ElderEase | Devpost

Inspiration

Inspired by personal connections to elderly family members who are surrounded by love and care, we recognized a gap in support for many seniors who aren't as fortunate. ElderEase was born from a desire to extend a helping hand to these elders, leveraging technology to connect them with compassionate volunteers. It's our way of ensuring that no senior feels left out or alone, making their golden years brighter and filled with the warmth of community support.

What it does

The web application allows service providers to sign up and offer their paid or free services. The elderly people seeking assistance can create accounts and look up the services available at the moment through various filters(services offered, service type, etc.).

How we built it

We used Figma to design wireframes and ASP.NET Razor Pages to build the UI. We also used Entity Framework Core for data modeling and performing CRUD operations.

Challenges we ran into

The most challenging aspect of our project was finding a common language that all team members were familiar with. Some team members didn't have experience with Razor Pages, and the task of simultaneously learning a new framework while working on a tight deadline posed a significant challenge for the entire team. Several hours were spent creating a prototype in Figma and figuring out how to convert the design to code, which slowed us down a lot.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Learned new skills. Successfully built a functional web application with a decent-looking UI.

What we learned

Learned how to build a prototype using Figma. Team members also got experience working with ASP.NET and Entity Framework Core with Razor pages.

What's next for ElderEase

Some future considerations for ElderEase are:

If service providers offer paid services, integrate a secure payment system to handle transactions.
Implement a review and rating system for both service providers and elderly users.
Implement responsive design so that the app can be used across multiple devices.
Send notifications to both service providers and elderly users for actions such as new service requests, messages, or upcoming appointments.
Ensure that the web application is designed with accessibility features to accommodate elderly users with different needs.
Provide a messaging system to facilitate communication between service providers and elderly users. Implement recommendation algorithms for clients.