Geri-Gadgets®
Making a Difference In Quality of Life
Too many people living with dementia or neurodivergent needs spend their days without meaningful engagement.
Boredom, frustration, and isolation take a toll—on them and on the people who care for them.
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Our founder, Angela Fairhurst, experienced this firsthand while caring for her mother with dementia. She realized that challenging behaviors were often silent messages—signals of boredom, anxiety, or the need for sensory stimulation.
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Determined to help, Angela created Geri-Gadgets®: safe, washable sensory tools that spark curiosity, calm agitation, and inspire connection—without the need for constant supervision.
Today, Geri-Gadgets® are used worldwide in dementia care, neurodivergent education, therapy, and rehabilitation.
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Caregivers, educators, and therapists see more smiles, less stress, and moments of real accomplishment.
​​Because every person deserves comfort, connection, and joy—no matter their challenges.
OUR VISION
Geri-Gadgets® Inc. began as a personal mission to find meaningful engagement for the founder's own mother, who was struggling with dementia. Today, we create sensory tools that foster joy, independence, and connection for aging adults, individuals with dementia, and neurodivergent communities. Our goal is simple: make engaging, failure-free experiences accessible to all through thoughtful, inclusive design.
OUR MISSION
We design safe, durable, and easy-to-use sensory tools that promote creativity, independence, and comfort for aging and neurodivergent individuals. Unlike traditional products, Geri-Gadgets® require no power, internet, or language skills, ensuring universal accessibility while providing relief for caregivers and families.
OUR VALUES
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Impactful Quality – Thoughtfully designed products that genuinely enhance engagement and well-being.
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Global Accessibility – We strive to make Geri-Gadgets® available worldwide, ensuring caregivers and families everywhere have access to innovative tools usable anytime, anywhere, by anyone.
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Sensory Enrichment – Tools that encourage calm, creativity, and joy through touch and movement.
Angela Fairhurst
CEO
Product Development Entrepreneur
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Former Executive Director at Chambers Group, a consumer product-marketing firm
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Seasoned Executive in Charge of Production in non-fiction television for 25 years.
Pam Keehn
CMO
Communication leadership with brands such as Apple, Nissan and Taco Bell
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Past Managing Partner at TBWA Chiat/Day
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Independent Agency Owner
Dan Funk
CFO/COO
Financial Expert
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Former EVP Unscripted Production at the global production company Fremantle overseeing America’s Got Talent and American Idol
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Owner of own production company for 20 years
Dr. Kiran Bath
Medical Advisor
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Board-Certified Adult Neurologist
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Additional certification in Neurocritical Care
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Strong professional focus on neuro-cognitive disorders
Melanie Horn Mallers, PhD
Laura Zettel-Watson, PhD
Founding partners, GeroFusion, LLC
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Certified Professional Gerontologists; University Professors with 40+ combined years of gerontological research experience
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Specialists in aging-related stress, caregiving, cognition, and health
Khashayar Misaghian, PhD
Scientific Advisor
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CEO and Principal Director of Sage-Sentinel Smart Solutions
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Neuroscientist and biomedical engineer specializing in vision science, psychophysics, and AI
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Held research and leadership roles at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology , CAE-NRC, and Essilor
Calvin He
Technology Advisor
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CEO, Omni Wellness AI; Founding Engineer at Avid Care AI
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Built a scalable RPM/CCM health-tech platform
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Expert in AI-driven reimbursement and compliance