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THE INSIGHT:
RETIREES WITH MILD DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S OFTEN FORGET TO CHARGE THEIR PHONES. MORE TIMES THAN NOT, WHEN A RETIREE DOESN’T ANSWER THEIR PHONE, FAMILY MEMBERS THINK OF THE WORST. RETIREES CAN REALLY WORRY THEIR FAMILIES, OFTEN MAKING THEM UPSET AND FEEL LIKE A BURDEN. RETIREES CAN STAY HAPPY INTO OLD AGE KNOWING THEIR FORGETFUL BEHAVIOUR WON’T BURDEN THEIR FAMILY WITH WORRY AND STRESS.

THE IDEA:
AN APP THAT SENDS AN AUTOMATIC MESSAGE AND LOCATION DETAILS TO A SELECT GROUP OF PEOPLE RIGHT BEFORE A RETIREE'S PHONE DIES. THE APPLICATION WILL MONITOR THE RETIREE'S PHONE BATTERY AND NOTIFY FAMILY MEMBERS IF THEIR BATTERY PERCENTAGE GETS CRITICALLY LOW AS WELL AS THEIR LOCATION.

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