FOR SENIOR LIVING
Why wait for disease to invest in brain health
Measure the brain’s inputs, all five senses, in 30 min.
Slots into the brain health programming you already run.
- AARP AgeTechCollaborative portfolio
- Built with researchers fromColumbia, Johns Hopkins and Harvard
- an IRB-approved, international, multi-site studyResults expected 2027
- Routledge book chapterCo-authored with Columbia and the NIH
- Running atVi at La Jolla Village
Your brain only knows
what your senses tell it.
Your senses are the brain’s inputs. Hearing loss is the largest modifiable risk factor for dementia, and you can act on it early.
See the evidence →Dr. Paule Joseph
PhD, MS, FNP-BC
Lasker Scholar at the NIH. TED Fellow. Guggenheim Fellow.
Five senses.
Five preventative neurological signals.
One kit and one app per resident, for a full year.
Benchmarked against clinical gold standards.
Your brain takes in the world through your senses. Measure the inputs and you see change before memory does.
Measure. Manage. Repeat.
Measure
Five senses, one Sensory Score.
Manage
A next step per sense.
Repeat.
What changed and what to do next.
Sensory health can recover. 12 weeks of smell training measurably improves memory, mood, and quality of life.
What your community gets
Measure what you already do
Your brain games and dual-task training finally get a measure.
Residents are advocates
At Vi La Jolla, 12 started. 65 joined by word of mouth.
Families notice
Residents can share results with family.
“I got five out of ten.
After a month, nine out of ten.”
Resident, Vi at La Jolla Village,
on the smell test
Smell is the one sense wired straight into the brain’s memory and emotion centers. That’s why training it can sharpen memory, lift mood and bring flavor back to food.
“One of the great things that Datar is able to do is to make it clear to people that this is important, and that they are losing it, and they need to do something about it.”
Dr. Michael Leon
Neuroscientist and Professor Emeritus,
UC Irvine
RUNNING IN COMMUNITIES LIKE
Start with 12 residents.
Super simple. Super fun.
Your team certifies in one hour: they take all five tests themselves, join one onboarding session and pass a short quiz. Then they're Certified SuperSenses Facilitators.
See the community playbookStart with one class.
See your programs working.
FSA/HSA Eligible
See Changes Earlier
We measure all five senses, and turn every result into a next step your residents can act on.
Connect with Us
From Managing Decline to Preserving Autonomy
Every community wants to see change coming, before a fall or a memory lapse forces a transition. SuperSenses changes the timeline.Change can show up in the senses before it reaches memory. Measure all five, act on what you find, and your team gets lead time.
The Proof:
100% Attendance
100% returned for every session
100% want the program to continue
12 → 65 residents by word of mouth
"If you get a chance to take this class, do not miss it."
Vi La Jolla Resident
The Vi La Jolla Phase 1
Vi La Jolla started with 12 independent living residents and grew to 65 by word of mouth. The senses proved far less intimidating than brain health talk, surfacing needs before crises.
100% Attendance:
Every resident returned for all sessions, proving the program creates sustained engagement.
Vision Realized:
Two residents who believed their vision was "fine" scheduled eye exams and updated their glasses after the assessment.
Hearing Restored:
One resident cleared earwax and retested higher.
Proactive Care:
We identified a resident who needed more support than the staff realized, enabling a move to a higher care pathway with dignity before a fall or crisis occurred.
1-minute video: real residents exploring their senses, some for the first time in years.
I realized I wasn’t smelling the cookies everyone else did.
Making Sense of Change
We built SuperSenses to help communities gently measure the earliest shifts in brain health through the senses, and act on them.
For Independent Living
Residents guide themselves through easy in-app tests
For Assisted Living
Integrated into your annual wellness workflows, led by your team or ours
No clinic setup. No clinical claims. Clear next steps, delivered with care.
For Independent Living
Residents are guided through a series of classes called:
"Know Your Senses" programming.
For Assisted Living
Integrated into your annual wellness workflows, led by your team or ours
Included:
- Testing across vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
- A team dashboard showing who needs attention and what changed
- Optional sensory health classes taught by a PhD
- A next step for every result, routed to the care pathways you choose
How Communities Are Using It
Every organization is different. Some begin by inviting residents to explore their senses in a fun, classroom setting. Others quietly integrate sensory testing into their wellness routines. Here’s how the program works, at your pace.
Sensory Health Classes
Led by your team or ours, these small-group sessions introduce the science behind sensory change, and why it matters.
Residents leave laughing, reflective, and often surprised.
- Taste and smell challenges
- Hearing and memory discussions
- Easy-to-run format, ideal for life enrichment teams
- No tech or setup required
Self-Guided
Designed for independence and insight.Residents test themselves, or with a little guidance, then view results over time.- Gentle, accessible testing for all five senses- Encourages curiosity without pressure- Shows what changed before behavior shifts- Helps your team make smarter care decisions
Why It Matters
Risk adds up sense by sense: dementia risk rose 1.5x with one impaired sense and 2.85x with three or more (Brenowitz, 2019). Most of it goes unnoticed, and much of it can be improved. Keeping residents alive isn't enough. We want them to have a life.
For Independent Living
You’ve built thoughtful spaces. You prioritize wellness. This adds a new layer, without disrupting what you’re already doing. Families notice. Residents enjoy it. And the insights go deeper than a brochure ever could.
Before It’s a Crisis
If we know the senses can change early… and we have a way to measure it gently and respectfully… what are we waiting for?Let’s redefine what early support really looks like.
Connect