Designing an app for seniors presents unique challenges since they may not be tech-savvy or have disabilities that limit their ability to interact with digital interfaces. The app should be user-friendly and address the specific needs of seniors while maintaining a modern and engaging design. Enter InPlace Health: a personalized care plan that allows seniors to “take control of their health.” Unfortunately, the project never found funding and the founder went on to other opportunities.
I was provided prior research from the founder, as well as doing some of my own research on designing for seniors finding that:
Some things to keep in mind were:
With UX research and some wireframes provided by the product lead, I was tasked with creating a polished, intuitive app. Features included: a step-by-step questionnaire that would generate a report and a detailed, personalized care plan with accompanying goals and tasks related to the aforementioned report.
Since this project was trying to get funding, not much could be developed. I used my prototypes to conduct informal user tests with seniors to see if they could accomplish certain tasks and understand what was being shown on the screen.