Camcare

How can we ease elderly parent care?

*Personal Project

Overview

background

Personal Observations Inspire App Development for Elderly Care

Witnessing the challenges and emotional complexities of caring for aging parents firsthand motivated my interest in developing a specialized app.

To gain deeper insights and exposure to diverse experiences, I actively joined Facebook groups where adult children share and seek advice on parental care.

the problem

Struggling to manage elderly healthcare and sibling collaboration

Caring for elderly parents presents a range of key challenges and considerations.

Physical and emotional well-being of the elderly parents, which often requires managing their healthcare needs, medication, and mobility assistance.

Physical and emotional well-being of the elderly parents, which often requires managing their healthcare needs, medication, and mobility assistance.

Physical and emotional well-being of the elderly parents, which often requires managing their healthcare needs, medication, and mobility assistance.

Practical aspects such as coordinating daily activities, ensuring a safe living environment, and addressing financial matters.

Practical aspects such as coordinating daily activities, ensuring a safe living environment, and addressing financial matters.

Practical aspects such as coordinating daily activities, ensuring a safe living environment, and addressing financial matters.

Communication and collaboration among siblings or family members become crucial for sharing responsibilities and decision-making.
Balancing personal life and caregiving responsibilities adds another layer of challenge.

Communication and collaboration among siblings or family members become crucial for sharing responsibilities and decision-making.
Balancing personal life and caregiving responsibilities adds another layer of challenge.

Communication and collaboration among siblings or family members become crucial for sharing responsibilities and decision-making.
Balancing personal life and caregiving responsibilities adds another layer of challenge.

Addressing these multifaceted challenges and considerations is essential to ensure the well-being and quality of life for both the elderly parents and their caregivers.

Market Research

Market situation

What are the key findings from the comparative analysis of home security and caregiving products?

I examined home security cameras and caregiving solutions, including medication tracking, mental health apps, caregiver support, and collaboration tools. These findings informed my analysis and potential solutions.

Tateeda

Protect America

Ianacare

Caring Village

Arlo

CareLinx

Empathize

Interviews

What goals drive the user Interviews?

What are the challenges and difficulties they face while caring for their aging parents?
How do they currently collaborate with their siblings or family members in sharing caregiving responsibilities and coordinating tasks?
Are there any particular areas of organization or task management that they find particularly challenging in their caregiving role?

Persona

Adam

Haifa | 60 | lawyer

“..I have to be in contact with my siblings daily since we are all sharing responsibilities and decision-making like who will take mom to the doctor and who will go to buy groceries..”

Define

User Story

As a child of elderly parents who need care, I want to organize all the things related to taking care of my parents and to communicate easily and simply with my siblings So that the bureaucratic and technical handling will be easy and will not burden in addition to the emotional coping.

conclusions

Insights

How Might We Make Caring for Aging Parents Easier and Improve Family Communication?

After conducting research, I identified crucial points of reference- areas lacking representation in the current market, aspects deserving attention, existing elements that prove beneficial and should be integrated into this application, and challenges essential to consider in its development. I have synthesized these findings, summarizing them as follows:

Opportunities

App functionality and usability

Consolidate caregiving tasks into one user-friendly app to address concerns of adult children caregivers about navigating multiple apps and save time engaging with technology.

Collaboration and Exchange of Experiences

developing an app fostering collaboration, peer support, and information sharing, addressing the limitation of existing apps in facilitating social contacts and experience exchange among caregivers.

Caregiver Support

Addressing the gap in the market, an app prioritizing caregivers' health and well-being, including self-care guidance, mental health support, and promoting work-life balance, fulfills a critical need.

Solution

Versatile Platform From Monitoring to Collaborating

A unified platform caters to the diverse needs of caregivers for elderly parents. Users can monitor live cameras in their parents' homes and engage in a dedicated chat. They can also upload files and create checklists for managing the care of their elderly parents.

Live Camera

Real-time camera view for monitoring elderly parents

This feature provides a live feed, allowing family caregivers to keep an eye on their loved ones and ensure their well-being.

Tasks Page

Dedicated page for task management

Helps users organize and keep track of caregiving tasks, assign responsibilities, and share updates, fostering collaborative organization among caregivers.

Group Chat

Collaborative chat space for family caregivers

Facilitates communication among siblings or family members involved in caregiving, enabling efficient coordination and information sharing. DSFSFDS

Caregiver Self care

Features promoting well-being for caregivers

Recognizing the importance of caregiver health, this feature offers tools and resources for self-care, acknowledging the challenges caregivers face and providing support for their overall well-being.

