About the challenge

Everyday 10k Americans turn 65, and 90% of them have chronic health conditions. By 2040, 21% of the population will be 65 or older. The need for care and support is increasing, but the population of caregivers is declining. According to AARP, 87% of older adults prefer to age in place at home. There are many challenges to overcome including income disparities, transportation, access to reliable wi-fi, and tech that’s easy to use for many who aren’t tech-savvy. 

Create a solution that will help older adults remain independent and safe during the 40 hour event. Your team is invited to join and compete on a chance to win a part of $2,000 in prizes!

  1. Communication & Engagement: Solutions that help seniors stay connected to others and have access to services and resources for their needs, as well as provide interactive entertainment.
  2. Safety & Security: Solutions that protect an individual's home, property , and personal well-being from accidents and emergency situations.
  3. Health & Wellness: Solutions to keep people moving and motivated to maintain health and prevent physical decline.
  4. Learning & Contribution: Solutions to prevent mental decline; tools that help people record their life stories or find work; ways to learn new skills.

Get started

Sign up and join in the fun! It will be 2 days of Innovation, Engineering, and Design!!

The best ideas are built with different minds working together. Which is why at least 2 disciplines must be represented in every team. Any study from comunications to engineering to theater are welcome!

Requirements

What to Build

Build a solution that supports seniors aging in place and remaining independent. You and your team will build a prototype of your solution which can include hardware, software application, functional wireframes, business plan or anything that proves work completed over the 40 hours.

What to Submit

Build an application prototype to support seniors aging in place and remaining independent.

  • Be prepared to offer a 10 minute presentation of your prototype and solution. This should include a description of your solution and a demo of its functionality. Feel free to also share your business and commercial proposal for the solution as well.
  • Include a text description that explains the features and functionality of the submission and describe how the solution solves the challenge stated.
  • Submit 3-5 minute demo video of the prototype in action (hosted on Youtube, Vimeo). Your video should include a demo of your working submission via a step-by-step visual demo. Your video should also include an explanation of how the solution engages with the experiences of older adults. Please include closed captioning where possible.
  • Please submit at least one image/screenshot of your submission.

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Prizes

$2,000 in prizes
Most Impactful Solution
1 winner

Overall Winner
1 winner

People's Choice
1 winner

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Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Vivian Standifird

Vivian Standifird
Biomade

Mayank Taneja

Mayank Taneja
OSF Ventures

Deepak Gaddipati

Deepak Gaddipati
VirtuSense Technologies

Judging Criteria

  • Overall Winner
    Teamwork; Relevance to Problem Statement; Impact on End User; Functioning Prototype; Originality; Business Viability
  • Most Impactful Idea
    Relevance to Problem Statement; Impact on End User; Originality
  • Peoples' Choice
    Winner selected by popular vote

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