{"id":895,"date":"2019-03-20T16:33:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T16:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stonegateblog.wpengine.com\/?p=895"},"modified":"2020-10-20T20:16:12","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T20:16:12","slug":"connected-keeping-minds-engaged-at-senior-care-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/connected-keeping-minds-engaged-at-senior-care-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Connected: Keeping Minds Engaged at Senior Care Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In senior living communities, staying mentally active is crucial for overall health and well-being. A key study<\/a> found that mental activity can also delay the symptoms of Alzheimer\u2019s.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three female residents at Colonial Nursing & Rehabilitation in Lindale, Texas, a StoneGate senior care community, exemplify the benefits of actively pursuing mind-engaging activities. All high achievers before retirement, they continue to find ways to pursue their passions. Colonial Lindale is one of StoneGate\u2019s many communities<\/a>, which include Alzheimer\u2019s, dementia, assisted living, memory care, nursing home, rehabilitation center, rehabilitation, and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The news fan<\/strong>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lowa Williams, 90 years old, started teaching in 1949 at the age of 19. Licensed to teach English in grades 1\u201312, she found her home in the fifth-grade classroom. Lowa was also a licensed counselor, principal, and school superintendent and continued in the school system until retirement.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lowa taught primarily in Houston, typically in classes of 45 students. Many were from low-income families. \u201cGrades often suffered because these students were helping to earn money for their families,\u201d she says. \u201cThat called for a creative approach to accommodate their schedules. Understanding their challenges deepened my interest in counseling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTeaching that many kids, many of whom were not motivated to learn, was often difficult. But it also kept me on my toes,\u201d she says. \u201cI was married to a salesman. He taught me a trick that helped him on the job. He said, \u2018Before I go to work each day, I say, \u2018Boy, am I ever enthusiastic!\u201d And that\u2019s what I said to myself every morning when I walked into the classroom. No matter what trial I encountered, it helped me to have the right attitude. And it helps to this day!\u201d
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Colonial Lindale, Lowa keeps her mind active by staying up to date with current events. \u201cI watch news programs all the time,\u201d she says. \u201cThe state of our world couldn\u2019t be more interesting.\u201d She also indulges her creative side by sketching with colored pencils and chalk and painting with watercolors \u2013 an activity she\u2019s enjoyed since college.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The reader<\/strong>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carol Turner, 72, worked for 20 years as an X-ray technician. She went back to college to become a licensed vocational nurse, an occupation she pursued for 10 years. \u201cMy dad was a doctor so I was exposed to the medical field at an early age,\u201d she says.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carol keeps her mind engaged by reading as many as three books a week. \u201cI don\u2019t use a computer,\u201d she says. \u201cBooks are all I need.\u201d She starts her book immersion at 5am and \u2013 except for breaking to eat \u2013 often reads throughout the day until bedtime at 11pm. Along with novels and biographies (favorite: Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing), she also enjoys pouring through text books like the ones she read when training to be an X-ray technician.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her nursing career, Carol served for a time as a nurse\u2019s aide at Colonial Nursing & Rehabilitation. \u201cI loved working here \u2013 and now I love living here,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019ve come full circle.\u201d
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The socialite<\/strong>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Anderson, another rehab Colonial Lindale resident, headed off to business college a week after graduating from high school. She worked as a bookkeeper for a company in Midland, Texas, and then returned to college and studied to be a teacher. Virginia served in the school system for 30 years, primarily teaching second-graders
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Colonial, Virginia is recovering from a fall and a break to her left leg.  \u201cAlong with participating in daily physical therapy, I\u2019ve occupied myself by reading, visiting, and participating in organized community activities and games. I don\u2019t have anyone at home to take care of me, so I\u2019m grateful to have a team dedicated to helping me heal. Daily socializing makes it all the easier to recover.\u201d
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enriching lives<\/strong>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All StoneGate facilities are devoted to enriching the lives of our residents by providing a supportive and stimulating environment. Healthcare staff work with each resident to find activities that promote mental acuity \u2013 providing continuous opportunities for learning, engagement, and joyful connection.

