This document summarizes a presentation on solutions for future home care. It includes presentations from several speakers on different products and technologies to support independent living for the elderly. Mario de Zeeuw discusses Obli, a device that reminds users to drink water and monitors their fluid intake. Joran van Leussen presents Wup, a compact hoist designed to transfer users from bed to wheelchair within small home spaces. Robert Barnhoorn introduces Iseco Casserole, a meal heater for elderly users. Overall the presentations focus on developing user-centered solutions that use technology and design to help the elderly live independently and reduce burdens on professional and informal caregivers.

3. Solutions for
Future Home Care
Moderator: Karin van Beurden

4. • Karin van Beurden Introduction
• Mario de Zeeuw Obli – a healthy lifestyle
leads to self reliance
• Joran van Leussen Wup – a hoist for at home
• Robert Barnhoorn Casserole – a mealheater
for elderly
• All Key insights and Next steps
Programme

5. Karin van Beurden

6. Professor (lector) Product Design,
Saxion UAS Enschede
Research area's
• Target group centered design
• Sustainability in design
• Materials and technology in design
Head of
Ir. Karin van Beurden

7. Introduction
Solutions for Future Home Care
More elderly people live longer, stay longer healthy and live
longer independent at home
Cost reduc7on
Technology is the solu7on !?!

8. TECHNOLOGIE
Introduction

9. TECHNOLOGIE
patient

10. TECHNOLOGIE
family
Medical prof
Prof
caregivers
carers
physiotherapist
patient

11. From clients “depending on care” to focus on self-
sufficiency and well-being.
The professional caregiver needs new skills
– higher skilled work, more flexible
– gatekeeper,
– coach informal caregiver
Network more important:
– informal caregivers
– neighborhood, municipal
– other care/cure professionals
Trends

12. Solutions
New –not obvious-solutions are needed:
• Clients: Every day life support (ADL)
• Clients: medical related solutions
– medication dispensing
– solutions dementia, diabetes, COPD
• To disburden the prof. caregiver
– administration - safety
• Communication
• To disburden the carers

13. Mario de Zeeuw

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Mario de Zeeuw
Senior Industrial Designer
mario.dezeeuw@panton.nl

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Obli - A healthy lifestyle leads to self-reliance

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Elderly Dehydra7on
At elderly age:
S7mulus to drink decreases (physical)
Less day rou7ne
Less social contacts
Mobility declines
Fear for incon7nence
One of the main reasons for transferring
elderly from nursing home to hospital care is
dehydra7on.

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It started with Caritas and
Fresh Idea Factory
Caritas – One of the largest welfare
organisa7on of Germany
Flüssigkeitszufuhr: ‘We want a solu7on which
s7mulates our clients in home care to drink
regularly and sufficient.’
‘We want to monitor their drinking behaviour.’
None of the available solu7ons was suitable
for elderly.

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Obli reminds users to drink regularly
and sufficient.
Reminder to drink
Monitoring by rela7ve or professional
caregiver
Feedback about the amount of fluid consumed

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Prototyping and tes7ng
First prototype within 4 weeks
End-user par7cipa7on during development process

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Importance of Interac7on Design in
behaviour change
Minimize resistance
Obli should behave like a friend:
Easy to deal with
Reliable – Does what he should do
Encourages you and does not dictate
You are in control of your friendship

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Importance of feedback in behaviour
change
Persuasive principles
Reminder (trigger)
Feedback for the Caretaker (mo7vates)

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Importance of feedback in behaviour
change
Persuasive principles
Reminder (trigger)
Feedback for the Caretaker (mo7vates)
Monitoring for Caregiver (embedding social
context)

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What we are proud of:
Test results randomised controlled trial (n=40):
Significant increase in fluid intake by use of
Obli (above daily recommended amount)
All users find Obli user friendly and almost all
would recommend it to others.
Design, development and produc7on in the
Netherlands and available for less than €100,-
GIO 2014 - Special Award for
Excellence Respect

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What we believe for successful
products:
Embed your end-users early in the design
process (Co-design).
Knowledge of Persuasive design principles is
essen7al when designing for healthcare (in
par7cular healthy living).

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Mario de Zeeuw
Senior Industrial Designer
mario.dezeeuw@panton.nl

27. Joran van Leussen

28. Wup
a hoist for at home
Joran van Leussen
j.j.t.vanleussen@saxion.nl

29. Designing for care at Home
RAAK project “Designing for Caregivers”
2011 – 2013 by Saxion, HU & partners
• Who is the caregiver (prof&informal), needs, wishes, (professional)
difficulties to solve
• Design and research methods suitable for this target group
• Case studies:
• Support stocking device
• Digital patient care document
• SOS nurse clock
• …

30. Designing for care at home
For results see: www.ontwerpenvoorzorgthuis.nl
Case: Hoist for at home
A mayor annoyance for
caregiver + client!

31. Case: a hoist at home
Bernd Pothof
• Home environment totally
different to care facility

32. A hoist at home…
• Heavy workload for caregivers
• Short travel distance with hoist

33. The concept
• Foldable under bed
• Fixed posi7on

34. Start of the Wup
• From concept to product
• Coopera7on with companies
• Granted as TFF project

35. Evalua7on of scale model
• Standing near the bed
• Placing the wheelchair
• Risk of stumbling
• No addi7onal 7me

36. First prototype
• From bed to wheelchair
• Contact with the client
• Available space under beds

37. Requirements

38. Second prototype
• From paper to prototype
• From design to product

39. Design preferences of elderly
• Less ‘dead’ • Organic shapes • Use of foils

40. Third prototype

41. Third prototype
• Foldable
• Compact
• At home
Thank you!

42. Robert Barnhoorn

43. Robert Barnhoorn, Founder & Partner
SPARK DESIGN & INNOVATION

44. TRUE INNOVATION
WE DESIGN AND DEVELOP
MEANINGFUL AND SUSTAINABLE
BREAKTHROUGH PRODUCTS

45. ISECO | CASSEROLE

46. THANK YOU !
SPARK DESIGN & INNOVATION
Robert Barnhoorn – Founder & Partner