| Exercise the mind via computer games
DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: I've been reading that seniors can sharpen their mind and improve their memory by playing video or computer games. But the video games I'm familiar with are for kids and don't interest me. Can you recommend some good mind-boosting computer games for older adults? - PlayStation Patty DEAR PATTY: It is true that playing video or computer games can be good for the brain, but not many older adults have an Xbox or PlayStation setting in their living room - unless it's for the grandkids. Here's what you should know. Mental fitness: It's been proven in various studies that by exercising the brain (through mind-challenging activities), you can actually improve your memory, slow age-related mental decline and even build a stronger brain. Today, there's a growing number of interactive, brain boosting Web sites and computer software programs specifically designed for boomers and seniors.
No squeeze on senior housing in city
Baraboo may have its share of growth problems, but apparently a lack of affordable housing for elderly and disabled residents is not one of them. A scheduled meeting Tuesday to discuss a possible new senior housing development in Baraboo was called off by city officials because they felt it was not necessary to provide additional residences. "At this point, we don't see a need for it," said Pat Hamilton, president of the Baraboo Community Development Agency. "Our (resident) age is high, we expect to be losing people." Hamilton said there are spaces available in two apartment complexes run by the agency — Corson Square and Donahue Terrace — as well as similar facilities in the city. She said the CDA has 101 apartments for low-income elderly and disabled residents between the two buildings, and said it has been about five years since there was a waiting list or a problem with a lack of space.
Courier News Online - FANWOOD: High school jazz band will play The Chelsea
The Chelsea at Fanwood, an assisted and independent living community at 295 South Ave., will host a performance by the Moonglowers, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School jazz band, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The Moonglowers play all styles of jazz and compete in various competitions throughout the region.
This free event is open to the public.
If interested in attending, RSVP by Tuesday to Linda Caminiti, The Chelseas community relations director, at (908) 654-5200, Ext. 511. .
Learning About Alzheimer's: Two Stories Illustrate Effects of Disease on Whole Family
Author Dixie F. Sellers shares a poignant memoir of her husband's battle with Alzheimer's disease and her struggle to care for him in her new book, "How Peggy Learned about Alzheimer's and Can Papa Ben Play Ball?" (now available through AuthorHouse). The book addresses many sides of the pain of Alzheimer's disease, including the challenges faced by caretakers, adult children and young children. The stories are based on Sellers' true story, but the names of the characters have been changed to protect their privacy and characters were added to enhance educational benefits. "How Peggy Learned about Alzheimer's" is based on Sellers' journal throughout her husband's illness. "Section 1: Home" focuses on the early stages of "Ben's" disease. His wife, Peggy, begins to notice his strange behavior, and the book outlines some of the early signs of the illness.
Arms Registration Concluded In W. Nepal - UN
Arms registration and storage by United Nations monitors in the western part of Nepal has now been concluded, the world body's senior envoy to the Himalayan country confirmed today. Ian Martin, the Special Representative of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, made the announcement following a visit Friday to cantonment sites of the Maoist People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Kailali and Surkhet. He arrived at Kailali just as UN teams were registering and storing the arms of a final group of about 100 of the combatants based at the PLA seventh main cantonment site. He was joined on the ground by the senior UN arms monitor, General Jan Erik Wilhelmsen. Under the procedures established by agreement between the Government and Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M), the arms were catalogued and bar-coded by registration teams before being stored on racks inside cargo containers.
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