Monita
Keeping the elderly healthy, mentally and physically
Problem: At such unprecedented times, people around the world are forced to keep themselves entertained with little to no in-person socializing. This has become a serious issue for the elderly, as much of their daily routine is dependent on social interaction and outside activity.The elderly are often overlooked and find themselves isolated, without family members there to look after their well-being.
Solution: Our app was built to ensure that the elderly are looked after regardless of their quarantine restrictions, and that they continue to lead healthy and happy lifestyles from home.
My Role: UX Designer
Duration: 11 hours
Tools: Figma, Google Drive
Ability to choose a reminder
Reminder notification
Getting Started
While the team brainstormed ideas within the problem space, we visited app stores to check for competitors. While reminder apps such as RemMe and Reminder with Calendar and Voice Reminders exist, they lacked certain features which we wanted to introduce to our demographic:
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Reminders pushed straight to devices without confirmation
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Smart reminders with suggested times so users don't have to set them
With only 11 hours to complete the hackathon, the team could not screen for and conduct user interviews. We took to researching online what ails the elderly:
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Almost 40% of people over 65 have some form of memory loss (Alzheimer Society)
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Worldwide, 50 million people have dementia, with 10 million new cases every year (WHO)
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One in five older people living in care homes do not drink enough fluid (BBC)
Accessibility also played a big role as we thought about platform justification. Roughly one-third (32%) of seniors say they own tablet computers (Pew) so we