Meet Connect

Engagement is the doorway.

Connection is the destination.

An engagement platform that brings people living with dementia together through conversation, active participation, and genuine human connection.

Four older adults laughing together around a table, each with a tablet showing the same photo

Why Connect

What makes Connect different?

Active connection for everyone

Failure-free activities for every stage of dementia, including the people traditional programs leave behind.

Connection, proven through research

Validated in a three-year, NIH-funded randomized controlled trial with a control group.

Connection you can see

Staff track engagement participant by participant: who is connecting, and who we haven’t reached yet.

Connection as a philosophy

Built on Dr. John Zeisel’s I’m Still Here approach and 30 years of research.

Connection that compounds

Participants shape, and even lead, activities for their peers.

Personal from day one

A 5-minute assessment finds the best activities for each participant.

Any device

Runs on the screens you already have.

Tablets, computers, Fire TV, and Android TV. Nothing special to buy, and activities can be printed too.

Tablet

Computer

Fire TV

Android TV

Any setting

One-on-one, or the whole room.

A care partner and an older man look at a tablet together. The screen asks: What do you think of this image? — **One-on-one.** Share a tablet with a care partner, family member, or volunteer. Every activity comes with an easy facilitator guide.

A staff member leads a group of older adults in discussing a painting of a cat shown on a large TV — **Larger groups.** Cast an activity to a TV so everyone can look, talk, and play together.

Video AutoSync Technology

Everyone on their own tablet, all in sync.

In It’s Your Choice, the leader reads the question, each player votes on their own tablet, and the group result appears on every screen at once.

Proof before promises

Proven in a controlled clinical trial.

Compared with standard activities, participants using Connect were more engaged, more attentive, and far more likely to smile and laugh.

150%+

more smiling and laughing

59%

more attentive engagement

83%

less distracted behavior

94%

participant satisfaction, and 100% of staff

Three-year, NIH-funded randomized controlled trial Participants living with dementia led sessions for their peers

Personal from day one

The Engagement Assessment

A simple two-step process to discover how each participant engages, and which Connect activities fit them best.

STEP 1

Engagement Showcase

Ten short screens on a tablet or computer. An enjoyable activity, not a test.

STEP 2

Engagement Profile

Record what you observed. Connect recommends the best-fit activities.

Done in one short session. About five minutes with the participant.
Needing help never lowers a score. It shapes how to support them.
Online or on paper. Email the profile, or print and save it.

Sample completed summary

A clear plan for every person.

1

Every activity type, scored 0 to 10

Green means a good option to try. Yellow means try it with adaptations.

2

Grouped by level, with support tips

Each activity lists simple ways to help, like step-by-step cues or extra time.

3

This person’s abilities

What they did well, in plain language, from viewing photos to finishing familiar phrases.

7–10Good option to try

4–6Try with adaptations

0–3Less promising

—More observations needed

1 2 3

Connection you can see

Know who is connecting, and who we haven’t reached yet.

Staff log in and mark who is taking part. Connect tracks engagement over time, with no passwords for participants to remember.

Participant stats for Allie: 21.6 hours of engagement this year, 11.9 hours this month, with time by activity type

Community stats: 63.4 hours of engagement this year, 19.8 hours this month, with time by activity type

List of participants with time engaged this month, including three participants at zero minutes

Each participant

Hours this month and this year, by activity type and level.

Your whole community

See which activities your community uses most.

Who needs a nudge

Spot participants with no time logged, so no one is left out.

See Connect in action.

Scan or visit to book a demo theconnectapp.com/demo 800-392-4870

QR code linking to theconnectapp.com/demo

READING LIBRARY$24.99/mo

450+ readings for groups and one-on-one.

FULL PLATFORM$49.99/mo

1,700+ activities across 12 types, new ones added monthly.

Pricing is per community. NAAP and CDP members save 10% with code NAAP or CDP. Discounts available for organizations with multiple communities.

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