Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology
$25,000.00
Investigation and Development of Software Solutions for Mobile Applications to Support People with Dementia, Professionals, and Family Members
FY 2020-21
Summary
DementiAbility has been teaching and distributing evidence-based knowledge about how to effectively support those living with dementia and provide day-to-day caregiver resources for 8-years. They develop and sell resources and products, including games, books, and audio offerings to help people with dementia achieve success. Currently, they offer these products as paper-based products. This method has limitations in delivering support to their clients with speed, efficiency, easy access and scalability. They would like to develop software that contains their products for accessible and quick access with tablets. DementiAbility does not have the software development expertise to plan the technical foundation, prototype designs, and create the software. The Mohawk College mHealth and eHealth Digital Innovation Centre (MEDIC) has extensive digital health experiences with building solutions for health business challenges. DementiAbility and MEDIC will collaborate to develop software specifically designed and built to contain digital products that support people living with dementia, caregivers, and family to reduce dementia impacts, increase confidence and quality of life. MEDIC and DementiAbility will investigate the optimal software architecture, functionality, design, and user experience; and to develop a platform that will contain the support products.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) notes that dementia is a set of symptoms that can affect language, mood and behaviour, and it may appear as a decline in cognitive abilities. PHAC noted 402,000 people 65-years and older are living with dementia, which is a significant portion of the population that need evidence-based resources that expose their abilities and who will benefit from shifting the focus from loss to enhancements in their lives. DementiAbility is forecasting a 40% increase in sales and an increase in their international sales as a result of this software.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
556976-2020
Name nom
McIsaac, Jeffrey
Department département
Fennell Campus
Organization id
2189
Institution établissement
Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2020
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
801
Area of application group en
Information and communication services
Area of application group fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Area of application en
Computer software
Area of application fr
Logiciel
Research subject code
2700
Research subject group en
Information technology
Research subject group fr
Technologie de l'information
Research subject en
Information technology
Research subject fr
Technologie de l'information
Installment
inst:1 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Investigation and Development of Software Solutions for Mobile Applications to Support People with Dementia, Professionals, and Family Members
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
DementiAbility has been teaching and distributing evidence-based knowledge about how to effectively support those living with dementia and provide day-to-day caregiver resources for 8-years. They develop and sell resources and products, including games, books, and audio offerings to help people with dementia achieve success. Currently, they offer these products as paper-based products. This method has limitations in delivering support to their clients with speed, efficiency, easy access and scalability. They would like to develop software that contains their products for accessible and quick access with tablets. DementiAbility does not have the software development expertise to plan the technical foundation, prototype designs, and create the software. The Mohawk College mHealth and eHealth Digital Innovation Centre (MEDIC) has extensive digital health experiences with building solutions for health business challenges. DementiAbility and MEDIC will collaborate to develop software specifically designed and built to contain digital products that support people living with dementia, caregivers, and family to reduce dementia impacts, increase confidence and quality of life. MEDIC and DementiAbility will investigate the optimal software architecture, functionality, design, and user experience; and to develop a platform that will contain the support products.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) notes that dementia is a set of symptoms that can affect language, mood and behaviour, and it may appear as a decline in cognitive abilities. PHAC noted 402,000 people 65-years and older are living with dementia, which is a significant portion of the population that need evidence-based resources that expose their abilities and who will benefit from shifting the focus from loss to enhancements in their lives. DementiAbility is forecasting a 40% increase in sales and an increase in their international sales as a result of this software.
