A vital sign
for the >40%
Intensity is the vital sign you didn't know you were missing. The Caregiver Intensity Index® measures what an unpaid caregiver is actually carrying – in under 2 minutes, in real time, before intensity becomes burnout or a clinical event. One score. Your top drivers and buffers. And matching to real support. And published research behind every element: CDC MMWR, Journal of Affective Disorders, NEJM Catalyst and more.
One score
Two drivers
Real-time matching.
The CII turns a caregiver's lived reality into a score between 0 and 100. That score sits in the clear, yellow, or red – and surfaces the top two things driving intensity plus the top two things helping. The score is a conversation starter. It is also a routing instruction.
- Brief – under 4 minutes
- Validated across clinical literature
- Works for caregivers who don't self-identify
- Generates real-time matches to resources
Clear
Yellow
Red
Each level names where you are right now. The point is never the color – it's putting language to what you're carrying, so it can finally be seen and talked about.
You're in it – and it's not running you. Light-touch support and recognition, because staying clear is worth protecting.
It's showing up. In your sleep, your focus, the way Monday feels. This is the moment to find specific support – not because you're failing, but because you've been carrying a lot.
This is a lot. The intensity is in your body, your work, your mind. You're not weak. You're doing something extraordinarily hard. Real, matched support – right now.
Intensity moves.
The score moves with it.
Caregiving isn't static. The CII can be retaken as often as needed – the trend tells you whether support is landing, or whether something needs to change.
Sample caregiver
intensity score
Published
peer
reviewed
The CII and its underlying constructs have been cited across the clinical and behavioral health literature.