Keep Your Mind Active, Your Life Vibrant

​Daily habits help cognitive flexibility as we age

Cognitive flexibility is your brain's ability to adapt, learn new skills, solve problems, and see things from different perspectives. Research shows that small, daily habits can help keep your brain resilient as you age by strengthening the connections that support lifelong learning and healthy aging.

Here are a few simple ways to challenge your brain every day:

• Learn something new, such as new hobbies, games, recipes, or languages.
• Move your body, since regular physical activity supports both brain and heart health.
• Stay socially connected by spending time with family, friends, or community groups.
• Change up your routine by trying a new activity and investigating new routes and pathways.
• Prioritize quality sleep, giving your brain time to rest, repair, and consolidate memories.
  
  

At the Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey, we believe that healthy aging is about caring for both body and mind. Our VNANNJ Speech Therapy Team can help with cognitive training for those with a qualifying diagnosis.

​Every new experience, meaningful conversation, and healthy habit is an investment in your future, proving it's never too late to keep learning, growing, and thriving.

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Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey (VNANNJ) is a leading provider of comprehensive home health care and hospice services in Morris, Hunterdon, Sussex, Warren, Passaic, and Somerset Counties in Northern New Jersey. Established in 1898, generations have known that just one call to VNA opens the door to quality, patient-centered home health care solutions that allow patients to remain in the comfort of their homes with dignity, health, and independence.

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Did you know that Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey (VNANNJ) is the longest-serving VNA in the state of New Jersey? So we know a thing or two about healthy aging and how to successfully “age in place” while avoiding hospitalization and nursing homes. We suggest that you learn more about our home health care services and make a plan to age at home before you have a health emergency.

​Medicare and supplemental insurance often do not cover all the care our patients and caregivers need. If you would like to help, please visit vnannj.org/donate or call VNA Foundation at 973-451-4148.

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