Design Challenge

How Might We Equip Older Adults with Dementia to Live a Meaningful Life that Aligns Abilities and Aspirations by Addressing Hearing Loss?

HEARS D

HEARS D brings together a multidisciplinary group of investigators to adapt and pilot a community-delivered, affordable, accessible hearing care intervention for older adults with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias that overcomes limitations in current models of hearing health care to reduce symptom and caregiver burden..

Parallel Design Challenges

How Might We Bolster the Connection between Older Adults with Dementia and Their Care Partners by Addressing Hearing Loss?

How Might We Ensure All Older Adults with Dementia Aging at Home Have Access to Effective Communication?

Design Activities

Frame & Plan

Reviewing Scientific Literature;
Formulate Research Plan.

Research

Shadowing & Observation;
Interviews;
Community Events.

Synthesize

Organize Findings;
Generate Insights;
Identify Opportunity.

Ideation

Brainstorming;
Storyboarding; Prototyping.

Project In Progress, please come back later for updates.

Team

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Carrie Nieman

Core Faculty
Johns Hopkins Cochlear Center

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Mengru Liao

Social Designer
Johns Hopkins Cochlear Center

To learn more about the study plaese reach out to the Johns Hopkins Cochlear Center for Hearing & Public Health.
For questions about the design process, please contact Mengru Liao.

Related Research

Baltimore HEARS

Baltimore HEARS (Hearing Equity through Accessible Research and Solutions) is an accessible, affordable hearing care program that is delivered by trained individuals, from community health workers with appropriate supervision to hearing experts.

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To learn more about the study, plaese reach out to the Johns Hopkins Cochlear Center for Hearing & Public Health.

Ultilized Skillsets

Design Research

Apply HCD to Research Study;
Program Management.

In Progress

More Skillsets are being ultilized.

Graphic Design

Research Diagrams;
Comminication Delivery.