“It’s Science-Based and Socially Engaging”

“It’s Science-Based and Socially Engaging”

How One Wellness Director Chose the Total Brain Health Program

By Barbara Peck

An Interview: Theresa Perry of Acts Retirement-Life Communities shares how she decided on the Total Brain Health program for the group of senior communities where she works.

As corporate director of wellness services, Theresa Perry oversees wellness activities in all 23 of the Acts Retirement-Life Communities, which house more than 9,700 seniors in nine states. Acts provides a wide range of extra services for residents, including brain training through the Total Brain Health Toolkits—a series of “out of the box” courses on memory improvement and brain fitness specially designed for active aging and fitness settings.

For Theresa, who’s based in Charlotte, NC, choosing the TBH Toolkits for Acts was, if you’ll excuse the expression, a no-brainer. We talked with her about how she made that choice, and how TBH has been received in her communities.

Q: What got you started on the path to the Total Brain Health programs?

A: About three years ago we decided we needed a wellness culture for our company. We settled on the idea of “Body, Mind and Spirit”—three of the six dimensions of wellness. We felt we’d stick with those three, as we understood them well. And we felt strongly about offering residents some kind of brain program. As we age, probably the No. 1 concern is how we can prevent ourselves from getting some form of dementia.

Q: What research did you do?

A: First, I consulted with the engagement and fitness staff at our communities to find out what we were doing and not doing, and looked into studies by the International Council on Active Aging. Then I reached out to Dr. Cynthia Green [a leading brain health expert and founder of Total Brain Health] to learn more about her work.

Q: What was it that drew you to TBH?

A: The program matched our wellness goals. Like us, Dr. Green looks at body, mind and spirit. At Acts, we care about our bodies, so we practice the fitness end of things. We also want to stimulate our brains. And as a Christian-based company, we have the spiritual side of things too.

To me, it was very important that Dr. Green’s program is science-based. It’s also socially engaging, and that fit with what we were looking for. When you just use a computer program, you’re missing the social aspect. We need to engage our residents; we don’t want them isolated.

Q: What do you like about being a TBH client?

A: It’s the personal touch. Dr. Green did the training herself, conducting four one-hour classes to bring everyone up to speed on the toolkits. Most of our staff received the training, and we also invited residents. We recorded the sessions so we could offer them later for those who got interested in training.

Every month we have a call with Dr. Green as well. When someone on our staff expresses a concern, she’ll make an adjustment. In fact, she encourages us to reach out and let her know of any issues.

Q: Any tips for success with the TBH program?

A:We get our residents to help teach the sessions. Acts COO Charles Coxson suggested it, thinking it would be something they’d enjoy. The program is easy enough to teach—it’s all laid out for you, so you just have to read through it and become familiar with it. Plus, our staff is always there as support. Last year we had eight residents teaching the classes. Most of them are former teachers, and it really gives them a purpose. Isn’t that what we all want?

We’ve found that both our staff and our residents have gotten very engaged with the TBH program. After all, no one wants to get dementia. If we can help our people learn new techniques to maintain memory, that’s an awesome thing.

Want to learn how Total Brain Health courses can make a difference in your community? Visit TBH Toolkits to find out more about our group-based brain training programs with engaging social-based workouts that both entertain and inform.
Building Community with Total Brain Health

Building Community with Total Brain Health:

An Indiana Center Signs On 

By Barbara Peck

An Interview: Leah Boas of Mill Race Center speaks about how she helped to select Total Brain Health for the Indiana community center where she works.

Leah Boas is the Aging Well Director at Mill Race Center, a thriving community center for active adults over 50, located in Mill Race Park in Columbus, Indiana. Among other offerings, the center provides a range of health and fitness programs, including the Total Brain Health Toolkits: a series of “out of the box” courses on memory improvement and brain fitness. The TBH Toolkits are specially designed to help adults 50+ adapt, focus and concentrate on cognitive training in a group environment.

Q: Tell us about the center, Leah.

A: We have about 2,200 members from around the area, and we strive to meet their holistic wellness needs. All of our programming is based on the Six Dimensions of Wellness model. Basically, we want to engage our members and make sure they’re aging well.

Q: Where does brain health fit in?

A: Brain health was already a popular subject here even before we started offering TBH. We’d scheduled a few presentations on the subject, and members showed a lot of interest. Plus, we’d seen studies showing that brain health is one of the top concerns of our population.

Q: What excites you about brain training?

A: There’s always new information coming in about the benefits of brain training, and how everybody can use it to boost their recall, and improve cognitive functions in general.

