--- title: Holistic Program May Help People With Alzheimer's, Dementia description: The program has a “holistic approach” because it applies neuroscience, treatment without drugs, and psychology “to strengthen cognitive health” image: https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/186-Gears_inside_head.jpg --- [Back to Our Company News](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/company-news) # Holistic Program May Help People With Alzheimer's, Dementia ##### [Company News](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/tag/company-news)  •  May 19, 2022 ![Holistic Program May Help People With Alzheimer's, Dementia](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/186-Gears_inside_head.jpg) ![Picture of Together Senior Health](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TSH_Logo_Outline_Prpl_CMYK.jpg?width=50&name=TSH_Logo_Outline_Prpl_CMYK.jpg) **By: [Together Senior Health](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/author/together-senior-health) ** 2 min read Article featured in [WebMD](https://www.linkedin.com/company/webmd/) about how Together is helping people with Alzheimer's and dementia featuring [Deborah Barnes](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAADP9iYB4isA72c5q8T82Mh1pf-vvxOxSm8), [Cynthia Benjamin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAA4m80B8Dc7fPTPgI14rFyDUiJejTeeqfo), and [Heather M. Snyder.](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAEsnSUBCE3kIqyiy8JMM4Ygmr8_Voa2ahE) Together Senior Health’s program improves cognitive health through an array of approaches, including movement, mindfulness, body awareness, music, social connection and community, and sense of purpose, according to Cynthia Benjamin, CEO of Together Senior Health. Benjamin describes the program as a “holistic approach” because it applies neuroscience, treatment without drugs, and psychology “to strengthen cognitive health” and because it addresses so many areas of life. In people living with Alzheimer’s, parts of the brain are hampered, but other parts continue to work well, says Deborah Barnes, PhD, chief science adviser of Together Senior Health. People with Alzheimer’s and other dementias continue to be able to “experience joy, happiness, and connect in meaningful ways with others.” Something else that continues to be “preserved well” in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s and [dementia](https://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/types-dementia) is the “muscle memory part of the brain – meaning that people can maintain movements to support daily function if those movements are repeated, because the brain learns through repetition,” Barnes says. The group setting of Moving Together fosters the sense of social connection, and the movements support daily function. The program also offers mindful body awareness, which “helps bring people more into awareness of the body in the present moment, which can be calming in people with dementia. This is an integrative program that combines all these elements into a neat package,” Barnes says.   [Read the Web MD article](https://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/news/20220519/holistic-program-may-help-people-with-alzheimers-dementia) [envelope icon ](mailto:?body=https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/holistic-program-may-help-people-with-alzheimers-dementia) [facebook-f icon ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/holistic-program-may-help-people-with-alzheimers-dementia) [linkedin-in icon ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/holistic-program-may-help-people-with-alzheimers-dementia) ## Related Company News [![Together is selected for Digital Health Hub Foundation Award](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-09-11%20at%205.16.42%20PM.png) ](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/2024-digital-health-longevity-award) ##### [Announcements](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/tag/announcements)  •  [Company News](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/tag/company-news)  •  May 19, 2022 [Together is selected for Digital Health Hub Foundation Award](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/2024-digital-health-longevity-award) [Read More](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/2024-digital-health-longevity-award) [![Together is Acquired by Linus Health to offer a Complete Brain Health Solution](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/hubfs/dreamstimemaximum_164812065.jpg) ](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/together-is-acquired-by-linus-health) ##### [Announcements](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/tag/announcements)  •  [Company News](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/tag/company-news)  •  May 19, 2022 [Together is Acquired by Linus Health to offer a Complete Brain Health Solution](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/together-is-acquired-by-linus-health) [Read More](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/together-is-acquired-by-linus-health) [![Moving Together program improves quality of life & reduces falls](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/hubfs/dreamstime_xl_262686962.jpg) ](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/moving-together-clinical-trial-results) ##### [Company News](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/tag/company-news)  •  May 19, 2022 [Moving Together program improves quality of life & reduces falls](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/moving-together-clinical-trial-results) [Read More](https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/moving-together-clinical-trial-results) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Together Senior Health", "url" : "https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/author/together-senior-health" }, "dateModified" : "2023-04-20T22:21:16.921Z", "datePublished" : "2022-05-19T22:20:00.000Z", "headline" : "Holistic Program May Help People With Alzheimer's, Dementia", "image" : [ "https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/186-Gears_inside_head.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/our-company-news/holistic-program-may-help-people-with-alzheimers-dementia", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://www.togetherseniorhealth.com/hubfs/Together%20Logo%20Dark-1.svg" }, "name" : "Together Senior Health" } } ```