Akhil Patel ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Alz Well ᱰᱤᱢᱮᱱᱥᱤᱭᱟ ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱥᱛᱟ

Akhil Patel ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Alz Well ᱰᱤᱢᱮᱱᱥᱤᱭᱟ ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱥᱛᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱤᱴᱟᱞ ᱩᱛᱯᱟᱫ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2025 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱰᱤᱡᱤᱴᱟᱞ ᱩᱛᱯᱟᱫ· 2025

Alz Well ᱰᱤᱢᱮᱱᱥᱤᱭᱟ ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱥᱛᱟ

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A' Design Award ᱨᱮ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱨᱤᱞᱤᱡ ᱯᱩᱨᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱡ

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Alz Well ᱰᱤᱢᱮᱱᱥᱤᱭᱟ ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱥᱛᱟ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

ᱟᱞᱡ ᱣᱮᱞ ᱢᱮᱱᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱰᱤᱡᱤᱴᱚᱞ ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱥᱛᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱰᱤᱢᱮᱱᱥᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱮᱵᱟᱠᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱳᱜᱤᱭᱟᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱣᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱥᱛᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱮᱵᱟᱠᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱮᱯᱞᱤᱠᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱟᱨᱠ ᱢᱳᱰ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱴ ᱵᱮᱨᱤᱡ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ, ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱢᱟᱨᱴ ᱵᱮᱸᱰ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱚᱨᱚᱞ ᱨᱚᱲ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫ-ᱴᱮᱯ ᱠᱚᱱᱴᱨᱳᱞ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱢᱟᱨᱴ ᱤᱥᱯᱤᱠᱚᱨ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱥᱠᱨᱤᱱ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱞᱚᱠᱮᱥᱟᱱ ᱴᱨᱮᱠᱤᱝ ᱥᱮᱵᱟᱠᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱠᱚ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱟᱫᱮᱨ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱨᱳᱜᱤᱭᱟᱠᱚ ᱟᱨᱟᱢᱴᱮᱠᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱠᱚ ᱦᱮᱨᱮᱡ ᱱᱟᱹᱭᱦᱚᱨᱟᱹ ᱦᱮᱡ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱠᱮᱸᱫᱨᱟ ᱥᱮᱰᱭᱩᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱴᱚᱢᱮᱴᱮᱰ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱚᱞᱟᱡ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢᱚᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱥ ᱰᱮᱥᱵᱚᱨᱰ ᱨᱳᱜᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱮᱵᱟᱠᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱟᱞᱚᱛ ᱫᱮᱠᱷᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱭᱟ᱾ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱨᱚᱲ ᱚᱯᱥᱚᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱦᱟᱲᱟᱢ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱚᱱᱴᱮᱠᱥᱴᱭᱩᱟᱞ ᱵᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱨᱳᱜᱤᱭᱟᱠᱚ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱡᱩᱲᱟᱶ ᱨᱮ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱞᱟᱠᱛᱤᱡ ᱰᱤᱢᱮᱱᱥᱤᱭᱟ ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱮᱴᱮ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱥᱛᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱩᱛᱟᱨ ᱮᱢᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾

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A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

Alz Well ᱰᱤᱢᱮᱱᱥᱤᱭᱟ ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱥᱛᱟ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Alz Well ᱰᱤᱢᱮᱱᱥᱤᱭᱟ ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱥᱛᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

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ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ: 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.
ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ: App: Responsive iOS devices (iPhone SE - iPhone 16Pro Max)
Wearable: 36mm diagonal rectangular display
Speaker: 10.2in diagonal display (1.8in depth)
ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ: Dementia, Alzheimer's, Monitoring, Mobile, Caregivers, SmartDevices, Voice, AI
ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ: 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.
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ: 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.
ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ: 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.
ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ: 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
ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ: Initial research and design: 6 months (May 2022 - Jul 2022)
Development: Ongoing
Location: San Francisco, CA
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ: 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.
ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ: Akhil Patel