What is Mollies?
Mollies is a wearable tech product that seamlessly monitors seniors’ health vitals through an insole sensor, which ensures they get attended to at urgent moments in time by their healthcare takers.
How does Mollies work?
The insole sensor records data on he health vitals of senior residents and records it in a software that is accessible by the staff. Staff get notified if an emergency occurs. Residents only have to wear the customizable insole in their own shoe. Link to the pitch deck
MOLLIES: Group project during Masters years, 2016.
Why is Mollies important?
Mollies saves time and effort, by being a ‘just in time’ solution. It makes loved ones live at peace while being away from their senior family members, and helps healthcare staff prioritize patients on a need by need basis. It thus makes residences require less staff and procedures to take vitals.
What is the problem?
63% of the population is above the age of 65 and it’s increasing. Whereas, the ratio of healthcare providers to seniors is 1:40, and the gap is widening. Additionally, caring for loved ones is a tough process that may cause stress and anxiety of family over their loved ones.
63% US POPULATION ABOVE THE AGE OF 65
8M US POPULATION RECEIVING LONG-TERM CAREGIVER SUPPORT
MOLLIES: Group project during Masters years, 2016.
Link to the pitch deck
1:4 RATIO OF CAREGIVER TO PATIENT IN A FLORIDA NURSING HOME
How does the business model work?
$600 per insole + a subscription model based on the size of the senior home.
> Large homes: $60 per month
> Medium-size homes: $40 per month
> Small homes: $20 per month
What services does Mollies provide?
Standard:
> Product customization
> Software installation,
> Software updates
> IT support
> Quality assurance
Premium:
> Comparative industry benchmark data
> Medical professionals partnerships
> Unlimited repairs
> Unlimited resupply
Ideation session 1: What if we redesign the cane?
A cane that can help them get up when seated
A cane with better aergonomic design
A smart cane that reads data from the palm
What was the innovation process like?
We conducted ethnographic research and ran a few ideation sesisons. After landing on the problem of ‘shortage of staff in senior homes’, we validated it via a market scan. With interest in emerging technologies, we came up with the wearable tech idea and explored the physical product materiality. We conceptualized the product based on user needs. And inspired by digital products models, we devised the subscription model based on nursing home sizes.
MOLLIES: Group project during Masters years, 2016.
How did you go about designing the software?
We set out to sketch and design the software producing wireframes that we then turned intl high-fidelity conceptual mockups based on the tasks that need to be performed by the healthcare admin in the system and their specific needs.
Main user type:
Nurses / Healthcare practitioners
Role: Admin
User stories / Tasks:
MOLLIES: Group project during Masters years, 2016.
A resident’s profile page
A nurse’s account page
What are the key features of the software?
1- It constantly monitors data.
2- Nurses can easily set the dashboards and what they need to track of the patients’ health vitals.
3- Urgent cases are highlighted with a red signal.
4- It’s visually appealing with charts indicating urgent cases and historic progress.
5- It is responsive with a mobile app.
The Dashboard shows residents’ health status in aggregate
How does the user flow through the pages?
Login
Create an account for the patient
Main page
Enter their pfoile information
Patient profile page
Enter their medical info
Enter their emergency contacts
Login to software
Click on the patient’s name
Enter new patient information
Save and share / close
Click on the notifications icon
Read data charts and information
Export data in PDF or Excel
Click on main dashboard icon
Read urgent actions to take
Click and close case
MOLLIES: Group project during Masters years, 2016.
Access charts in aggregate
Click on compare to others
Export data in PDF or Excel