Lei Ye
2021 — 2022·Healthcare

Rebuilding trust in a health app for seniors

Client

Ceras Health

Role

Design Lead

Product

Mobile Health App

Deliveries

UX Research · UI Design · Competitive Analysis · Usability Testing

01Overview

A redesign to deepen senior engagement with Ceras Health's remote-care app — focused on usability, engagement, and trust to revitalize business revenue.

02Background

Ceras Health connects patients with clinics, hospitals, and providers through smart devices. The team aimed to enhance seniors' interaction with the app to better manage health data and device integration — revitalizing revenue through a richer, more trusted experience.

60%

Perceived the app as unhelpful (baseline)

80%

Found it unengaging (baseline)

40%

Questioned trustworthiness (baseline)

03Goals
/ 01

Help

Make health data genuinely useful and legible.

/ 02

Engage

Give users a compelling reason to return.

/ 03

Trust

Restore confidence in how data is shared and with whom.

04Challenges
/ 01

Device connection friction

Users struggled to connect and interpret data from smart devices.

/ 02

Limited functionality

The app was largely a data viewer, with no compelling reason to return.

/ 03

Opaque data sharing

Lack of personal interaction or visibility eroded trust.

05Solutions
/ 01

Streamlined onboarding

Fewer screens + early interest selection personalizes the Home Screen and rewards signup with free reward points.

/ 02

Care team interface

Three clear actions — schedule, call, live chat — with the option to invite family into calls with providers.

/ 03

Community feature

Comments and feedback on posts foster interaction, shared experiences, and peer support.

/ 04

Reward system

A prominent reward hub with multiple earning paths, redeemable for gift cards — sustaining engagement.

06Tools
Adobe XDReact
07Conclusion

By combining user insights, competitive analysis, and strategic feature enhancements, Ceras Health became a more engaging, user-friendly, and trusted platform for senior users.