AURA — AI Assistant for Caregiver Wellbeing

Problem

Caregivers aged 35–60 often carry the full weight of household and caregiving duties with no system to track or share the load. This constant juggling leads to emotional exhaustion, poor sleep, and long-term burnout — yet most task/productivity apps are built for work, not for the emotional and physical toll of caregiving.

Solution

AURA is an AI assistant designed to help caregivers manage home responsibilities while protecting time for rest. Instead of just listing tasks, AURA balances effort fairly, surfaces when someone is overloaded, and nudges rest into the daily routine — treating downtime as a task worth protecting, not an afterthought.

Process

• Defined the problem statement through research into caregiver burnout and mental load

• Mapped user needs and pain points around task-sharing and rest

• Designed low-to-high fidelity flows in Figma, using FigJam for early ideation and journey mapping

• Focused on a calm, low-friction interface — since the target user is already mentally overloaded

Role

Solo project — end-to-end research and UI/UX design.