PM100 Innovative Business Idea - AGE Pass
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fourth and final key element of <strong>AGE</strong> <strong>Pass</strong> is its ability to connect<br />
The<br />
volunteers, businesses offering workspaces, and<br />
student<br />
older adults all in one, simple application platform.<br />
participating<br />
offered by the City of Edinburgh Council (2017) and Age<br />
Services<br />
(2018) are marketed to participants through online or<br />
Scotland<br />
listings which outline many programmes and services<br />
print-based<br />
to reach out to an ageing population. However, they have<br />
available<br />
components that do not address the needs of the service users.<br />
two<br />
both organisations require the participating individual to<br />
Firstly,<br />
contact the services, which may be difficult for<br />
independently<br />
isolated individuals (Nicholson 2012). Secondly, they fail to<br />
socially<br />
a social support system to connect isolated individuals,<br />
promote<br />
promotes further isolation (Cacioppo and Hawkley 2009). In<br />
which<br />
our solution, <strong>AGE</strong> <strong>Pass</strong>, uses a simple application, which<br />
distinction,<br />
the student volunteers and older adults, as well as older<br />
connects<br />
to each other when they create their personal profiles. This<br />
adults<br />
a social support network aimed at increasing adherence and<br />
builds<br />
of its users through their ability to interact, communicate<br />
motivation<br />
<strong>AGE</strong> <strong>Pass</strong>, being an eHealth-based platform, will allow<br />
Additionally,<br />
to be easily accessed by service users. Key design features of the<br />
it<br />
will include scheduling, notification reminders, profiles of<br />
app<br />
description of classes and class recommendations<br />
instructors,<br />
on their inputted likes or dislikes. Thus, this allows <strong>AGE</strong> <strong>Pass</strong><br />
based<br />
keep in contact with service users and ensure they stay engaged<br />
to<br />
their goals and involved with the service. <strong>AGE</strong> <strong>Pass</strong> will help<br />
with<br />
businesses, volunteers and classes to service users, helping<br />
connect<br />
a more integrated community where older individuals can feel<br />
build<br />
and thrive.<br />
safe<br />
EASILY ACCESSIBLE<br />
PLATFORM<br />
and invite those they meet at classes.