Linus Health Acquires Together Senior Health

Linus Health, a digital health company enabling early detection of cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s, and other dementias, has acquired Together Senior Health (Together), a brain health company delivering evidence-based solutions for individuals with cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease, and related dementias.

 

Together will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Linus Health. The acquisition includes Risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia AlgoRithm (RADAR), a proprietary cognitive-impairment identification and stratification algorithm. RADAR uses claims data, electronic health records, and other relevant data to identify patients at high risk of having undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and cognitive decline.

 

“Adding Together Senior Health’s innovative, evidence-based solutions and capabilities fully aligns with our strategy of delivering a comprehensive brain health platform that combines both objective and subjective cognitive and neurological assessments with actionable guidance for both providers and patients,” said Linus Health CEO and co-founder David Bates, PhD. “With our expanded capabilities, combined with new solutions developed internally, Linus Health is poised to be able to remotely identify the early indicators of cognitive impairment and begin a lifestyle-based intervention plan at a time when it can deliver the greatest benefits to patients and their care partners.”

 

Together is the creator of the Moving Together program, the first scientifically validated, virtual therapeutic program that combines gentle movement, mindful body awareness, music, and social interaction tailored to how people with cognitive decline learn and engage. The Moving Together program is grounded in 10+ years of clinical research with the University of California, San Francisco, and the National Institutes of Health.

 

“Together Senior Health joining Linus Health is an ideal fit because both of our platforms are designed to detect and slow cognitive decline through personalized, lifestyle-focused interventions,” said Together Co-Founder and Chief Science Advisor Deborah Barnes, PhD, MPH, who will serve as a consultant to Linus. “Combining our multidisciplinary knowledge and expertise with Linus Health’s market-leading solutions will lead to many more people maintaining their cognitive function and independence for longer, reducing emergency department visits, and improving the well-being of individuals with cognitive decline and their care partners.”