I grew up in the Bay Area, but both sets of my grandparents were remote - Mumbai and LA. Keeping my grandparents on their respective pill schedules was a daily struggle for my parents. Complicated pill schedules are a universal problem when pills must be taken multiple times a day at specific times. I set out to understand how caregivers might best keep seniors adhered to their pill schedule.

I conducted extensive user research, ideated around the question, and began prototyping. My final design consisted of a smart pillbox that could sense when pills were not removed from a compartment, and could subsequently notify not only seniors, but most importantly, caregivers. The PillBuddy is a friendly interface that keeps both seniors and caregivers accountable.