Q: How did you select TBH for Mill Race Center?

A: A group of us had the opportunity to meet Dr. Cynthia Green, a leading brain health expert and founder of Total Brain Health] when she spoke at a conference at the center. Our members really enjoyed her presentation, and asked if we could provide more of what she spoke about. That started our involvement with TBH.

Q: What makes the TBH Toolkits different from other programs?

A: I enjoy the way the TBH program provides evidence about how the memory strategy works, and then teaches you how to use the strategy. I also like the myth-busting aspect—there’s a lot of information out there about memory and brain health, and it can be hard to separate fact from fiction. But TBH has done the research to show why this program works, so people can navigate between what actually is beneficial and what’s just being marketed as beneficial.

I also like that there are multiple levels. Members who’ve taken the first-level course can follow through to the next level.

Finally, since we emphasize social wellness at the center, having a brain health program that brings people together in groups is really beneficial. After all, building community is our role.

Q: What’s it like to be a client of TBH?

A: They’re very supportive and accessible. Whenever we need clarification about a topic, or advice on implementing a toolkit, it’s so easy to get information from them. They even do conference calls, which helps promote a sense of community among those who are leading the classes. Plus, they’re really good at keeping information up to date.

Q: Did anything surprise you about the TBH Toolkits?

A: I hadn’t expected them to be so thorough and user-friendly. Everything you need is laid out step by step, along with the information to support it. There’s no guesswork.

Q: Can you offer any tips for helping the TBH program succeed?

A: When we first offered TBH, we were overwhelmed by the number of people who wanted to participate. To keep the momentum going, we make the program consistently available. This month we’re offering a Level 1 course, a Level 2 course and the Brain Workout course. We provide a continuum as people move through it, but make sure Level 1 is always available for newcomers.

Want to learn how Total Brain Health courses can make a difference in your community? Visit TBH Toolkits to find out more about our group-based brain training programs with engaging social-based workouts that both entertain and inform.
Making Brain Health a Wellness Priority

An Interview with Vi’s Jolene Moore About Total Brain Health

By Barbara Peck

An Interview: Jolene Moore of Vi senior living communities details what she’s learned about implementing the Total Brain Health Toolkits, a series of “out of the box” courses on memory improvement and brain fitness.  

As Corporate Director of Lifestyles, Jolene Moore works with Lifestyle Directors at the 10 Vi senior living communities, all of which are using the Total Brain Health (TBH) Memory 1.0 Toolkit. Jolene is based in the Chicago corporate office; the Vi (pronounced “Vee”) communities are located in six states, with almost 4,000 residents.

Q: How did you choose TBH for the Vi communities?

A: I’m constantly looking at industry trends to see where programming is going in senior living. Three years ago I started seeing more about brain health in the news. That told me it was something I wanted to bring to our communities—to educate our residents about dementia and Alzheimer’s.

We were already doing really well with intellectual programming, but our lineup was missing science-based programs. I researched “brain health programs” and found that there are many ways to interpret this topic. I was intrigued by TBH from the beginning, so I talked to Dr. Green [the leading brain health expert who founded Total Brain Health] and attended her sessions at conferences. I liked that she uses evidence from previously proven strategies to help users learn the science behind the toolkits, and the reasons for implementing the program. I also liked the structure: the training and the toolkits support the science in a very logical manner.

I contacted some other TBH clients and learned that the program had been well accepted in their communities. Finally, I got buy-in from our corporate office to purchase the program.

Q: How does TBH fit your strategic goals?

A: In 2016 I rolled out our wellness philosophy, “Living Well: Mind, Body and Spirit.” To get residents to embrace it, I wanted to offer evidence-based programs in each of the three areas—mind, body and spirit. That was essential to stimulate and engage our residents, who are very sophisticated and well educated. And from my research, I knew that TBH addresses whole-person wellness, which was exactly what I was looking for.

Q: How did you roll out the TBH Toolkit in your communities?

A: I chose one of our communities to do a pilot because I knew that the team there would be very open-minded about a new type of classroom program, and would put a sincere effort into making it successful. Later, they were my advocates when it came to rolling out to the rest of the communities. The pilot instructor was always available to offer advice and strategies in implementing the program.

In introducing the TBH program, I made it clear that I wasn’t promising to improve everyone’s brain health. But, I told them, this program will inspire you to attend to your brain health: To be aware, to think about ways you can prolong your brain health, and to engage with one another in the memory strategies you’re learning.

Q: What was your experience of the training process?

