A membership community for your family's default point person
A caregiver community, so you don't carry it alone.
Time to Care is a caregiver membership community for the person keeping track of appointments, medications, paperwork, and the updates the whole family waits on. Get structure for the decisions ahead and a community of people doing the same thing.
English and Español · $125/month · $60/month with FOUNDER for the first 10 members
Practical caregiver guidance
A supportive community
Support for every stage
The role you didn't apply for
Somewhere along the way, all of it became yours.
If any of this sounds like your week, you're in the right place.
The appointments, updates, and next steps keep finding their way to you.
Everyone looks to you for answers, even though no one decided you would be in charge.
You're coordinating their needs while keeping the rest of your own life moving.
You're holding the same family conversations, staying composed, even as the arrangement becomes harder to sustain.
None of that means you're failing. It means you need a structure, not one more thing to feel guilty about.
When you're caring for a spouse or have been doing this for years, there may be no return to the life you had before. You still need room for your work, your relationships, and something that belongs to you.
Membership
You're coordinating the appointments, the information, and the family. This community is built around that.
Time to Care is a paid membership for the person keeping a loved one's care on track. Some people call that caregiving. Whatever you call it, you don't have to do it without guidance or company, whether you're just starting or years in.
Founding Member Offer
Pricing
Community Membership
Why pay when support groups are free?
Free caregiver groups can offer useful advice and shared experience; moderation varies. Time to Care brings facilitated Care Talks, guidance for your caregiving stage, and scripts for hard family conversations together with two guided programs: the 5-week Care Lab and 9-session Journey to Self-Care. Both are included in membership. You're paying for guided conversations and a structure to work through, alongside peer support. At $60/month with FOUNDER, it costs less than one hour with most private care consultants.
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Billed monthly · cancel anytime
- Everything listed above, included in one plan
- Bilingual support in English and Español
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Not happy? Request a refund of your first month's payment within 14 days of joining. First month only; renewals excluded. Read the refund policy
Founding member rate: $60/month with code FOUNDER, limited to the first 10 members. You keep the $60 rate for as long as your membership stays active.
Checkout is hosted on Heartbeat, our membership checkout platform.
Start with the free caregiver guideTime to Care is peer and educational support. It is not medical, legal, or therapeutic care.
If you need medical treatment, therapy, or someone to provide hands-on care, this membership is not a substitute. If you only need a place to exchange updates or a shared calendar, a free peer group or coordination tool may be enough.
What members receive
Care Talks
Facilitated conversations led by a moderator, with others navigating the same responsibilities. Not an open chat room.
Guided programs, included
Journey to Self-Care and The Care Lab run inside the community at no extra cost.
Guidance library
Practical resources organized by stage.
Member space and boundary tools
Somewhere to ask questions between Care Talks, plus the language for hard family conversations. Make room for your work, relationships, and life beyond caregiving.
Who it's for
- You've become the family's default point person
- You're helping a loved one navigate health issues
- You coordinate appointments, information, decisions, and relatives
- It feels like everything holds together only because you stay organized
- You're close to burnout, or you can tell this arrangement won't hold
- You know bigger care needs are coming and you want to prepare
How it works
Three steps, no call required
- 1
See what's included
Community Membership is one plan. Review everything it covers.
- 2
Create your account
Set up your profile and language preference in a few minutes.
- 3
Join the community
Access Care Talks, programs, resources, and the member space right away.
Caregiving stages
Find your stage, then see what you get
Pick the description that sounds most like right now. Each stage has its own decisions, and membership meets you there.
Planning stage
Sounds like you if
No one needs daily help yet, but you can see it coming and you'd rather not be caught off guard.
Nothing is urgent, which is exactly why this is the easiest stage to prepare in. Documents, wishes, and family expectations are far simpler to sort out before a crisis decides them for you.
What membership gives you here
- A checklist of documents and conversations to handle early
- Language for raising the subject with a parent who says it's too soon
- Members who wish they had started here
Free tool
Discover your boundary style
A short, free quiz that shows how you tend to handle requests, limits, and guilt as a caregiver, and what usually helps someone with your style.
6 questions + contact details · about 3 minutes · free
Meet Isabel
Founder of Time to Care / Tum Coeur
“I was raised to never talk about the uncomfortable things in life and to put myself after everyone else's needs. In college, after dad's passing, I had to change all of that. I had to talk about death, about my mom's future, and I had to ask for a LOT of favors.”
New: Isabel's chapter
Isabel's journey, in her own words
Before she founded Time to Care, Isabel was a daughter holding everything together. She tells that story in the anthology Oh Yes I Did!
Available wherever books are sold online.
Reviews and recommendations
Caregivers who found their footing
Checked November 8, 2026.
5 out of 5 stars on Google
Caregiving can be one of the loneliest and most overwhelming roles a person will ever take on, and Isabel Melgarejo understands that deeply. Through Time to Care, she creates a space where caregivers finally feel seen, supported, and understood… Isabel leads with heart and executes with professionalism, which is a rare combination.
5 out of 5 stars on Google
Participating in the Care Talks live group sessions gave me the exact tools and frameworks I needed to handle tough conversations… Because of that framework, we successfully established a clear care plan. We went from arguing and feeling burnt out to confidently sharing duties, keeping a clear schedule, and communicating openly.
Isabel's strategies are easy to implement and have immediate results. There's no need to damage your mental health while you take care of a loved one. Also, there's no purpose in making the last moments painful or fighting among family members. Being a caregiver to your loved one with Isabel's guide is without a doubt a blessing.
As a dedicated care planner, Isabel brings unparalleled expertise and compassion. She empowers individuals to navigate the intricate balance of caregiving and self-care, making a profound difference in her clients' lives. Isabel's journey into caregiving began with the challenges of providing care without support. This firsthand experience has shaped her approach and driven her mission to ensure no caregiver feels alone or unsupported. Her empathy and understanding are palpable in every interaction, providing comfort and reassurance to those she works with. I highly recommend Isabel to anyone seeking guidance to create harmony in caring for their loved ones while living life to the fullest and finding their purpose.
Podcast audience
1,000 listeners
Whole Care Network
- Interview with Isabel in CareSmartz360's Home Care Expert Insights
Isabel, CEO of Tum Coeur, talks about care planning, hard conversations and avoiding burnout.
- A Time to Care podcast listing on The Whole Care Network
Directory listing that names Isabel and links to Tum Coeur.
Links checked November 4, 2026.
FAQ
Questions caregivers ask us
You don't have to keep doing this alone
Join caregivers who understand the weight you're carrying, and get support built for the stage you're in.
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