Care360

Mobile design for home health care for senior citizen patients.

 
Role
UX/Visual designer
Year
2020
Tools used
Illustrator, Freehand, Invision
 
 
 
 
Background
With the growing demand for accessible, high-quality care beyond hospital settings, there's a need for advanced virtual health systems. Traditional healthcare models often struggle to manage chronic conditions outside clinical environments. This project aims to address this gap by creating a modern, digital care system that helps seniors manage their health at home. It integrates with existing healthcare infrastructure and uses advanced technology to provide continuous, personalized care, improving patient outcomes and streamlining healthcare delivery in home settings.
Project Overview
The goal is to develop a highly available and robust virtual patient care delivery ecosystem designed to provide high-quality healthcare outcomes outside of traditional hospital settings. This system is aimed at secure and modern home healthcare environments, specifically targeting patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes or heart-related symptoms.
  • Highly intuitive - Mobile-first design tailored for patient ease of use.
  • Cloud-native, interoperable with other healthcare partners and enterprise systems
  • Connected health IoT and devices for enabling continuous care monitoring
  • Intelligent platform – early medical warning through predictive analytics, AI/ML [IP]  
  • Leverage partner's ecosystem –pharmacy, labs, retailers,  and connected health devices for enabling continuous care monitoring.
Challenge Statement
Developing a home-based healthcare system for seniors involves several challenges: ensuring the system is easy for seniors to use, encouraging them to adopt and regularly use the technology, and protecting their data with strong security measures. The system must integrate well with existing health platforms, keep users engaged, and manage large amounts of health data effectively. It also needs to include features for emergencies, balance costs, and be customizable to meet individual needs.
Target audience
The target audience for a home-based healthcare system includes senior citizens who need ongoing health monitoring, their family caregivers who assist with daily care, and healthcare providers who need access to patient data. It also serves home healthcare agencies, pharmacies, retailers, and insurance companies involved in managing and supporting healthcare.
Project Goal
Develop a comprehensive home-based health system tailored for senior citizens to enhance their health management, improve their quality of life, and facilitate efficient communication between seniors, caregivers, and healthcare providers.
User Goal
  • Easily manage and monitor their health conditions.
  • Schedule and track medications and appointments.
  • Communicate with caregivers and healthcare professionals.
  • Tools to review and manage patient data remotely.
  • Features for communicating with patients and caregivers.
  • Access to health metrics and treatment progress.
Design & Iterate
This wireframe provides a foundation for a user-friendly mobile application, ensuring that seniors can easily navigate the system and access the essential features for their health care needs. It involves focusing on simplicity, clarity, and ease of navigation.
Branding & Visual Identity
By focusing on these elements, the branding and visual identity of the home-based health care system will foster trust, ease of use, and a sense of comfort for seniors and their caregivers.
Style Guidelines
The style guide facilitated clear communication between designers and developers, easing the transition from design to development and minimizing errors. Following these guidelines helps developers build a consistent, manageable codebase, ensuring a smooth process and a high-quality final product.

High-Fidelity Mockups and Prototype
I developed high-fidelity mockups and prototypes to refine and communicate design concepts effectively. By asking targeted questions, I was able to identify and address key issues before finalizing solutions.

Project Takeaway
The home-based healthcare system improves senior health management by offering continuous monitoring for chronic conditions, supporting family caregivers, and providing healthcare providers with streamlined access to patient data. It integrates with various service providers for coordinated care, features a user-friendly design for seniors, and emphasizes strong data security and affordability.
Learning
I learned to design a home-based healthcare system that meets the needs of seniors, caregivers, and healthcare providers. This included integrating the system with home health agencies, pharmacies, and insurance companies to ensure smooth care and data access. I also gained experience in creating easy-to-use interfaces for effective health management.