Hopeful Aging

11/27/2025

11/25/2025

Starting Thanksgiving Week with Gratitude 🍁
To kick off this special week, we’re sharing one more free Insight Article from the Hopeful Aging CONNECT platform all about Thanksgiving and gratitude.

This Insight Article is designed for individuals in the early stages of cognitive change who enjoy learning, reflection, and meaningful conversation. It’s a wonderful way to spark discussion, strengthen connections, and start the week with intention.

Download the Thanksgiving Insight Article here: https://bit.ly/ThanksgivingInsightArticle

Whether you’re gathering with family, visiting loved ones, or creating a moment of calm during a busy holiday season, we hope this brings warmth and insight to your week.

11/22/2025

A Thanksgiving Gift of Connection ✨

As we head into Thanksgiving week, we’re sharing something special from the Hopeful Aging CONNECT platform— designed to support meaningful connections at every stage of memory loss.

This week, we are offering free Thanksgiving stories, each adapted for different cognitive needs:

💛 Viva Story (Later Stage Dementia):
A photo-rich, easy-to-follow story adapted for people in the moderate to later stages of dementia created to be engaging, accessible, and enjoyable for shared reading.

🧠 Insight Article (Early Stage Dementia):
A longer, engaging read for individuals in the early stages of cognitive change who enjoy learning, stimulating topics, and deeper conversations.

These make wonderful Thanksgiving activities whether you're gathering with family, visiting loved ones, or looking to create a quiet moment of connection.

✨ FREE DOWNLOAD ALL WEEK:
https://bit.ly/GratitudeInsightArticle
https://bit.ly/ThanksgivingVIVAStory

11/14/2025

At Hopeful Aging, we believe connection is the heart of well-being, the moments that make us feel seen, valued, and truly here. For some, it’s a shared laugh. For others, it’s a quiet cup of tea, a memory sparked, a hand held, or a story told.

We want to celebrate those beautiful moments. 💛

👇 Drop your photos or share a story below that captures what meaningful connection looks like to you. Whether it’s with a loved one, a friend, a neighbor, or someone you care for — your experiences inspire our community.

Let’s fill this space with hope, warmth, and connection. 🧡

11/10/2025

This is "Family Testimonial" by Hopeful Aging on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

11/03/2025

Connection is more than conversation — it’s care, presence, and purpose.

The CONNECT Platform helps people living with dementia and their care partners build moments that matter, through experiences backed by science and designed for joy.
Born from over two decades of clinical research, CONNECT brings evidence-based engagement tools to homes and care communities around the world.

This week, we’re revisiting our why — because meaningful connection isn’t just our mission. It’s our proof of impact.

Follow along as we explore how science and social connection come together in CONNECT.

Learn More: https://www.theconnectapp.com/our-solution

10/20/2025

We’ve been quiet on Facebook… but we’ve been growing something meaningful behind the scenes.

This week on Tech Tuesday, Steve Moran sits down with Sharon Johnson— Brand Experience Manager to Hopeful Aging, Executive Director of the I'm Still Here Foundation, and Co-Founder of Always There, LLC.

💡 They’ll explore how one connected tablet is transforming engagement for people living with dementia—and what it really takes for technology to support dignity, autonomy, and joy.

If you care about innovation with heart, this conversation is for you.

📅 10/21/25 @ 10:30 am PT
Click Here to Join Live: https://www.linkedin.com/events/reimaginingconnectionforpeoplew7384701421121810433/theater/

Let’s reconnect—and keep aging hopeful. 💬

11/13/2020

Watch Mr. Skrajner, Director of Research and Innovation at Hearthstone, talk about ways to help persons with dementia navigate the various challenges of the COVID-19 crisis.

This is presented by The Hearthstone Institute (thehearthstoneinstitute.org) and hosted by Beth Sholom (bethsholomliving.org).

https://vimeo.com/478967683

COVID-19 has changed all of our lives, but few people are as profoundly affected by the crisis as persons living with dementia. The lifestyle changes to which we…

10/05/2020

8 FREE HEARTHSIDE BOOK CLUB® STORIES

To help long-term care residents remain healthy and engaged during this difficult time, Hearthstone is offering 8 FREE Hearthside Book Club® stories for your residents.

To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, many communities have decided to quarantine residents. While this is certainly the right thing to do for residents’ physical health, quarantines do have the potential to negatively impact residents’ mental health. This is especially true for those living with dementia, who are already at a high risk for isolation and depression.

One of the books is brand new and called “Staying Healthy.” This book includes easy-to-understand tips for staying healthy and engaged during this trying time, as many communities are in a quarantine situation.

For access to all of this great content, simply click the following link:

https://hearthsidebookclub.com/free/

If your residents enjoy the activity, consider subscribing for one full year for just $69.99 (65% off). You will receive 52 books over the course of the year (one per week)! Use code ENGAGE at checkout.

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