful pulls all your loved one’s medications into one place, making them quickly accessible to eliminate paperwork, multiple logins and spreadsheets.

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Your Path to Clarity, Care, and Confidence

3 easy steps to get started. Sign-up is less than 1 min. We are here to be Helpful!

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    “It’s great to see that Helpful has so much information that helps us navigate through so many issues we go through on a daily basis.”

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    “Helpful has been providing me a lot information where I need help with my mom who has dementia.”

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    “Navigating dual eligibility for VNS Health MLTC and Medicare, with overlapping payments for healthcare, can be difficult for patients, especially when they're first unwell; your app can significantly simplify this.”

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    “The Helpful app is easy to use and has made my caregiving journey so much easier! Thank you!”

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    “Helpful has definitely made caring for my loved one easier.”

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    “Helpful is a very thorough app, and I love that it’s only a click away.”

Guides to Empower Your Care Journey

Navigating healthcare and caregiving can be overwhelming, and we know your time is limited. That’s why Helpful offers 500+ guides with trusted, easy-to-understand content created by experienced nurses. Whether you’re caring for yourself, supporting a loved one, or just looking for guidance, our resources provide the clarity and confidence you need to take the next step.

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