Structure

site map

Hierarchy and content relationships

After understanding user needs and frustrations, I prioritized key values for the app, From here I could decide what actions and features were crucial and beneficial and designed a sitemap based on these conclusions.

user journey

Figuring out the flow

My main goal was to find the most efficient way for users to achieve their desired objectives. I paid close attention to identifying potential pain points that users might encounter along the way and sought to address them proactively.

I also considered the rewards or positive outcomes that users would experience as they progressed through the app's tasks.

Visual Design

Screens design

Clarity and Simplicity

After completing the wireframe and conducting testing, I refined the design to achieve a clean and user-friendly interface, considering the app's use by older individuals. The design prioritizes clarity and simplicity, ensuring an intuitive experience for all users.

The UI elements and navigation are designed to minimize the learning curve, allowing easy exploration of different app sections.

These efforts aim to create delightful products for all users.

Home screen

The Home Screen acts as the command center.
Users effortlessly reach the Camera screen, ensuring real-time streaming.
Preview options for Calendar and Tasks streamline planning, while the Navigation Bar leads to Documents and Gallery for quick access.
The app integrates well-being features and resources and addresses the unique challenges faced by caregivers.

Calendar flow

The shared calendar is a collaborative tool accessible to all participants, allowing synchronization with Google's calendar. It enables the creation of shared events relevant to caring for the aging parent, with the option to assign responsible caregivers to each task.

Tasks

The Tasks Calendar is designed for effortless task viewing and creation. Users can seamlessly check pending tasks, assign responsibilities, and share updates in the chat for collaborative organization, ensuring everyone stays informed about progress.

Documents flow

In the Documents Folder, users find a categorized list of documents based on topics. Users can create folders and systematically upload documents.
There's also a separate list for important documents marked by the user, and another list for recently viewed files.
This allows for quick access to relevant content when needed, ensuring efficient organization and easy retrieval of documents.

In the Documents Folder, users find a categorized list of documents based on topics. Users can create folders and systematically upload documents.
There's also a separate list for important documents marked by the user, and another list for recently viewed files.
This allows for quick access to relevant content when needed, ensuring efficient organization and easy retrieval of documents.

Support Hub

Support Hub is a central feature, designed to assist caregivers.

It offers two main pathways:
- Library: A comprehensive collection of materials to support the caregiving journey.
- Wellness: Professional guidance and emotional support to help caregivers care for themselves while caring for their loved ones.

Support Hub is a central feature, designed to assist caregivers.

It offers two main pathways:
- Library: A comprehensive collection of materials to support the caregiving journey.
- Wellness: Professional guidance and emotional support to help caregivers care for themselves while caring for their loved ones.

Library

Structured Information: The Library is categorized, allowing caregivers to easily find relevant articles, videos, and tools that address their challenges.
Ease of Use: The layout is intentionally kept clean and intuitive, making it accessible for all users, including older adults who may be less familiar with technology.

Wellness

User-Centric Approach: The Wellness screen begins by asking the user about their current emotional state. This ensures that the guidance and resources provided are tailored to their immediate needs.

Design Rationale: By starting with a simple "How are you feeling today?" question, the design prioritizes empathy and personalization, creating a supportive environment for caregivers right from the start.
Personalized Suggestions: Based on the user's response, the app offers relevant wellness resources, whether it be for emotional support, stress relief, or practical advice, helping caregivers feel more understood and supported.

User-Centric Approach: The Wellness screen begins by asking the user about their current emotional state. This ensures that the guidance and resources provided are tailored to their immediate needs.

Design Rationale: By starting with a simple "How are you feeling today?" question, the design prioritizes empathy and personalization, creating a supportive environment for caregivers right from the start.
Personalized Suggestions: Based on the user's response, the app offers relevant wellness resources, whether it be for emotional support, stress relief, or practical advice, helping caregivers feel more understood and supported.

Wellness

Navigation: The interface follows a gradual, step-by-step approach to reduce visual clutter and avoid overwhelming the user. This intentional design choice reduces decision fatigue, enabling users to find personalized support without feeling lost in a sea of options.

Focus on Balance: The design encourages caregivers to maintain a healthy balance between their responsibilities and personal well-being, which is crucial for long-term caregiving.

Navigation: The interface follows a gradual, step-by-step approach to reduce visual clutter and avoid overwhelming the user. This intentional design choice reduces decision fatigue, enabling users to find personalized support without feeling lost in a sea of options.

Focus on Balance: The design encourages caregivers to maintain a healthy balance between their responsibilities and personal well-being, which is crucial for long-term caregiving.

I'd love to hear from you

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Adiela.sabo@gmail.com

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