Assist Caregivers is a non-profit sole proprietorship.
Assist Caregivers is absolutely free for everyone. We do not charge anything. No gimmicks, no service upgrade pricing, no hidden
costs – no costs at all. We have taken on all the costs and will continue to take on all the expense of developing the web site, the applications,
and technical infrastructure.
We provide assistance to caregivers, companies, and others that care for people. We started
Assist Caregivers because we truly believe in helping people. We believe there are a few
things in life that should not come with a price tag, one of them is using technology to assist in caring for
people. We came to this belief because of our personal life experiences.
Assist Caregivers is not our full-time jobs. Expensive technical infrastructure is not within our budget. We simply cannot afford the thousands of dollars a month to host our services on AWS or Azure. Because everything we provide is free, we have to
keep the costs down. With that in mind, please do not expect blazing speeds while using our site or soon to be released mobile applications. If you ever want to buy us a cup of cofee or help us build up our infrastructure,
you can help us and our users by donating via Patreon.
Our web site and mobile application may not provide all the desired features as
other similar paid-for services, but we think for many it will be sufficient. There appear to be
other more robust paid-for software alternatives you may want to consider depending on your needs, including:
We cannot recommend any one of the above in particular because we have not used them.
Why We Started Assist Caregivers – Our Beloved Sister, Mary Wondrash (née Olson) & Our Beloved Mother, Nancy Olson (née Bumgardener)
Mary wed the love of her life, Jeffery Wondrash in 1986. Jeffery was Mary’s world. Tragically in 2011, Jeffery suffered severe
brain damage that left him unable to care for himself. Mary took care of Jeffery the best she was able,
but Mary also suffered from disabilities.
Mary passed away in 2022. Mary’s dying concern was not for herself but for Jeffery – that
Jeffery would always be taken care of. Thankfully, Jeffery receives excellent care 24 hours a
day in his home and at The Threshold. The Threshold is a local, charitable, non-profit
organization that helps “people reach their full potential, through guidance, caring support,
education and opportunity.” Visit The Threshold to learn more about what they do.
After Mary's passing, Mary's brother became Jeffery’s court-appointed legal guardian and personal representative.
Mary's brother finds being responsible for Jeffery rewarding, not only because he is helping Jeffery live
the best life he can, but because he is fulfilling Mary’s wishes. Unfortunately, like for so many
others, Mary's brother cannot devote himself to Jeffery 100% on a daily basis because he and his brother,
Robert Olson, provide care for their elderly mother who lives with them and is in need of much care.
Nancy passed away in 2025 after a long battle with cancer. She was the mother of seven children. Nancy devoted her life to her children.
She was intelligent, kind, compassionate, and religious. She was so loved and will be greatly missed. Our hearts will forever be broken.
Nancy battled multiple cancers for years and endured much earthly suffering. She is now with God and her loved ones that passed before her.
We honor our mother and sister by making Assist Caregivers website and mobile apps free for all to use for the benefit of recipients that are in need of care.
Assist Caregivers is a place online where caregivers, organizations, guardians, and/or family members can check in on the daily care of someone like Jeffery.
The website and mobile apps are designed to be easy to use while still providing a robust set of features.
The website and apps will assist in making sure medications are taken, reminding care providers of an individual's particular needs, likes, dislikes, allergies, etc.
Allow those providing care (and others that have access) to post daily notes throughout the day about the care of the person, keeping all those involved informed. The
reasons are to keep information in a centralized location, alleviating the need for repetitive conversations, phone calls, emails, text
messages, etc., ultimately for the purposes of minimizing confusion and reducing the workload for all those involved and those that care.
Assist Caregivers is not a new idea, as there are already companies that provide the technical services as mentioned
above, but those companies understandably have to charge for their technical services. They have employees, offices, and costly technical infrastructure. We are not competing with any other company
that provides similar services, we are providing a free service.
Mary's brother and her other brother Robert realized that there are many people and businesses that cannot afford to pay for a monthly based subscription, so
Robert developed this website, the mobile applications, and the API (application programing interface) that has become Assist Caregivers.
And that is why Assist Caregivers was founded. We hope what we have created helps in some way.
Robert T. Olson, Founder
Robert is an attorney, software achitect, and full-stack developer, including mobile applications.
He designed and developed (and continues to develop) Assist Caregivers web site, desktop applications, mobile applications and API.