Executive summary
Building on Frontwalker’s previous work with the client, including two apps and five websites, Frontwalker developed a practical memory and conversation aid supporting caregivers and family members of people with dementia, using visual, musical and written prompts drawn from twentieth-century events and topics.
The challenge
1. Business challenge
The client wanted to develop a more practical and conversation-focused tool to support caregivers and family members of people with dementia, moving beyond the more information-heavy approach of its earlier apps.
Key business challenges included:
- The client wanted a more practical, conversation-focused tool than its earlier, more information-heavy apps.
- Caregivers and family members needed accessible conversation starters and memory prompts for people with dementia.
2. Technical challenge
The solution needed to bring visual, musical and written content together in a single, easy-to-use conversation aid, while also providing a web-based administration interface that allowed the client to manage the app’s content independently.
Key technical challenges included:
- The app needed to combine visual, musical and written content types into a single, easy-to-use conversation aid.
- A web-based admin interface was needed so the client could manage app content independently.
What we did
1) Frontwalker’s approach and solution
Frontwalker took a practical, user-focused approach to developing a conversation and memory aid, combining requirements gathering, development and testing while drawing on the client’s expertise in dementia and elderly care to shape the content and functionality.
2) Delivered solution
- A native iOS and Android app offering visual, musical and written conversation and memory prompts.
- A web-based administration interface for managing app content.
3) Engineering & delivery
- Full requirements gathering, development and testing carried out by Frontwalker.
- Drawing on the client’s deep expertise in dementia and elderly care to shape content and functionality.
4) Collaboration model
- A continuation of Frontwalker’s long-standing relationship with the client, building on two prior apps and five websites.
Business impact / results
Outcomes achieved
- A genuinely practical conversation and memory tool supporting dementia caregivers and family members.
- A natural extension of Frontwalker and the client’s ongoing, multi-product partnership.
