Carebit: A Mobile App for Remote Informal Caregiving

Assistive technologies have been developed to make informal caregiving more feasible, but are typically privacy invasive, unaffordable, or inconvenient. To address this gap, we present Carebit, a cross-platform app for iOS and Android users that allows caregivers to be notified based on preset thresholds about their loved one (caregivee). We have designed Carebit to protect the privacy of the caregivee while allowing the caregiver to conveniently check up on them through their phone. Carebit also provides an app for the caregivee to be able to communicate with their caregiver.