For caregivers · about 5 minutes
Practice your first visit with a family.
A first visit is mostly conversation: an older person who did not ask for help, a question about pills, a worried daughter on the phone. Say what you would say, and see which of their needs your words met. The job is companionship and daily help, not medical care, and every scenario practices where that line sits.
How this works, and what it cannot do
- The other person is scripted, not an AI. Every line was written in advance, and everyone here is invented.
- A phrase-checker in your browser reads your answer. It is a mirror, not a judge, and it can miss a good answer worded differently.
- Nothing you type leaves this device. No audio is recorded, no model is called, and nothing is sent. A note you write at the end stays in this browser unless you download or print it.
- This is practice, not training or certification, and not medical advice. A co-op.care caregiver does not give doses, judge an injury, or lift someone who has fallen: that goes to the person’s own doctor, nurse or pharmacist, or to 911.
If someone is hurt or in danger right now, call 911. If you or the person you are with is struggling, call or text 988 (the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).
Choose a visit
Where to go next
The caregiver path at co-op.care
What the work is, and what caregiver-owners will earn once paid care begins in Boulder.
Becoming a caregiver →Put your street on the map
Boulder’s first circle is forming. Say where you are and whether you would give care, in about a minute.
Start one near you →Harder conversations, at the bedside
Quality Death has practice scenarios for sitting with someone near the end of life.
qualitydeath.com →Know the home before the visit
A room-by-room home safety checklist: rugs, lighting, stairs, the bathroom.
fallrisks.com →Sources, checked 2026-09-29: National Institute on Aging, Falls and Fractures in Older Adults (if someone is hurt or cannot get up, call 911); Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Home Care Agencies (a Class B agency provides personal care only, never a skilled health service).