Mahuru is a mobile sensory-based intervention that aims to create an enriching visual sensory experience for older adults living with dementia. Using both visual and text prompts, the user is able to navigate their way through the website. Subconsciously navigating the narrative of their own story. The project was created during an internship with Good Health Design. Through multiple conversations with specialists at Auckland City Hospital as well as Māori within the community, I was able to create a website that could be accessed by both English and Māori speaking citizens living with dementia.

These conversations led to the naming of the website, ‘mahuru’ as it means to be soothed, set at rest, settled, calmed, and appeased. We felt that this was a good name for the website as it represented what we wanted the website to achieve, creating a stress-free environment for older adults with dementia.

To find out more about this project visit :

http://www.goodhealthdesign.com/projects/mahuru