DignaCare — Cloud-Native IoT Healthcare Platform

DignaCare AS, Norway

A cloud-based platform using IoT sensors to provide real-time, dignified care in nursing facilities.

Project Overview

DignaCare is an advanced, cloud-based healthcare platform designed to assist caregivers in elderly and nursing care facilities. By using flexible IoT sensors attached to incontinence products, the platform detects moisture levels and notifies staff in real-time through a mobile app and web admin portal — allowing faster, more dignified patient care. Co-developed with Norwegian healthcare professionals, DignaCare embodies the principles of patient dignity, staff efficiency, and operational scalability, built on a robust, modular architecture hosted entirely in Microsoft Azure.

The Problem

Frequent unnecessary diaper checks disrupting patient comfort.
Missed incidents due to delayed detection or understaffing.
Lack of real-time coordination between caregivers and management.
Disconnected systems — hardware, alerts, and care documentation didn’t talk to each other.

The Solution

Our team designed DignaCare as a cloud-native modular monolith, emphasizing scalability and maintainability while retaining code-level modularity. The platform unifies IoT sensor data, event-driven alerts, and third-party integrations into a single ecosystem that caregivers can trust daily.

Core Objectives:

For Patients: Preserve dignity through timely, discreet interventions.
For Care Staff: Deliver real-time alerts, minimize manual tasks, and provide actionable insights.
For Facilities: Offer a secure, scalable, and interoperable platform with a modern Azure backbone.

My Role & Contributions

Software Architect (previously Mobile Full Stack Engineer)

System Architecture Design: Transformed prototype into a modular monolith with clear domain boundaries.
Real-Time IoT Event Pipeline: Architected Azure Event Hub → Azure Functions → Notification pipeline.
Third-Party Integrations: Integrated Ascom, Sensio, Skyresponse, Cosdoc, Nemlia.
CI/CD & Infrastructure: Azure DevOps pipelines, blue-green deployments.
Real-Time Communication Layer: SignalR + Firebase for simultaneous web & mobile alerts.

Architecture Overview

CONFIDENTIAL

The platform architecture uses a modular monolith pattern with distinct domain modules. It features an Azure Event Hub for data ingestion, Azure Functions for processing, and a combination of Cosmos DB, Table Storage, and Redis for data management. Real-time notifications are handled by SignalR and Firebase, with Azure AD for authentication and Azure DevOps for CI/CD.

The app followed a modular monolithic architecture...
Clean Architecture (MVVM + Repository Pattern)...
Retrofit + Coroutine-based networking...

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Impact

Up to 60% reduction in manual diaper checks.
Faster, dignified care response within minutes.
Seamless integration with care systems and scalable deployments.
Foundation for predictive analytics and AI insights.

Key Learnings

Balanced modularity and maintainability in healthcare systems.
Importance of privacy, latency, and interoperability in real-world care deployments.