A: It was tricky to ask my team to do something they hadn’t done before. Teaching in a classroom setting isn’t everyone’s desire or talent—my team members excel at working with residents, but that doesn’t mean they have the desire to teach a class based on science. But Dr. Green was there to support me all the way. She led the training calls, and whenever my team had questions, they could discuss it over the phone with her.

We especially liked having our fitness coordinators act as TBH trainers. They’re used to teaching and being in front of people, so they’re more comfortable with that than our lifestyle directors might be. Besides, they totally get the connection between brain health and exercise. They’re cross-selling TBH in their fitness classes—and also cross-selling fitness in their TBH classes!

Q: What do you like about being a TBH client?

A: When I roll out a program for my team, I want to put them in the best possible position for success. I don’t want my team to fail, because if they fail, I fail. The TBH team seems to feel the same way. They don’t want my team to fail at rolling out their program, so they’ll do whatever’s necessary to put us in a win-win position.

Q: How have your residents received the program?

A: As I said, this type of program is new to Vi. We’ve led discussion groups, brought in lecturers, and formed relationships with universities for learning opportunities, but we’d never had this type of structured classroom social learning, week after week. So it was very new for our residents, but they really enjoyed learning and engaging in a different way. They told us that it was not only a great experience, it was also fun!

Want to learn how Total Brain Health courses can make a difference in your community? Visit TBH Toolkits to find out more about our group-based brain training programs with engaging social-based workouts that both entertain and inform.
TBH Toolkits Programs  Shown to Improve Brain Health Knowledge and Self-Efficacy  Press Release
TBH Toolkits ProgramsShown to Improve Brain Health Knowledge and Self-Efficacy  Montclair, NJ (Monday, May 21st, 2018). Results from a pilot study looking at the impact of TBH Toolkit programs  by Total Brain Health for brain wellness and memory improvement were presented at the 2018 Cognitive Aging Conference, held May 3rd-6th in Atlanta, GA. Results showed that participation in TBH Toolkit courses significantly improved brain health knowledge and memory self-efficacy, a critical indicator for improved participation in personal health and wellness outcomes. The research data was collected from approximately 70 participants taking the TBH BRAIN WORKOUT 1.0 and MEMORY 1.0 Toolkit courses at TBH Community Partner Galloway Ridge at Fearrington, a Life Plan Community in Pittsboro, NC.  Dr. Ian McDonough of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, presented the findings at the national conference. TBH Toolkits are s tate-of-the-science courses developed by cognitive improvement expert, Cynthia R. Green Ph.D. They are currently in use at over 120 communities nation-wide. The toolkits use Social-Based Brain Training (SBBT)protocols that harness the benefits of collective training, proven to boost brain health and memory performance above individual-based training methods.Dr. McDonough also serves as the Principal Investigator of a current large-scale study looking at brain health training using the TBH Toolkit programs in conjunction with Acts Gerontological Research Institute (AGRI), the research division of Acts Retirement-Life Communities.

Senior Living communities interested in  participating in TBH Toolkits research may contact Total Brain Health at info@totalbrainhealth.com.

About Total Brain Health®Total Brain Health is a leading provider of social-based brain fitness training in the United States. Founded by renowned brain health expert and author Dr. Cynthia Green, Total Brain Health occupies  a special niche in the brain fitness market by offering memory and brain health programming, including The TBH Toolkits, a line of brain fitness programs for active aging settings, as well as marketing, consultation services and continuing education training for qualified professionals. For more information about Total Brain Health, call 973-655-0422 or visit www.totalbrainhealth.com or www.totalbrainhealth.com.
Total Brain Health Launches Ground-Breaking New Memory Training Toolkit  Press Release
Total Brain Health Launches Ground-Breaking New Memory Training ToolkitMontclair NJ – December 28, 2017. Total Brain Health (TBH), the leading U.S. provider of social-based brain fitness training, announces the release of their newest cognitive coaching program, the TBH MEMORY 2.O Toolkit, a next-level memory training program.

