For families and caregivers

When someone you love is living with memory loss, a familiar face in a photo can open the door to a story, a smile, or a quiet moment together.

Tips for using the deck with a loved one

  • Keep sessions short — about 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Choose a calm time of day, when they are rested.
  • Sit beside them, not across from them.
  • Let them lead. Follow the stories they want to tell.
  • Never correct or pressure. Celebrate whatever they remember.
  • It’s fine to stop early. End while it still feels good.
  • Repeat favorite cards often — familiar is comforting.

How to add photos

On iPhone

  1. Open Family Deck and tap My Deck.
  2. Tap + Add lots of photos.
  3. Choose Photo Library, pick one or many photos, then tap Add.
  4. Type the person’s name and a short story, then tap Add card.

On Android

  1. Open Family Deck and tap My Deck.
  2. Tap + Add lots of photos.
  3. Choose Photos or Gallery, pick one or many photos, then tap Done.
  4. Type the person’s name and a short story, then tap Add card.

How to keep decks private

  • Your photos stay only on your phone. There is no account and no cloud.
  • Install the app on your home screen — it helps protect your photos from being cleared by the browser.
  • Use the monthly backup reminder to save a copy of your deck.
  • Only share deck files with family you trust.
  • No AI unless you turn on AI OK. With AI off, the app works fully offline. If you turn it on: AI polish uses the internet. Your story text is sent to an AI service to smooth the wording, then deleted. It is never saved. Photos and voice recordings are never sent.

How to share a deck with another caregiver

  1. Open My Deck and tap Share this deck.
  2. Give it a name, like “Mom’s Deck”, and tap Share.
  3. Choose how to send it — email, AirDrop, WhatsApp or a text message.
  4. The other caregiver opens My Deck, taps Import a deck, and picks the file.

The file goes straight from your phone to theirs. Nothing is uploaded to us.

Learn more about Alzheimer’s

Short videos about Alzheimer’s

11 one-minute videos. They play one after another automatically — tap Stop to pause the series.

Step 1 — Understanding dementia

1. What is Alzheimer’s disease?
2. Vascular dementia
3. Lewy body dementia
4. Frontotemporal dementia

Step 2 — Risk and testing

5. The APOE4 gene
6. The Aβ42/40 amyloid ratio

Step 3 — Treatment

7. Alzheimer’s is treatable (2026)
8. Leqembi (lecanemab)
9. Kisunla (donanemab)
10. Auvelity (dextromethorphan-bupropion)
11. Rexulti (brexpiprazole)

These videos are for education only and are not medical advice. Please talk with your doctor about your own situation.

These awareness posters show well-known people who lived with Alzheimer’s disease — shared to remind us that memory loss touches all kinds of families.

Awareness poster titled Famous People and Alzheimer’s Disease, showing portraits of Ronald Reagan, Rita Hayworth, Barry Goldwater, Glen Campbell, and Tony Bennett with their life dates
Famous people who lived with Alzheimer’s disease.
Awareness poster about Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. President, showing his Alzheimer’s diagnosis in 1994, common symptoms, and the gradual course of the disease
Ronald Reagan — a closer look at one well-known story.

Family Deck of Cards is a reminiscence and memory activity, not a medical treatment. Talk with your loved one’s doctor about any health concerns. See the Medical Disclaimer.