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Hopeful Aging Hopeful Aging provides innovative solutions to enhance the quality of life of older adults. Improve your residents' lives and your market position today.

Hearthstone Institute-trained staff provide those in their care with a life that has purpose where days are filled with social activities and engaging experiences. It’s a life in which they and their families can enjoy meaningful interactions, continue to contribute to their community, and look forward to each new day. The Hearthstone Institute provides comprehensive, evidence-based memory care training solutions for providers of all sizes and types, including:

Assisted Living and Continuing Care
Skilled Nursing and Long-Term Care
Hospitals
Home Care Agencies
Hospice

Training in the I’m Still Here® approach will impress customers and clients and help your company stand out as a high quality dementia care provider. CONTACT US https://www.thehearthstoneinstitute.org/contact/

Still at LeadingAge? Catch us at the NIH booth through today (October 27 th ). See Connect in action and ask about found...
10/27/2026

Still at LeadingAge? Catch us at the NIH booth through today (October 27 th ). See Connect in action and ask about founding pricing before the show wraps.

Schedule a demo: Link is in the bio.

📍 **Hopeful Aging is in Philadelphia!** 💛We're excited to share that **John and Gregg are at the LeadingAge Annual Meeti...
10/26/2026

📍 **Hopeful Aging is in Philadelphia!** 💛

We're excited to share that **John and Gregg are at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting in Philadelphia!**

If you're attending, be sure to stop by **Booth 418** to say hello, meet the team, and learn more about Hopeful Aging and how CONNECT is helping create opportunities for meaningful engagement, connection, and quality of life for people living with dementia.

We love connecting with professionals who share our passion for bringing innovation and a more hopeful approach to aging!

👋 **Come visit John and Gregg at Booth 418!** We'd love to see you!

Meet each person where they are. See the Connect Engagement Profile, a quick, strengths-based way to matchactivities to ...
10/26/2026

Meet each person where they are. See the Connect Engagement Profile, a quick, strengths-based way to matchactivities to each individual, live at the NIH booth, LeadingAge, October 26-27.

Schedule a demo: Click the Link in the Bio

See Connect in action in just a few minutes. Find us at the NIH booth at LeadingAge, October 26-27, for a quick guided d...
10/24/2026

See Connect in action in just a few minutes. Find us at the NIH booth at LeadingAge, October 26-27, for a quick guided demo, at the booth or scheduled.

Schedule a demo: Click the Link in our Bio

Start with Connect by December 31 and lock in founding pricing. Stop by the NIH booth at LeadingAge, October 26-27 in Ph...
10/23/2026

Start with Connect by December 31 and lock in founding pricing. Stop by the NIH booth at LeadingAge, October 26-27 in Philadelphia, to get started.
Schedule a demo: theconnectapp.com

Connect is one of the few dementia engagement platforms proven in a controlled clinical trial. Built on NIH-funded resea...
10/22/2026

Connect is one of the few dementia engagement platforms proven in a controlled clinical trial. Built on NIH-funded research, it's engagement you can actually measure. See the evidence at the NIH booth, LeadingAge, October 26-27.
Schedule a demo: theconnectapp.com

Meaningful Connection Doesn't Have to Rely on Memory.When engaging with someone living with dementia, it’s generally bes...
10/21/2026

Meaningful Connection Doesn't Have to Rely on Memory.

When engaging with someone living with dementia, it’s generally best not to begin with, “Do you remember…?”

Sometimes, the most meaningful moments come from simply asking someone’s opinion about a topic and let the conversation bloom.
Here are a few examples?

What kind of pie do you think we should have this year for Thanksgiving?
Which painting do you like best?
What's your favorite season?
Would you rather spend a day at the beach or in the mountains?

These questions don't require someone to recall the past. They invite them to share their opinions, express preferences, make choices, and participate right here, right now.

That's part of what makes CONNECT different.

Developed specifically for people living with dementia, CONNECT uses engaging activities featuring art, interesting facts, choices, and guided conversations to create opportunities for meaningful participation.

At Hopeful Aging, we believe that even as memory and cognitive abilities change, the ability to experience joy, connection, and a meaningful quality of life remains.

Because engagement isn't about testing what someone remembers.
It's about celebrating what they can experience today.

Discover how CONNECT is changing the approach to dementia engagement: https://www.theconnectapp.com/

We're heading to Philadelphia for the LeadingAge Annual Meeting, and we'd love to see you there.Connect, by Hopeful Agin...
10/20/2026

We're heading to Philadelphia for the LeadingAge Annual Meeting, and we'd love to see you there.
Connect, by Hopeful Aging, is the dementia engagement platform that turns activity time into genuine human connection. Find us at the NIH booth, October 26-27, in a showcase of leading dementia-care technology, and see what connection as care really looks like.
Stop by, say hello, and let's talk about what engagement could look like in your community.
Schedule a demo: theconnectapp.com

💛 Exciting News from Hopeful Aging!We’re excited to share that Mike Skrajner will be presenting at the 2026 Aging Life C...
10/20/2026

💛 Exciting News from Hopeful Aging!

We’re excited to share that Mike Skrajner will be presenting at the 2026 Aging Life Care Association New England Chapter Conference!

This year’s conference, Aging Forward: Innovation & Emerging Trends in Aging Life Care, brings together professionals to explore new ideas, emerging technologies, and innovative approaches to supporting older adults.

🎤 Mike’s Presentation:
Artificial Intelligence to Improve Quality of Life for Persons with Cognitive Change: Real-World Use Cases and Emerging Applications

📅 Tuesday, October 27, 2026
🕐 1:15–2:15 PM
📍 DoubleTree by Hilton Boston–Westborough

At Hopeful Aging, we believe that innovation should always serve a greater purpose: creating more opportunities for meaningful engagement, connection, and quality of life for people living with dementia and other cognitive changes.

As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, we’re excited to be part of the conversation about how emerging technologies can support a more hopeful approach to aging.

👏 We’re looking forward to Mike sharing his insights and connecting with other professionals who are helping shape the future of aging care!

💡 DID YOU KNOW? CONNECT Offers 12 Different Types of Activities!Meaningful engagement looks different for everyone. 💛Tha...
10/15/2026

💡 DID YOU KNOW? CONNECT Offers 12 Different Types of Activities!
Meaningful engagement looks different for everyone. 💛

That's why CONNECT offers a variety of thoughtfully designed activities that create opportunities for conversation, choice, creativity, and connection for people living with dementia.

✨ Here's a look at just THREE!

🗳️ It's Your Choice
Everyone gets a voice! Participants vote on fun topics, then explore specially designed questions that encourage conversation and sharing different perspectives.

🎨 Artist's Studio
Art opens the door to conversation! Explore paintings, photography, sculptures, and interesting facts while encouraging participants to share their thoughts and observations.

💡 Fantastic Facts
A little curiosity can spark a great conversation! Interesting facts become opportunities to discuss personal preferences, experiences, and ideas.
And that's just a glimpse of what CONNECT has to offer!

With 12 different activity types, CONNECT provides a variety of ways to encourage participation, spark curiosity, and create meaningful moments together.

💬 We'd love to hear from you! Which of these activities would you be most excited to explore with your residents or loved ones?

🔗 Learn more about CONNECT: https://www.theconnectapp.com/our-solution

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