Explore what happens when someone’s circumstances change. Find support that respects their choices, protects capacity and follows through.
Fictional, unscored rehearsal · Distance describes the selected circumstance, not affection or relationship health. Trial arrangements last only on this page.
Make room for Pat’s chosen center visit and Ellen’s life and rest.
Fictional example: Pat wants to enjoy the next center visit. Ellen has been arranging transport, repeating updates and coordinating changes. Her available time changes.
Moving Ellen outward represents less time available for the current arrangement. Her family connection remains; distance does not measure love.
Drag the person’s circle or label along the track, or use these controls.
Propose support · Drag an option to a highlighted target, or choose the option and a target below.
A proposal does not accept responsibility or complete help.
No activity is arranged yet. Preview information flow to see how messages could travel. Motion is reduced; flow indicators stay still.
Move mode: drag the highlighted person or move handle along the track · release at a labeled stop
Care-circle relationship map
Time available as agreedLess time — at capacityUnavailable for this task
People and care circle Purpose Services and practical support Arrows show the direction of an idea or review. People decide what happens next.
Start a guided walkthrough or explore freely. Playback explains the steps; it never accepts an option for you.
Retained or acceptedNeeds review / proposedSupport gapChosen pause
Arrows describe the direction of a task or information. Information-flow preview illustrates message paths; activity mode shows explicitly rehearsed steps. The dots do not perform care. Family relationships have no task arrows.
Inspect a connection
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Choose a fictional scenario
A caregiver carrying too much
Fictional example: Pat wants to enjoy the next center visit. Ellen has been arranging transport, repeating updates and coordinating changes. Her available time changes.
Moving Ellen outward represents less time available for the current arrangement. Her family connection remains; distance does not measure love.
A participant unable to join
Fictional example: Pat wants to join a center activity, but the current timing and transport arrangement become difficult. An invitation alone does not provide access.
Moving Pat outward represents increasing difficulty using the current participation arrangement. It does not establish disinterest or reduce Pat’s right to choose.
A missed handoff
Fictional example: Daniel helps Pat ask for a change to a center support arrangement. The request was received, but no receiving owner confirmed the next action. Daniel does not want to keep chasing.
Moving Daniel outward represents stepping back from follow-up while responsibility remains unclear. It does not measure trust or diagnose his feelings.
Explore the current arrangement
Moving Ellen outward represents less time available for the current arrangement. Her family connection remains; distance does not measure love.
People, purpose and support
What matters · Chosen human purpose
Let the person’s wishes shape the support arrangement.
Pat · Person receiving care
Take part in a chosen activity or conversation with acceptable support and room to decline.
Capacity: Unknown.
Ellen · Family caregiver
Remain a family member while making commitments that fit available time and rest.
Capacity: Available for agreed role.
Daniel · Family care-circle member
Make specific commitments he understands and can sustain; communicate changed availability.
Capacity: Unknown.
Sam · Social worker
Listen to distinct accounts, clarify responsibilities and help people find acceptable support.
Capacity: Unknown.
Day center · Receiving service
Explain available support, accept only feasible responsibilities and confirm arrangements.
Capacity: Unknown.
Transport and visit coordination · Practical arrangement
Make the chosen next step workable through an accepted and confirmed arrangement.
Every connection
Pat and Ellen’s family connection · Connection retained
A family relationship remains distinct from time available for a particular task.
This is an option to explore, not a commitment. A possible backup becomes an agreement only after willingness, availability and acceptance are checked.
Make room for Pat’s chosen center visit and Ellen’s life and rest.
Fictional example: Pat wants to enjoy the next center visit. Ellen has been arranging transport, repeating updates and coordinating changes. Her available time changes.
What limits the chosen next step?
The arrangement depends on Ellen’s time without an accepted alternative.
Examine coverage, demands and accepted responsibility. The person is not “the bottleneck.”
What remains dependable?
Pat’s chosen purpose and family connections remain visible. A person may pause a task or optional contact while keeping wanted relationships and appropriate help.
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1 · Holistic Care
Hear Ellen’s circumstances and Pat’s wishes as distinct perspectives.
Time available as agreed. Moving closer does not restore an interrupted commitment.
