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MedCrack

MedCrack first creates a secure connection between a care receiver(Alzheimer/Dementia) and the care taker(s). The care taker designates a geofence around a location that the care receiver resides in.

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MedCrack

MedCrack first creates a secure connection between a care receiver(Alzheimer/Dementia) and the care taker(s). The care taker designates a geofence around a location that the care receiver resides in.

The problem MedCrack solves

It solves the problem of always trying to make sure that people suffering from Alzheimer and Dementia are safe and surrounded. Exisiting solution consists of Video Feeds and other GPS related things with Manual intervention. In our case the care reciver just needs a phone with GPS on, that't it. It creates a GEOFENCE around the patient, if the care receiver ever exits the designated area, an automatic text message is sent to all of the care receiver's trusted care takers. Plus, there is a panic button on the care receiver side that sends out the same text message and also provides quick access to calling various emergency services at the touch of a button. The care taker can view alerts with timestamps from their cared ones, including everytime the panic button is pressed, when the cared one leaves the geofence, or re-enters the geofence.

-> It's a cost effective and very easy/convinent method for CareTakers.
-> The app will be equiped with a live location map for the care takers if the geofence is triggered, stats/analytics for the care takers to view, and more resources for help.

Challenges I ran into

Getting the geofencing to work was pretty tough as this was my first time working with it.

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