# Interactive Senior Health Apps The eSeniorCare App Helps the Elderly Take Control of Their Health By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2016-08-19 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eseniorcare References: [techtimes](http://www.techtimes.com/articles/109590/20151124/researchers-develop-new-app-that-can-help-seniors-live-better.htm) & [icensa](http://icensa.com/research/healthcare) 'eSeniorCare' is an innovative new app that aims to help consumers have a greater say in their healthcare as they age. One of the key issues in [independent living communities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/senior-care) is that some residents have trouble communicating their needs. This app gives residents a user-friendly platform to track their own health and care. Unlike other health apps that merely track data, eSeniorCare serves as an interactive platform that residents can use to express their needs. With an emphasis on personalization, the app helps residents manage different needs such as [pain, medication and nutrition](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-pill-organizers). Residents can track their medical history and also send messages to the staff about their needs and concerns. Additionally, the app includes more fun and interactive components such as brain games that help to enhance the cognitive health of the user. By creating apps that not only track a user's medical history, but also give them a say in their care, eSeniorCare helps consumers maintain a greater level of independence as they age. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 26% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Personalized Healthcare Tracking:** eSeniorCare provides a user-friendly platform for residents to track and manage their personal health needs, offering a disruptive innovation opportunity in the healthcare tracking sector. - **Interactive Communication Platforms:** eSeniorCare's emphasis on interactive communication between residents and staff opens up a disruptive innovation opportunity in the senior care industry by improving the channels of communication for elderly residents. - **Cognitive Health Enhancement:** The inclusion of brain games in eSeniorCare contributes to enhancing the cognitive health of the users, presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity within the cognitive fitness industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Healthcare Tracking:** eSeniorCare's interactive platform for tracking health needs presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the healthcare tracking industry. - **Senior Care:** eSeniorCare's interactive communication platform offers a disruptive innovation opportunity in the senior care industry by improving resident-staff communication. - **Cognitive Fitness:** The incorporation of brain games in eSeniorCare creates a disruptive innovation opportunity within the cognitive fitness industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Remote Elderly Care Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alexa-together.md) - [Dedicated Mobile Fitness Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/silversneakers-go.md) - [Digital Wellness-Promoting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aarp-now.md) - [Chronic Condition Management Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/human-health.md) - [Senior-Focused Wearable Health Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carepredict.md) - [Healthcare Management Retailer Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cvs-health-app.md) - [Hybrid Health-Focused Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evidentree-app.md) - [Elderly Wellness Monitoring](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/callcare.md) - [Remote Aging Care Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/essence-smartcare.md)