What still needs agreement
Every proposal needs the people’s acceptance. Accepted tasks still need arrangement, delivery and review. Unselected options remain possibilities.
Who takes on work
No new work has been agreed. Inspect an option’s workload before trying it.
Complete guided walkthrough
Understand the chosen purpose
Read the fictional situation. Hear the person and caregiver separately; identify the support they actually want.
Explore a changing circumstance
Move the focal person outward, or use the named controls. Inspect what remains connected and which support arrangement needs attention.
Try a supportive adjustment
Choose an option. First inspect its proposal, agreement requirements and workload. Rehearse an agreement only when you want to explore that fictional possibility.
Review support and burden
Check what remains unconfirmed and who takes on work. An accepted commitment still needs arrangement, delivery and review; closeness is not the goal.
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Care changes with the circumstances
These fictional examples are here to read as well as explore. No control accepts responsibility or arranges real care.
A caregiver carrying too much · Day Center
Fictional example: Pat wants to enjoy the next center visit. Ellen has been arranging transport, repeating updates and coordinating changes. Her available time changes.
Purpose: Make room for Pat’s chosen center visit and Ellen’s life and rest.
Moving Ellen outward represents less time available for the current arrangement. Her family connection remains; distance does not measure love.
What limits the next step: The arrangement depends on Ellen’s time without an accepted alternative.
Hear Ellen’s limits
Sam offers Ellen a private conversation about commitments, time and rest. Pat’s wishes are heard separately.
Who acts: Sam offers the conversation; the person chooses whether and how to take part.
Agreement: Agree on a suitable time, privacy and what may be shared. A conversation does not assign the practical task.
If agreed: Sam takes on a bounded clarification task. No new coordination work is assigned to the family.
The people rehearse agreeing to a clarification conversation. The practical support gap remains until a separate arrangement is accepted.
Rehearsal: an acceptable time and private contact route are confirmed.
Rehearsal: the conversation takes place and the participants check the account for accuracy.
Rehearsal: ask whether the explanation was useful and what still needs a practical response.
A question to carry forward: Did the change reduce Ellen’s burden while keeping support acceptable to Pat, and what work did it add for someone else?
A caregiver carrying too much · Healthcare
Fictional example: Pat wants to prepare for a healthcare conversation. Ellen has been gathering questions and coordinating appointment details. Her available time changes.
Purpose: Support Pat’s chosen healthcare conversation without concentrating all preparation on Ellen.
Moving Ellen outward represents less time available for the current arrangement. Her family connection remains; distance does not measure love.
What limits the next step: Preparation and coordination depend on Ellen’s time without an accepted alternative.
Hear Ellen’s limits
Sam offers Ellen a private conversation about commitments, time and rest. Pat’s wishes are heard separately.
Who acts: Sam offers the conversation; the person chooses whether and how to take part.
Agreement: Agree on a suitable time, privacy and what may be shared. A conversation does not assign the practical task.
If agreed: Sam takes on a bounded clarification task. No new coordination work is assigned to the family.
The people rehearse agreeing to a clarification conversation. The practical support gap remains until a separate arrangement is accepted.
Rehearsal: an acceptable time and private contact route are confirmed.
Rehearsal: the conversation takes place and the participants check the account for accuracy.
Rehearsal: ask whether the explanation was useful and what still needs a practical response.
A question to carry forward: Did the change reduce Ellen’s burden while keeping support acceptable to Pat, and what work did it add for someone else?
A participant unable to join · Day Center
Fictional example: Pat wants to join a center activity, but the current timing and transport arrangement become difficult. An invitation alone does not provide access.
Purpose: Make chosen participation practical while respecting a different choice or pause.
Moving Pat outward represents increasing difficulty using the current participation arrangement. It does not establish disinterest or reduce Pat’s right to choose.
What limits the next step: The current time or transport arrangement does not meet Pat’s access needs.
Ask Pat what would help
Sam asks Pat about the activity’s value and the specific access barrier, without treating hesitation as refusal.
Who acts: Sam offers the conversation; the person chooses whether and how to take part.
Agreement: Agree on a suitable time, privacy and what may be shared. A conversation does not assign the practical task.
If agreed: Sam takes on a bounded clarification task. No new coordination work is assigned to the family.
