Omg where to start. I’ll probably veer off the design requirement. You’ll notice a dementia theme.
walking aids that adjust to a height of typical men or taller women (currently they ten to be fixed to midget mode)
a contraption that wrinkles up socks and puts them on your feet without you having to bend over or have to have much hand strength
a contraption that opens up a shoe and then fastens them without you having to bend down
a contraption you stand on and then with a rotating handle it slowly elevates you (so you can reach a shelf without having to climb onto a stool or onto a small ladder)
some kind of robot butler thing that dispenses your pills at the right time (and calls out ‘it’s time for pills’) and automatically sends a message to main carer if pills not consumed (the average number of pills an elderly person takes a day is about 20)
some kind of robot butler thing that sits in the house from the start of an alzheimers diagnosis to learn habits of speech, and that you talk to to explain what you’ve done every day, and then over time it adapts and starts asking yes/no questions or suggesting tasks as the person declines (this one is AI, like a dementia friendly alexa)
any kind of cooking item (like a toaster or an airfryer) that has the intelligence to work out what the food is and automatically cook it such that the elderly person only needs to press ‘on’
a small and simple washing machine that only has one button for ‘go’ and also talks to you ‘no you can’t try to get the washing out as I’m still doing the washing’
some kind of tea maker that also gives instruction to the user ‘put the cup here, it’s upside down so turn it round’ etc
a photo album like one of those talking children’s books ‘this is your son, David. He works at a bank. He likes cake. He makes you proud because he works hard’ to help dementia sufferers in nursing homes to remember their relatives’ names and what they look like
A disability friendly, stationary adult go kart shaped as much like a regular car as possible, linked to a giant screen that men in a nursing home can get in, press ‘go’ and then the video is simply video footage of a journey through a familair neighbourhood taken at the time of dementia diagnosis (so, not with changes to housing decelopments that would cause confusion). The steering wheel physically moves, but essentially does nothing. Men would love this. Driving is often part of their raison d’etre in their working lives and not being able to drive is a major cause of anxiety and frustration.
a dummy, lockable box that can be fixed over standard items like a thermostat and that has a fake version over the top (elderly people at the early stages of dementia start to fiddle with and break things)
a contraption that fits to a window fixing that makes it easier to open the window
a kit to automatically open and draw curtains at fixed times (I guess this has already been done though)