Ibilight: A light against late-life loneliness.

I developed the ibilight with more than 100 older adults and geriatric experts! What do you think about the idea? You can sign up to win the first ibilight ever on www.ibilight.com/DID21 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ The ibilight works like this: ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ (1) Your grandparent keeps the light, while you use an app. You are the only one who can turn it on. Through that, you show your grandparent that you are there for them when they feel loneliest, which is in the evening. (2) Your grandparent does not need to know how to deal with technology. They can just touch the light to send a notification to your phone. You decide what it means, creating your own language. (3) It addresses many causes and effects of loneliness in elderly, such as the loss of routine. You make the elderly person part of your routine by e.g. switching the light off when you go to sleep, showing them it is time to go to bed, too. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