The all new TBH MEMORY 2.0 Toolkit is supported by the TBH Memory Best Challenge, a daily individualized program designed to help adults continue improving memory performance and learning outside the classroom. TBH MEMORY 2.0 builds on the success of the original MEMORY Level 1.0 Toolkit course through the addition of new memory strategies, increased classroom challenges and the individual challenge component, all while bringing active agers together to promote their brain vitality. The course ends with an exciting memory competition based on the U.S. Memory Championship, giving students the chance to engage their newly minted recall skills in an inclusive, fun team match-up. TBH Toolkits stand apart from other brain training programs in offering:

  • State-of-the-science courses developed by cognitive improvement expert, Cynthia R. Green Ph.D., and used in nearly 100 communities nation-wide
  • Social-based brain training protocols that harness the benefits of collective training, proven to boost brain health and memory performance above individual training methods
  • Training in the real science behind how to improve cognitive outcomes for everyday thinking and long-term brain wellness using physical, intellectual and socio-emotional health interventions
  • Integrated ways to combat depression, isolation and loneliness, known risk factors in older adults linked to increased morbidity and mortality

“Combining hands-on learning with social-based brain training promotes sharper daily thinking,” says Dr. Green. “Our TBH Toolkits courses help establish healthy brain-boosting practices that support the very intellectual skills that can diminish with age, namely attention, quick and flexible thinking, reasoning and memory.  The added engagement of an individual challenge helps build intellectual engagement by laying the foundation for lifelong habits.”

About Total Brain Health®Total Brain Health is a leading provider of social-based brain fitness training in the United States. Founded by renowned brain health expert and author Dr. Cynthia Green, Total Brain Health occupies  a special niche in the brain fitness market by offering memory and brain health programming, including The TBH Toolkits, a line of brain fitness programs for active aging settings, as well as marketing, consultation services and continuing education training for qualified professionals. For more information about Total Brain Health, call 973-655-0422 or visit www.totalbrainhealth.com or www.totalbrainhealth.com.
Total Brain Health Announces  “30 Days To Faster Thinking” Campaign To Kick Off 2018 Press Release
Total Brain Health Announces  “30 Days To Faster Thinking” Campaign To Kick Off 2018Montclair NJ – December 27, 2017. Total Brain Health is happy to announce its 6th annual “30 Days to Better Brain Health” challenge.  The 2018 campaign, “30 Days to Faster Thinking,” will offer folks of all ages the chance to kick off the new year by revving up their brain speed.

Beginning January 1st and continuing each day for the month of January, Total Brain Health will share tried and true workouts designed to quicken thinking and boost sharpness. Participants will learn how to quick start their brains with fun yet effective exercises they can do in just a few minutes each day. The campaign, free to all participants, is made available by email as well as through Total Brain Health’s Facebook and Linked In pages.

The brain’s speed of thinking is one of the cognitive skills most taxed by aging. Research supports that challenging ourselves to work against the clock can benefit our overall daily thinking. One recent study suggested that such training may even lower dementia risk and preserve independence as we age. “We believe that poor recall is often not a “forgetting problem” but rather a “getting” problem,” explains TBH President and Founder, Cynthia R. Green Ph.D.  “We need to continually improve our attention and focus in order to think quickly and boost retention,” says Dr. Green.

As a leading provider of brain wellness training, Total Brain Health serves thousands of clients through their TBH Toolkits brain training programs, currently used in over 100 active aging and fitness settings across the U.S. and Australia. Total Brain Health’s mission is to empower individuals to take charge of their brain fitness in order to enjoy independence and vitality. “We believe strongly in giving back to our community in ways that can support purposeful aging.  Now in it’s 6th year, our annual “30 Days” campaign is a great opportunity for us to help folks of all ages learn what they can do to stay brain healthy,” says Melissa Engel, TBH COO.

To register for TBH’s “30 Days to Faster Thinking” CLICK HERE.

For more information about Total Brain Health, please contact Aimee Ruiz, Marketing Manager, at 973-655-0422 or visit us at www.totalbrainhealth.com.

About Total Brain Health®Total Brain Health is a leading provider of social-based brain fitness training in the United States. Founded by renowned brain health expert and author Dr. Cynthia Green, Total Brain Health occupies  a special niche in the brain fitness market by offering memory and brain health programming, including The TBH Toolkits, a line of brain fitness programs for active aging settings, as well as marketing, consultation services and continuing education training for qualified professionals. For more information about Total Brain Health, call 973-655-0422 or visit www.totalbrainhealth.com or www.totalbrainhealth.com.
Introducing TBH Master Trainers Helping Communities Get Smart About Brain Health Press Release
Introducing TBH Master Trainers Helping Communities Get Smart About Brain HealthMontclair, NJ. February 20, 2017 | Total Brain Health announces the launch of their TBH Master Trainer service in which expertly trained professionals visit communities to teach TBH memory and brain fitness classes. This auxiliary wellness program from TBH enables communities to host cognitive fitness classes on site using the support services of certified TBH trainers. TBH Master Trainers are currently located in Northern NJ, Washington D.C. and Northern Florida with more trainers being added soon.

