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The platform will be a mobile application for carers (formal/informal). The main scope of the app is to allow carers to have an “assistant” in providing the best care possible. The app will include a scheduling tool that carers can use to help them plan their day care for the patient (e.g alerts for when the pills need to be given). Furthermore, the app will provide experiential information for them to read and learn (tips), deriving from forums where people or other carers discuss. It will also enable the carers to improve their skills and knowledge of the disease by offering them games to play that are specifically tailored for increasing the knowledge regarding dementia and care. Last, it will send psychological boost-ups messages for those ‘hard to get in the mood days’. Through these activities, the formal carers can further develop their skills and increase their employability status while the informal carers (e.g. family members) can feel more confident regarding their knowledge of the disease and the way they can deal with their loved one.