HappyNeuron Pro | Cognitive Training for Activities Directors to Use with Seniors

HappyNeuron Pro is the perfect resource for Activities Directors working with seniors in nursing homes. As we get older, deficits may start to develop in certain cognitive domains, such as memory and spatial awareness. Searching for and evaluating different fun activities that support cognitive engagement can often be time-consuming and challenging. With HappyNeuron Pro you get 37 different computer-based tasks targeting different cognitive skills, all with multiple settings and variable difficulty. Each activity features thousands of data sets so they can be repeated with new content every time, without having to deal with pencil and paper.

Read more about the benefits of cognitive training and cognitive stimulation for older adults across various platforms in these scholarly articles from researchers in neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology, and aging.

“Our findings suggested that cognitive training of moderate intensity, supported by a web platform, could lead to significant improvements in cognitive and psychological well-being in older people with subjective memory complaints.”
Efficacy of a computer-based cognitive training program in older people with subjective memory complaints: a randomized study – Pereira-Morales, Angela J

“Evidence from observational studies and randomized, controlled trials suggests that engagement in activities that are cognitively stimulating is beneficial to cognitive functioning.”
Promotion of cognitive health through cognitive activity in the aging population – Tiffany F Hughes, PhD, MPH

“Cognitively normal elderly individuals who engage in specific mentally stimulating activities even in late life have a decreased risk of incident Mild Cognitive Impairment.”
Association Between Mentally Stimulating Activities in Late Life and the Outcome of Incident Mild Cognitive Impairment, With an Analysis of the APOE ε4 Genotype – Janina Krell-Roesch, PhD; Prashanthi Vemuri, PhD; Anna Pink, MD; et al

“Results indicated that participants were able to improve their performance across a range of tasks with training”
Computerised Cognitive Training for Older Persons With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study Using a Randomised Controlled Trial Design – Maurice Finn and Skye McDonald