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Resources<\/strong>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/time.com\/3916777\/alzheimers-symptoms-delay\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.aplaceformom.com\/blog\/10ways-to-keep-the-mind-sharp\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/mind-and-mood\/6-simple-steps-to-keep-your-mind-sharp-at-any-age<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In senior living communities, staying mentally active is crucial for overall health and well-being. A key study found that mental activity can also delay the symptoms of Alzheimer\u2019s. Three female residents at Colonial Nursing & Rehabilitation in Lindale, Texas, a StoneGate senior care community, exemplify the benefits of actively pursuing mind-engaging activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":918,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4,5,6,7],"tags":[23,24,25,26,27,21,22,12,28,9,11],"yoast_head":"\nConnected: Keeping Minds Engaged at Senior Care Communities - Accel at Willow Bend<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/connected-keeping-minds-engaged-at-senior-care-communities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Connected: Keeping Minds Engaged at Senior Care Communities - Accel at Willow Bend\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In senior living communities, staying mentally active is crucial for overall health and well-being. A key study found that mental activity can also delay the symptoms of Alzheimer\u2019s. Three female residents at Colonial Nursing & Rehabilitation in Lindale, Texas, a StoneGate senior care community, exemplify the benefits of actively pursuing mind-engaging activities.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/connected-keeping-minds-engaged-at-senior-care-communities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Accel at Willow Bend\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-03-20T16:33:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-10-20T20:16:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Minds-Engaged.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Marketing Assistant\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Marketing Assistant\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/connected-keeping-minds-engaged-at-senior-care-communities\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/connected-keeping-minds-engaged-at-senior-care-communities\/\",\"name\":\"Connected: Keeping Minds Engaged at Senior Care Communities - Accel at Willow Bend\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-03-20T16:33:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-10-20T20:16:12+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/#\/schema\/person\/fd17361a74e68d7a24e50d94a6eff90c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/connected-keeping-minds-engaged-at-senior-care-communities\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/connected-keeping-minds-engaged-at-senior-care-communities\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/connected-keeping-minds-engaged-at-senior-care-communities\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Connected: Keeping Minds Engaged at Senior Care Communities\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/\",\"name\":\"Accel at Willow Bend\",\"description\":\"Plano Senior Living\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/#\/schema\/person\/fd17361a74e68d7a24e50d94a6eff90c\",\"name\":\"Marketing Assistant\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6192708ca011036f62bd556f15d01cfe?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6192708ca011036f62bd556f15d01cfe?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Marketing Assistant\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/author\/mstraughter\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Connected: Keeping Minds Engaged at Senior Care Communities - Accel at Willow Bend","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/connected-keeping-minds-engaged-at-senior-care-communities\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Connected: Keeping Minds Engaged at Senior Care Communities - Accel at Willow Bend","og_description":"In senior living communities, staying mentally active is crucial for overall health and well-being. A key study found that mental activity can also delay the symptoms of Alzheimer\u2019s. Three female residents at Colonial Nursing & Rehabilitation in Lindale, Texas, a StoneGate senior care community, exemplify the benefits of actively pursuing mind-engaging activities.","og_url":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/connected-keeping-minds-engaged-at-senior-care-communities\/","og_site_name":"Accel at Willow Bend","article_published_time":"2019-03-20T16:33:35+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-10-20T20:16:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":683,"url":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Minds-Engaged.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Marketing Assistant","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Marketing Assistant","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/connected-keeping-minds-engaged-at-senior-care-communities\/","url":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/connected-keeping-minds-engaged-at-senior-care-communities\/","name":"Connected: Keeping Minds Engaged at Senior Care Communities - Accel at Willow Bend","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-03-20T16:33:35+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-20T20:16:12+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/#\/schema\/person\/fd17361a74e68d7a24e50d94a6eff90c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/connected-keeping-minds-engaged-at-senior-care-communities\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/accelwb.com\/connected-keeping-minds-engaged-at-senior-care-communities\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/connected-keeping-minds-engaged-at-senior-care-communities\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Connected: Keeping Minds Engaged at Senior Care Communities"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/","name":"Accel at Willow Bend","description":"Plano Senior Living","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/#\/schema\/person\/fd17361a74e68d7a24e50d94a6eff90c","name":"Marketing Assistant","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6192708ca011036f62bd556f15d01cfe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6192708ca011036f62bd556f15d01cfe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Marketing Assistant"},"url":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/author\/mstraughter\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Minds-Engaged.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/895"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accelwb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}