On 09/28/2015 03:23 PM, William Prothero wrote:
Folks:
I’m putting out what I think is a fantastic idea for an app. It’s much more
than I’d be willing to take on, but in the US, I think it could be very big.
But, then again, perhaps it exists already. I’d like to use such an app for my
aging stepmother. I release the idea into the livecode-sphere.
Problem: Aging population and seniors needing services, and wanting to live in
their home as long as possible. Getting help is hit and miss and the senior
help organizations do not actually work very well or consistently. I have been
pondering this because my mother-in-law is 200 miles away and needs help to be
able to stay in her home. The kind of app I propose, as the population ages
further, could be extremely useful.
Solution: Think Uber. Folks who want to offer services to seniors, like take
them to a doctor’s appointment, go shopping, clean the house, provide company
(you get the idea).. sign up to the site. Seniors or their “primary overseer”
(POS: a family member, or some agent who takes responsibility for overseeing
the senior’s well-being) request services the same as they would do for an Uber
ride. The service provider leaves notes re their specific experience giving the
service, on a password protected database available to the POS. The POS can
rate the service provider and comment on their service quality. There could be
a public area, managed by the POS, where public information about the senior
could be posted.
Challenges would be creating some kind of certification for the service
provider. Seniors are particularly vulnerable to fraud and abuse, so providers
would need some kind of strong oversight. Probably it would be best if there
was a local office for each location where providers were interviewed, checked
for criminal records, possibly trained, etc. Perhaps a partnership with an
existing non-profit senior help center would work.
Another challenge is that seniors may, for awhile, not be able to use a mobile
device. The POS would help in this regard.
Social media would be very important in helping seniors find and evaluate
appropriate providers and share ideas for strategies for independent living and
needed care.
Best regards,
Bill
William A. Prothero
http://es.earthednet.org/
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Without knowing exactly how you envision this, it can be said that
services such as this do exist in some form or another. See, for
example, care.com
POS may not be the very best acronym...
Cheers,
Warren
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