Routines
A calmer start to the day through guided routines.
Prettig Thuis uses gentle voice reminders and clear step-by-step guidance for getting up, dressing, taking medication, and moving through the day with less confusion.
Prettig Thuis
Calmer, voice-guided support for living with dementia at home.
Prettig Thuis is a prototype for voice-guided home support that helps people with dementia move through daily routines with more confidence while reducing some of the pressure on caregivers.
Voice-guided routines
Google Nest delivery
ICF-based logic
Prototype, not medical advice
What it is
A prototype for practical home support, not a finished medical product.
Prettig Thuis explores how voice, familiar prompts, and simple digital flows can support daily life for people living with dementia. The focus is not complexity. The focus is calmer routines, clearer next steps, and a stronger sense of grip on the day.
The concept was shaped around dementia care at home, caregiver reassurance, and the realities of daily routines such as getting up, dressing, medication, and remembering what matters.
It is important to be explicit: this is a prototype and educational concept. It is not a replacement for medical care, diagnosis, or professional clinical advice.
Core experience
Built around routines, memory, and reassurance.
The prototype combines voice prompts, step-by-step flows, family familiarity, and caregiver visibility to reduce friction in daily life.
Voice support
Personalized spoken support instead of another screen-heavy workflow.
The prototype is built around voice. Family messages, familiar cues, and a calmer tone make the guidance feel personal instead of robotic.
Memory
Memory album and golden moments create reassurance.
Photos, short memories, and familiar people can be surfaced to support recognition, recall, and comfort across the day.
Caregiver view
A simple caregiver dashboard reduces the need for constant checking.
Caregivers can follow progress, adjust reminders, and see how routines are going without having to be physically present all the time.
Dynamic adaptation
Support adjusts to routines, behavior, and caregiver input.
The reminders and flows are meant to adapt over time instead of staying rigid, so the support remains more usable for real households.
Delivery
Built around Google Nest devices for easy home deployment.
The concept is designed to work through Google Nest Audio and Nest Hub Max so it can be introduced in familiar home settings without a heavy installation burden.
ICF foundation
The concept is grounded in the ICF model, not in generic reminder design.
Prettig Thuis was framed through the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. That matters because the support is not just about alarms. It is about function, participation, autonomy, and care needs in daily life.
d530 Toileting routines
d540 Dressing
d570 Health management
d450 Mobility
d920 Recreation and social participation
Why it matters
The pressure on dementia care at home is real.
Prettig Thuis sits in that gap between what people need every day and what caregivers or formal services can realistically provide all the time.
For people with dementia
More structure, less stress, and more confidence at home.
The aim is to reduce disorientation, support self-care, and make it easier to stay in a familiar environment for longer.
For caregivers and families
Less load, more peace of mind.
The caregiver side is about reassurance, remote visibility, and a better balance between work, family life, and care responsibilities.
For professionals and the care system
A lower-friction support layer around longer independent living.
The concept fits the wider shift toward keeping people at home longer while reducing pressure on formal services and creating more useful data points.
Scale and fit
Designed to fit longer-at-home policy, caregiver realities, and low-friction deployment.
The wider idea fits the Dutch push toward longer independent living, digital support, and care that can scale without immediately increasing formal care pressure. It also aligns with the reality that many families need help before they need institutional care.
Because the prototype is built around existing Google Nest hardware, it is easier to imagine real home use, multilingual adaptation, and lower-friction rollout than with custom hardware-heavy approaches.
It also opens the door to caregiver dashboards, data-informed follow-up, and more structured conversations between families and care professionals.
Prototype status
Prettig Thuis is a prototype for calmer home support, not medical advice.
This prototype explores support for routines, memory, and caregiver reassurance. It does not replace a physician, dementia specialist, or any form of professional medical care.