HEARTHSTONE ALZHEIMER CARE LTD. — Department of Health and Human Services SBIR Phase II: NIA

Description

PROJECT SUMMARY In the proposed Phase Project we will complete the development and testing of an innovative product called HOME CARE the Hearthstone Optimized Multimedia Environment for Care planning Activities Recreation and Education HOME CARE H C which has gone through preliminary development and testing in Phase will be the first commercially available mobile software suite designed to improve the quality of care provided to persons with dementia PWD by home health workers HHW The suite will consist of three main components each of which relates to distinct but equally important aspects of caring for PWD Therapeutic Recreation activities for home health clients TR Dementia Education for Homecare Staff DEHS and Dementia specific Care Planning DCP The H C Suite will be a cross platform application designed to operate on major operating systems Android iOS and Windows and browsers While the primary target industry is home health care a secondary market will consist of long term care and adult day centers Phase development and testing of the H C App will consist of the following For the TR module additional content for the three activity types used in Phase will be developed and evaluated Also three additional activity types will be developed and tested resulting in six different activity types For the DEHS module we will improve the three training courses used in Phase based upon feedback obtained in the preliminary testing We will also create and evaluate three additional training courses Dining Experience Activity Programming and Personal Care In addition we will create and evaluate six brief video tutorials one for each activity type These tutorials will include specific tips on how to successfully facilitate each activity type and how to adjust the activity for persons in the later stages of dementia For the DCP module we will improve the Information Gathering Section IGS which was tested in Phase We will also create and test the Goals Section GS of the DCP Section building on the foundation of the IGS The GS will allow HHW to utilize information from the IGS to create care plans for clients These care plans will incorporate a calendar view and task view for standard care procedures toileting bathing etc appointments for doctor visits and wellness activities daily tasks laundry housekeeping etc as well as utilizing the activities module with clients and scheduling the education module courses for HHW during informal downtime The DCP will enable case managers and administrators to create mobile electronic calendars and task lists for HHW which will give them a clear purpose throughout the day while working with PWD PROJECT NARRATIVE In the proposed Phase Project we will complete the development and evaluation of an innovative product called HOME CARE the Hearthstone Optimized Multimedia Environment for Care planning Activities Recreation and Education which will be the first commercially available cross platform mobile software suite designed to improve the quality of care provided to persons with dementia PWD by home health workers The suite consists of three main components each of which relates to different but equally important aspects of caring for PWD in a Home Care Environment Therapeutic Recreation activities for home health clients Dementia Education for home health Staff and Dementia specific Care Planning While the primary market is home health care a secondary market will consist of long term care and adult day centers