The people rehearse agreeing to a clarification conversation. The practical support gap remains until a separate arrangement is accepted.
Rehearsal: an acceptable time and private contact route are confirmed.
Rehearsal: the conversation takes place and the participants check the account for accuracy.
Rehearsal: ask whether the explanation was useful and what still needs a practical response.
A question to carry forward: Can Pat reach a form of participation he actually wants, with room to pause or decline?
A participant unable to join · Healthcare
Fictional example: Pat wants to join an education or support session. Its time and format become difficult to use. The team asks which alternatives, if any, Pat would prefer.
Purpose: Offer an acceptable way to join the chosen support session.
Moving Pat outward represents increasing difficulty using the current participation arrangement. It does not establish disinterest or reduce Pat’s right to choose.
What limits the next step: The session’s current timing or format is the limiting arrangement; Pat is not the constraint.
Ask Pat what would help
Sam asks Pat about the activity’s value and the specific access barrier, without treating hesitation as refusal.
Who acts: Sam offers the conversation; the person chooses whether and how to take part.
Agreement: Agree on a suitable time, privacy and what may be shared. A conversation does not assign the practical task.
If agreed: Sam takes on a bounded clarification task. No new coordination work is assigned to the family.
The people rehearse agreeing to a clarification conversation. The practical support gap remains until a separate arrangement is accepted.
Rehearsal: an acceptable time and private contact route are confirmed.
Rehearsal: the conversation takes place and the participants check the account for accuracy.
Rehearsal: ask whether the explanation was useful and what still needs a practical response.
A question to carry forward: Can Pat reach a form of participation he actually wants, with room to pause or decline?
A missed handoff · Day Center
Fictional example: Daniel helps Pat ask for a change to a center support arrangement. The request was received, but no receiving owner confirmed the next action. Daniel does not want to keep chasing.
Purpose: Turn Pat’s chosen request into a clear, accepted next responsibility.
Moving Daniel outward represents stepping back from follow-up while responsibility remains unclear. It does not measure trust or diagnose his feelings.
What limits the next step: Receipt was mistaken for accepted responsibility; a receiving owner and fallback remain unclear.
Acknowledge the missed handoff
Sam asks what was promised, acknowledges the missing confirmation and checks which next step Daniel and Pat still want.
Who acts: Sam offers the conversation; the person chooses whether and how to take part.
Agreement: Agree on a suitable time, privacy and what may be shared. A conversation does not assign the practical task.
If agreed: Sam takes on a bounded clarification task. No new coordination work is assigned to the family.
The people rehearse agreeing to a clarification conversation. The practical support gap remains until a separate arrangement is accepted.
Rehearsal: an acceptable time and private contact route are confirmed.
Rehearsal: the conversation takes place and the participants check the account for accuracy.
Rehearsal: ask whether the explanation was useful and what still needs a practical response.
A question to carry forward: Has someone accepted the next responsibility, and how will Pat and Daniel know whether support arrived?
A missed handoff · Healthcare
Fictional example: Daniel helps Pat send a referral enquiry through an agreed contact route. Receipt is acknowledged, but a receiving owner has not accepted the next step. No appointment or record access is implied.
Purpose: Clarify the next step Pat wants and who can actually accept it.
Moving Daniel outward represents stepping back from follow-up while responsibility remains unclear. It does not measure trust or diagnose his feelings.
What limits the next step: A referral enquiry has no accepted receiving owner. Repeated messages alone do not complete the handoff.
Acknowledge the missed handoff
Sam asks what was promised, acknowledges the missing confirmation and checks which next step Daniel and Pat still want.
Who acts: Sam offers the conversation; the person chooses whether and how to take part.
Agreement: Agree on a suitable time, privacy and what may be shared. A conversation does not assign the practical task.
If agreed: Sam takes on a bounded clarification task. No new coordination work is assigned to the family.
The people rehearse agreeing to a clarification conversation. The practical support gap remains until a separate arrangement is accepted.
Rehearsal: an acceptable time and private contact route are confirmed.
Rehearsal: the conversation takes place and the participants check the account for accuracy.
Rehearsal: ask whether the explanation was useful and what still needs a practical response.
A question to carry forward: Has someone accepted the next responsibility, and how will Pat and Daniel know whether support arrived?
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