iCare: Applying IoT Technology for Monitoring Alzheimer's Patients

摘要

Taking care of elderly people is uneasy task, especially when they are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. They need a permanent and particular type of care. Therefore, Alzheimer's caregivers have huge burden on them. This project aims to get the benefit of the Internet of Things (IoT) concept along with a mobile application to facilitate Alzheimer's caregiving and avoid burnout. The solution consists of two parts: the first one is that the Alzheimer's patient should have a wearable IoT device which is the Apple Smartwatch. The second part is an iOS application download in the caregiver's iPhone that must be connected to the patient's watch to accessing and storing the patient's heart rate and location data. The application enables the caregivers to track and find their beloved ones, especially if they go out by themselves, also it displays the patients' heart rates to the caregivers when they required. It has another feature which is the reminder list to schedule tasks, such as bathing, exercises, a patient's medication and medical appointments. In addition, the application has a section where the caregivers can get some information about Alzheimer's Disease.