While Peninsula Villages’ exercise programs keep their residents physically active, the recent purchase of a BrainTrainerPlus machine at the residential aged care village will now ensure resident’s minds also receive a workout.
Following an application for the innovative device through ClubGRANTS last year, which resulted in a generous donation from Everglades Country Club and Woy Woy Leagues, the Village is now using the BrainTrainerPlus as a means of stimulating the cognitive capabilities of its residents through the power of games and puzzles.
Originally created in the Netherlands, the BrainTrainerPlus is built on theories of play therapy for people who are ageing or experience dementia, alzheimer’s, depression or lack of intellectual stimulus – all of which are particularly prevalent in residential aged care.
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