Allies in Aging Blog

Rachelle Prevost, Senior Director of Home Health, RiverStone Health A 2026 Yale University study challenges the idea that cognitive aging is simply a steady decline. Research highlighted by the Harvard Center for Wellness and Health Promotion suggests that challenging your brain can build new neural pathways, improve memory, and sharpen concentration. This supports the importance of maintaining intellectual engagement and practicing healthy behaviors throughout adulthood. Int

Becky Meisenheimer, CDP® CMDCP®, Dementia Education Coordinator As care partners we look after others, but encouraging them to improve their brain health alongside us will be a benefit to everyone. This past year, there has been a significant increase in resources on the evidence-based importance of all age groups to protect cognitive functions such as thinking, problem-solving, learning, and memory abilities. In the past, just those who have a family history of dementia woul