Copper-Caregiver System Requirements Document

1. Introduction

The Copper-Caregiver project aims to develop a niche application that facilitates caregiver coordination. It is designed to serve adult children and home-care teams by providing a shared care planner for aging parents. This document outlines the system requirements for the Copper-Caregiver project, focusing on the coordination of care tasks, appointments, and documentation.

2. System Overview

2a. Product Interpretation and Delivery Boundary

The Copper-Caregiver project is a first-party application designed to coordinate care planning between adult children and home-care teams. It addresses the gap in existing tools by providing a user-friendly platform for multiple caregivers. The system excludes generic clinical management features and focuses on a shared care planner for aging parents.

• Domain Descriptors:

  • Caregiver coordination: Facilitates collaboration between family members and professional caregivers.
  • Niche App concept: Addresses the gap in existing tools by providing a user-friendly platform for multiple caregivers.

• Custom Pages:

  • Care Coordination: A unified workspace for initiating, organizing, and coordinating shared care plans, tasks, appointments, and documents.
  • Landing: A public entry surface to orient and acquire adult children before they enter the protected care coordination workflow.
  • Authentication: A combined surface for account sign-up, login, and session entry.

• Access: Application-owned identity with persistent identity continuity.

• Behavior Contracts:

  • Initiate and coordinate shared care plan: Adult children create or update a shared care plan, assigning tasks and making information visible to home-care teams.
  • Collaborate on care plan and fulfill assigned tasks: Home-care teams review and participate in the care plan by accepting, updating, or completing tasks.

2b. Source Content Inventory

No explicit content sources were provided.

2c. Page Content and Component Coverage

• Care Coordination Page:

  • Information: Care plans, task assignments, appointment details, and relevant documents.
  • Actions: Create/update care plans, assign tasks, and view information.
  • Components: Care plan creation interface, task assignment interface.
  • States: Empty, loading, success, error.

• Landing Page:

  • Information: Introduction to the application, benefits, and how to get started.
  • Actions: Navigate to sign-up or login.
  • Components: Welcome message, navigation links.
  • States: Static, with a focus on orientation.

• Authentication Page:

  • Information: Account creation, login, and session management.
  • Actions: Sign-up, login, manage sessions.
  • Components: Sign-up form, login form.
  • States: Empty, loading, success, error.

3. Functional Requirements as Story Points

• As an Adult child, I should be able to create or update a shared care plan to organize care activities for my aging parent(s).
• As an Adult child, I should be able to assign care tasks to home-care teams.
• As a Home-care team member, I should be able to review the shared care plan and accept, update, or complete assigned care tasks.
• As a User, I should be able to sign up for an account to access the care coordination features.
• As a User, I should be able to log in to my account to manage care plans and tasks.
• As a User, I should be able to manage my session to ensure secure access to my information.

4. User Personas

• Adult Children: Primary users coordinating care for their aging parents.
• Home-care Teams: Professional caregivers who collaborate with families to provide care.

5. Core User Flows

Adult Children

1. Access the Landing Page to understand the application.
2. Navigate to the Authentication Page to sign up or log in.
3. Enter the Care Coordination Page to create or update a care plan.
4. Assign tasks and share information with home-care teams.

Home-care Teams

1. Receive an invitation to join the care plan.
2. Access the Authentication Page to log in.
3. Enter the Care Coordination Page to review and accept tasks.
4. Update task status and add care documentation.

6. Visuals Colors and Theme

• Primary: #007BFF
• Primary Light: #66B2FF
• Secondary: #6C757D
• Accent: #28A745
• Highlight: #FFC107
• Background: #F8F9FA
• Surface: #FFFFFF
• Text: #212529
• Text Muted: #6C757D
• Border: #DEE2E6

7. Signature Design Concept

The Care Coordination Page will feature a clean and organized layout with a focus on usability. The primary color will be used for actionable buttons and links, while the secondary color will provide contrast for less prominent elements. The page will include a responsive header with navigation links and a footer with product identity. The design will emphasize clarity and ease of use, with a focus on the core functionalities of care plan management and task assignment.

8. Interaction Model & Motion Direction

The Landing Page will have an animated interaction model with moderate scroll-triggered reveals and hover transitions. The Care Coordination Page will prioritize a static interaction model to ensure clarity and focus on task completion.

9. Non-Functional Requirements

No additional non-functional requirements were inferred.

10. Tech Stack

• Frontend: React for Web
• Backend: Python, FastAPI
• Database: MySQL or MariaDB, with Alembic for migrations
• Local Orchestration: Docker, docker-compose
• Server-side Orchestration: Kubernetes

11. Assumptions and Constraints

• The application will not include generic clinical management features.
• The focus will be on a shared care planner for multiple caregivers.

12. Glossary

• Care Plan: A documented plan outlining the care activities for an aging parent.
• Task Assignment: The process of allocating specific care tasks to home-care teams.
• Authentication: The process of verifying a user's identity to grant access to the application.