Smart assistive device for senior citizens

Abstract

With improvement in technology, there have been attempts to utilize the new technology in various areas to improve the quality of human life. There is a paradigm shift in health care sector with technology invention. The main objective of the work proposed in this paper is to provide an assisting device for senior citizens who have talking and moving disabilities. A smart assistive device can support senior citizens that is operated based on touch screen. The system consists of Arduino Uno, 433MHz RF transmitter and receiver, 2.4- inch TFT LCD touch shield, 16*2 LCD module and I2C module. Elderly people can communicate family members by using TFT touch shield for their essential needs. This will help caretaker to respond accordingly. This system is helpful not only for elderly people but also dumb and bedridden people to communicate with other members of the family.