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Feature
Fox Run at Orchard Park Pilots New
Mind Healthy Program
B
rain fitness is currently trending
at Fox Run at Orchard Park, an
active Continuing Care Retirement
Community just south of Buffalo.
Over 40 Fox Run Community
Members recently completed a
12-week pilot series called Move Your
Mind. The program was developed
by Morrison Community Living
Nutrition and Wellness Support,
and it’s all about protecting and
improving how the brain functions.
Each class is an hour long and includes an interactive
lecture, an in-class activity and a homework assignment.
Morrison Community Living has
extensive experience creating
wellness and nutrition programs
for over 450 senior living clients
nationally. The content for this series
is based on the six pillars of cognitive
health. Each class is an hour long
and includes an interactive lecture,
an in-class activity and a homework
assignment. Fox Run is a frequent
host of pilot programs because,
explains Jen Griveas, RDN, nutrition
care manager and co-presenter of the
Move Your Mind series at Fox Run,
“We are a Center for Excellence. We
have been able to accommodate any
of Morrison’s programs, and we enjoy
being one of the first communities in
the country to pilot new ones.”
The Move Your Mind series aims
to improve cognitive health by
instilling a comprehensive knowledge
of pro-mind practices and then
translating them into daily lifestyle
habits. The main objective is to
create lasting and permanent
changes, which is why it is highly
recommended that participants
attend the entire series. Fox Run
Community Members were
enthusiastic about attending classes,
which included lots of discussion
and brainstorming on subjects from
decreasing stress to neuroplasticity to
getting better rest.
(See Fox Run on page 48)
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Adviser a publication of LeadingAge New York | Winter 2019-20