Mind-body exercises paired with AI-recommended therapeutic music personalized for dementia patients
Each year, over 55 million people worldwide struggle with cognitive decline, emotional distress, and physical inactivity caused by progressive neurodegeneration. Dementia solutions like memory care, medications, and cognitive therapies offer symptom management but often lack accessibility, affordability, and holistic personalization. These gaps leave many without adequate support for their social, emotional, and physical needs. Our solution combines mind-body exercises like tai chi and yoga with therapeutic music to help people with dementia stay active and improve mood. These low-cost, adaptable routines work for all mobility levels and can be personalized to enhance care. With the potential to serve millions globally, we are seeking partnerships for pilot trials and collaboration with experts to create tailored routines.
- Flexibility: Personalized sessions from 15 to 60 minutes to fit kūpuna needs and caregiver schedules.
- Accessibility: Low-cost, low-risk routines for standing, seated, or bedridden subjects.
- Personalized Music: AI-generated music playlist tailored to age, gender and race.
- Coaches can insert data directly into the system by copying records from Members and Enrollment in the Lokahi dataset.
- A coach creates a routine by first selecting the routine length and the kūpuna's mobility level. The routine has multiple phases (Warm-Ups, Movements, and Cool-Down). The coach picks one exercise for each phase.
- The coach then sets age, gender and race of the kūpuna and clicks the "Create Routine" button.
- Generative AI creates a music playlist tailored to the subject's age, gender and race.
- The coach enters a routine name and saves the routine.
- This page shows a list of kūpunas and routines in the system.
- The coach associates a routine to a kūpuna and notifies the caregiver.
- This page shows all the routines in the system.
- Routine information includes name, description, suggested music, and exercises with video instructions.
- This page allows a caregiver to log a new exercise session and track progress.
- To log a new session, the caregiver enters the date, duration, mood level and optional comments.
- A line chart visualizes the mood level for the kūpuna as the exercises are performed.
- This page contains general information about dementia including definition, common signs, causes, and care instructions.
- Helpful links are provided for dementia information in Hawaii, the U.S, and globally.
- A gamification feature that allow kūpunas to grow a digital garden with each completed exercise session, providing visual motivation.
- The number of flowers in the garden are proportional to the number of exercise sessions, and the number of trees reflects the longest streak of consecutive days exercising.