Jacqueline Johnstone

The Close to Home project seeks to support individuals aging in place through the development of provocative and engaging healthcare tools. The You Are Not Alone (YANA) system is comprised of interactive, two-way communicating wall and door frames, and a notifying phone application. The development of the YANA system, as a socially modifying agent, utilises creative media to facilitate meaningful conversations and degrade stigma barriers towards the natural human processes of aging. The healthcare monitoring perception shift, generated by the YANA system, inspires elderly individuals to welcome the presence of a loved one into their home to acknowledge their experience of aging in place.