Do you know that embracing a healthy lifestyle promotes
brain health as well? This month we embark on our quarterly Alive in All Season
theme of Healthy Aging: Let Wellbeing Thrive. Throughout April we will focus on
brain health and encouraging you to Believe in Yourself. We will learn more
about how physical health and exercise, diet and nutrition, cognitive activity,
and social engagement can help keep both your body and brain healthy and potentially
reduce your risk of cognitive decline. At the 2014 Alzheimer’s Association
International Conference, results of a two-year clinical trial of older adults
at risk for cognitive impairment showed that a combination of physical
activity, nutritional guidance, cognitive training, social activities and
management of heart health risk factors slowed cognitive decline. It’s never
too late to make changes to achieve a healthier lifestyle.
Join us this month as we expand our knowledge of brain
health and take steps to boost our brain health through our Healthy Brain
series featuring our Daily Brain Builders and Wii Games designed to promote
cognitive activity. Continue your research by perusing our Healthy Aging
Resource Library, filled with volumes of information to help you and your loved
ones age well. And, don’t forget to join us for our Brain Healthy Luncheon
where we will nourish mind, body and soul. We look forward to sharing this
month of healthful thinking and encouragement to Believe in Yourself – you can
do this!
Our fabulous April 2016 events in State College, PA at
Juniper Village at Brookline Rehab and Skilled Care include our:
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Caring for People with Alzheimer’s Disease: A
Habilitation Training Curriculum one day session by the Greater PA Chapter of
the Alzheimer’s Association created to prepare attendees, already familiar with
Alzheimer’s and dementia care, to train direct staff in a wide array of care
settings, and provide trainers with the tools and knowledge to return to staff
with a consistent, vetted curriculum taught in various settings for 20 years on
April 14th beginning at 8:00 am. (RSVP to 814-235-2005.)
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Cognitive Benefits of Art Therapy with Erin
Carter as our very own art therapist, Erin Carter, will give a presentation on
the cognitive benefits of art, specifically in the elderly population with a
group art therapy session immediately following on April 15th at
2:30 pm.
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German Romantics – Nittany Valley Symphony Post
Concert Reception for a grand celebration of German culture, following the
Nittany Valley Symphony’s German Romantics concert, as we delight in the tastes
of sausage, bacon and sauerkraut filled potato croquettes, mini black forest
cakes, and German wine and beer on April 17th at 6:00 pm. (No RSVP
required; concert information and tickets at www.nvs.com.)
We look forward to sharing our April 2016 events in State
College, PA at Juniper Village at Brookline Rehab and Skilled Care with you as
you Believe in Yourself.
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