Alz Well Ko te Punaha Tiaki Wareware nā Akhil Patel

Ko te hoahoa Alz Well Ko te Punaha Tiaki Wareware nā Akhil Patel he kaitoa whakahirahira o te 2025 A' Design Award Parahi i te Wāhanga Whakataetae Hoahoa Hua Matihiko.

ParahiHua Matihiko· 2025

Alz Well Ko te Punaha Tiaki Wareware

nā Akhil Patel

Kiritaki: Akhil Patel Designs

Kaitoa o te A' Design Award Parahi i te Wāhanga Hua Matihiko

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Te Hoahoa

Mō Alz Well Ko te Punaha Tiaki Wareware

Ko Alz Well he punaha tiaki matihiko mō ngā kaitiaki me ngā tūroro wareware. Kei roto i te punaha he taupānga kaitiaki me tōna aratau pōuri mō te whakamahi i te pō, he taura mōhio me ōna whakahau reo ngāwari me te pāwhiri kotahi, me te kaipāoho mōhio me tōna mata nui. Ka āwhina te aroturuki wāhi i ngā kaitiaki ki te kimi i ngā tūroro e kōpikopiko haere ana. Ko te whakaritenga wā pokapū me ōna taunakitanga aunoa ka tautoko i ngā mahi ā-rā, ā, ka whakaatu te papatohu oranga i te āhua o te tūroro me te kaitiaki. Ko ngā kōwhiringa reo mōhio me ngā whakaahua horopaki ka āwhina i ngā tūroro ki te mahara ake i ngā maharatanga. He maha ngā matea tiaki wareware ka whakatutukihia i roto i te punaha kotahi.

Te Whakamihi

Mō te A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Alz Well Ko te Punaha Tiaki Wareware te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Alz Well Ko te Punaha Tiaki Wareware he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Alz Well Ko te Punaha Tiaki Wareware i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

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Ngā whakamihi, ngā mema o te rōpū me ngā taipitopito hangarau i whakaratohia e te kaihoahoa.

Āhuatanga Motuhake: 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.
Inenga & Pēketanga: App: Responsive iOS devices (iPhone SE - iPhone 16Pro Max)
Wearable: 36mm diagonal rectangular display
Speaker: 10.2in diagonal display (1.8in depth)
Tūtohu: Dementia, Alzheimer's, Monitoring, Mobile, Caregivers, SmartDevices, Voice, AI
Hangarau Whakanao: 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.
Wero Hoahoa: 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.
Rangahau: 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.
Whakaaweawe: 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
Roanga o te Kaupapa: Initial research and design: 6 months (May 2022 - Jul 2022)
Development: Ongoing
Location: San Francisco, CA
Rerenga Mahi: 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.
Ngā Mema o te Rōpū: Akhil Patel