Luke Gilligan

Resense

Resense is a startup dedicated to creating engaging, dementia-friendly products and programs that spark connection, conversation, and nostalgia for individuals living with dementia and their care partners. Through its signature Resense Register newspaper, activity workbooks, and innovative partnerships like Mindful Libraries, Resense enhances quality of life in memory care communities. By blending reminiscence therapy with accessible design, Resense helps care partners provide meaningful, person-centered engagement.

Ideas for Redemptive Oportunities

At Resense we are serving those that are often overlooked. We help bring quality of life to older adults who no longer have the ability to advocate for themselves.

Biggest Need

Structural: We are currently exploring a transition to a nonprofit model to better access funding opportunities that are not available to us as a for-profit organization. We have found that natural sales are not a viable opportunity for the individuals we serve and are looking for other options to be viable.

Luke Gilligan is the founder and CEO of Resense, a pioneering company dedicated to creating dementia-friendly engagement products and programs. Luke combines his passion for improving the quality of life for individuals living with dementia with innovative approaches to reminiscence therapy and cognitive engagement. His company, Resense, develops a wide range of products, including dementia-friendly workbooks, nostalgic newspapers, and comprehensive engagement kits, all designed to enrich the lives of those in the later stages of dementia.