Alz Well Tsarin Kula da Cutar Dementia by Akhil Patel

Alz Well Tsarin Kula da Cutar Dementia by Akhil Patel is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla in Samfurin Dijital Competition Category.

TagullaSamfurin Dijital· 2025

Alz Well Tsarin Kula da Cutar Dementia

by Akhil Patel

Client: Akhil Patel Designs

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla Winner in Samfurin Dijital Category

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The Design

About Alz Well Tsarin Kula da Cutar Dementia

Alz Well tsari ne na kula na dijital don masu kula da marasa lafiya da marasa lafiyar dementia. Tsarin ya haɗa da wata manhaja don mai kula da yanayin duhu don amfani da dare, wani smart band mai sauƙin murya da sarrafawa da danna sau ɗaya, da kuma smart speaker mai babban allo. Bin diddigin wuri yana taimaka wa masu kula da su gano marasa lafiya da suka ɓace. Tsarin tsara jadawali na tsakiya tare da shawarwari na atomatik yana tallafawa ayyukan yau da kullum, kuma dashboard na lafiya yana nuna yanayin marasa lafiya da mai kula da su. Zaɓuɓɓukan murya masu saba da yanayi da hotuna masu alaƙa da mahalli suna taimaka wa marasa lafiya su tuna abubuwan da suka gabata. Bukatun kula da dementia da dama an magance su a cikin tsari guda ɗaya.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla

Zanen Alz Well Tsarin Kula da Cutar Dementia ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla, wata karramawa mai tsananin daraja da ake bai wa zane-zane na musamman waɗanda ke da ƙirƙira, basira da hikima. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Tagulla kayayyakin fasaha ne masu ƙwarewa da ƙirƙira mai ban mamaki waɗanda ke tabbatar da babban gogewa, tunani da dabarun masu zanensu. Ana sa ran zanen Alz Well Tsarin Kula da Cutar Dementia ya zama abu da ake girmamawa sosai, ake sha'awa da ƙauna, mai ƙwarewa da ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla yana haɗa mafi kyawun ayyuka a fasaha, kimiyya, zane da fasahar zamani, kuma yana da kyau saboda kulawarsa ga cikakkun bayanai. Zanen Alz Well Tsarin Kula da Cutar Dementia yana biyan buƙatu da kyau, yana taɓa sha'awa, yana jan hankalin zukata kuma yana jawo sha'awar sani.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: AlzWell includes a caregiver app with dark mode for night use, a smart band for patients with simple voice and one-tap interactions, and a smart speaker with a large screen for voice commands and viewing memories. Key features: AI location tracking for wandering patients, central scheduling with AI suggestions, custom voice options for familiarity, and a wellness dashboard for caregivers. Patients gain confidence with contextual visuals, and the system simplifies caregiver-patient management.
Dimensions & Packaging: App: Responsive iOS devices (iPhone SE - iPhone 16Pro Max)
Wearable: 36mm diagonal rectangular display
Speaker: 10.2in diagonal display (1.8in depth)
Tags: Dementia, Alzheimer's, Monitoring, Mobile, Caregivers, SmartDevices, Voice, AI
Production Technology: For the app: The product was designed in Figma. The animations are done in Rive/SwiftUI. The v1 prototype is built specifically for iOS using Swift UI and UIKit with some parts done in React. The voice interactions and routing are done via a Large Language Model (LLM).
Wearable & Speaker: V2 additions to the ecosystem are designed in Figma and will be built on open-source libraries.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part of this challenge was to create something that had zero learning curve for the dementia patient (achieved via voice and one-click UI) and build a comprehensive monitoring system for the caregiver while integrating their current daily routine into the caregiving workflow.
Research: The research was divided into 2 parts:

1. User research: I talked to 3 dementia patients' family members and caregivers to understand how their lives and daily schedules are affected while caregiving.

2. Desk Research: Extensive secondary research was done from online sources like the CDC website, caregiving.org, Alz.org, etc.
Inspiration: Dementia caregivers are the worst-hit caregivers in the healthcare industry:
- 17 billion hours of unpaid care (mostly family)
- 60% have extreme stress levels
- 1/6 quit their jobs

Dementia is also the most expensive disease in the USA: 2.8 Trillion USD estimated societal cost by 2030.

Alz Well aims to reduce stress for caregivers by helping them:
- effectively managing the symptoms & well-being of the patient
- having a smart care framework at their fingertips
- manage their day-to-day schedules along with the caregiving responsibility using AI
- get help in emergencies
Project Duration: Initial research and design: 6 months (May 2022 - Jul 2022)
Development: Ongoing
Location: San Francisco, CA
Operation Flow: Alz Well is the first system designed for both dementia caregivers and patients, improving both lives. It uses AI for wandering tracking and time management, a breakthrough in dementia care. Unlike other solutions that address one issue at a time, Alz Well manages multiple dementia challenges in one system (wandering, reminiscence, home tasks, monitoring). The tech is invisible to the patient, requiring no learning curve, making it effortless to use for both patients and caregivers.
Team Members: Akhil Patel