A UNIFIED MERN APPLICATION FOR HOLISTIC ELDERLY ASSISTANCE-COMPANION+

ElderCare Network is a modern, compassionate platform designed to support elderly individuals by connecting them with caregivers, family members, and essential services — all in one place.

A secure and user-friendly digital companion for elderly care management, communication, and well-being.

🌐 Website: 👉Live Here

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📁 Project Structure

ElderlyCare-Network/
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├── CompanionPlusApp/                 # Frontend (React Native + Expo Web)
│   ├── assets/                       # Images, icons, fonts
│   ├── components/                  # Reusable UI components
│   ├── navigation/                  # React Navigation setup
│   ├── screens/                     # App screens (Auth, Chat, Profile, etc.)
│   ├── utils/                       # API config & helpers
│   ├── App.tsx                      # App entry point
│   ├── index.css                    # Web-specific styles
│   └── package.json                 # Frontend dependencies
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├── Companionplus-backend/            # Backend (Node.js + Express)
│   ├── config/                      # Database & environment config
│   ├── controllers/                # Route controllers (Auth, Chat, etc.)
│   ├── middleware/                 # Auth & error middleware
│   ├── models/                     # MongoDB schemas
│   ├── routes/                     # API routes
│   ├── utils/                      # Mailer, OTP, helpers
│   ├── server.js                   # Backend entry point
│   └── package.json                # Backend dependencies
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└── README.md                        # Project documentation

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

🔹Frontend Setup

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Anisa-barvin/ElderlyCare-Network.git

Navigate to frontend:

cd ElderlyCare-Network/CompanionPlusApp

Install dependencies:

npm install

Run locally:

npx expo start

Build for web:

npx expo export -p web

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🔹Backend Setup

• Navigate to backend:

cd ElderlyCare-Network/Companionplus-backend

• Install dependencies:

npm install

• Start server:

  node server.js

🔐 Environment Variables (Backend)

Set these in Render Dashboard → Environment Variables:
MONGO_URI=YOUR_MONGODB_URL
JWT_SECRET=YOUR_JWT_SECRET_KEY
GROQ_API_KEY=YOUR_GROQ_API_KEY_KEY
ASSEMBLYAI_API_KEY=YOUR_ASSEMBLYAI_API_KEY
BREVO_SENDER_EMAIL=YOUR_BREVO_SENDER_EMAIL
BREVO_API_KEY=YOUR_BREVO_API_KEY

✨ Key Features

👴 Elder Module

• Elder registration & secure login

• Email OTP verification

• Profile management

• Chat with caregivers & family

🧑‍⚕️ Caregiver Module

• Caregiver registration

• OTP-based verification

• Elder interaction & communication

💬 Real-Time Chat

• Secure messaging using Socket.IO

• Auto-scroll & live updates

🔐 Authentication

• JWT-based authentication

• Role-based navigation (Elder / Caregiver)

📧 Email Services

• OTP email verification using Brevo

• Secure transactional email delivery

🌐 Cross-Platform

• Mobile (Android / iOS)

• Web (Expo Web + Netlify)

🚀 Deployment

• Frontend: Netlify
• Backend: Render
• Database: MongoDB Atlas
• Email: Brevo

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🔮 Future Enhancements

• Emergency alert system

• Appointment scheduling with doctors

• Health monitoring dashboard

• Push notifications

• AI-powered caregiver recommendations

• Multi-language support

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GUIDANCE:

Dr. S. Prakash

Head of Department-Information Technology,Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology-Coimbatore

I would like to thank our guide for his support throughout the development of this project, that we can finally bring our webiste live. It was very crucial time period where we came across many knowledgable insights. Thank you sir!

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👩‍💻 Author

Anisa Barvin

📧 Email

🔗 GitHub

Anika V

📧 Email

🔗 GitHub

Archana gurusamy

📧 Email

🔗 GitHub

Hemalatha P N

📧 Email

🔗 GitHub

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⭐ Support

I hope it will be useful to many elders, and peers review and feedback is supported to improve our project. If you like this project, don’t forget to ⭐ the repository! Your support helps improve and expand ElderCare Network 💚