TBH Master Trainers are skilled in promoting cognitive vitality through proprietary social-based brain training techniques. TBH classes incorporate experiential activities and the power of groups to advance healthy memory and brain function. These highly interactive classes facilitate focused exercises to further brain training results, as shown in pilot research studies.

“TBH Master Trainers are carefully screened, certified facilitators of our programs,” says Dr. Green, founder and President of TBH. “They are highly accomplished at delivering experiential brain health classes that purposefully grow connectedness and peer support amongst community members. Our aim is to harness the “wellness value” of peer-to-peer interactions for the end goal of effectively training for attention, reasoning, memory, processing and executive functioning.”

TBH Master Trainers offer several class packages from an introductory 10-class series called TBH GET TOTAL BRAIN FIT! to a full year course, TBH MASTER BRAIN SERIES, with several options in between. Additionally, TBH Master Trainers are available as expert speakers on the science of brain health at community meetings and special events.

“Our goal is to extend the reach of the TBH brain training classes using experienced professionals. Our TBH Master Trainers come to us with a deep professional background in health and wellness and are adept at creating supportive environments for social engagement and cognitive fitness learning,” says Melissa Engel, COO of Total Brain Health.

To learn more about TBH Master Trainer services and TBH Toolkits brain training classes, please visit www.totalbrainhealth.com or contact Aimee Ruiz, Marketing Manager at 973-655-0422 or email us at info@totalbrainhealth.com.

ABOUT TOTAL BRAIN HEALTH®

Total Brain Health is a leading provider of social-based brain fitness training in the United States. Founded by renowned brain health expert and author Dr. Cynthia Green, Total Brain Health occupies a special niche in the brain fitness market by offering memory and brain health programming, including The TBH Toolkits, a line of brain fitness programs for active aging settings, as well as marketing, consultation services and certification training for qualified professionals. For more information about Total Brain Health, call 973-655-0422 or visit www.totalbrainhealth.com or www.totalbrainhealth.com.

TOTAL BRAIN HEALTH TO POWER ACTS RETIREMENT-LIFE COMMUNITIES COGNITIVE FITNESS PROGRAMMING Press Release
Total Brain Health to PowerActs Retirement-Life Communities Cognitive Fitness ProgrammingMONTCLAIR, NJ (January 13, 2017).  Beginning January 2017, TBH will partner with Acts Retirement-Life Communities on their new brain training initiative.  Acts will kick off their new brain health wellness platform for residents using the full suite of TBH Toolkits, facilitator-led brain training programs, across their 21 campuses.

Total Brain Health is a leading provider of social-based brain training for the 50+ living and fitness markets. The TBH Toolkits (www.totalbrainhealth.com) are a proprietary line of brain fitness classes and programs developed for delivery within those settings to teach and promote evidence-based brain health and memory improvement behaviors.In advance of delivery of the brain fitness courses, Acts’ team leaders will receive TBH-led customized facilitator training focused on the science of brain health and the value of experiential, peer-supported programming.  From that point forward, team leaders will begin offering the suite of TBH Toolkits to residents and community members including the TBH BRAIN WORKOUT course, TBH MEMORY course, and TBH FAIR program. “Acts Retirement-Life Communities is committed to a culture of wellness. We believe that Total Brain Health offers an exciting platform for brain training that meets our resident expectations for quality preventative care through engagement in fun and informative classes.  TBH’s signature brain training programs are highly social in nature and encourage healthy lifestyle choices across the body, mind and spirit continuum of wellness,” said Theresa Perry, Acts Corporate Director of Wellness.

Total Brain Health launched their first toolkit, TBH FAIR, a guide to hosting a successful large-scale brain health fair in 2013. TBH has since added TBH BRAIN WORKOUT, a robust activities-based program focused on the science of what makes a brain healthy, and TBH MEMORY a scripted class program that teaches memory strategies to rev up recall. “Total Brain Health is committed to delivering innovative programming to help consumers manage their life choices in a way that helps produce better brain health outcomes,” said TBH Managing Partner and COO, Melissa Engel.
Total Brain Health’s commitment to innovative programming, focuses on health forward solutions for group settings.  “To stay sharp and nimble in our thinking, it’s important that we stay social,” says Dr. Cynthia Green, brain health expert and President of Total Brain Health. “So often we think of brain training as something that we should do on our own, while in fact staying social is one of the best ways we can challenge our working memory and speed of processing as we age. We are thrilled to partner with Acts Retirement-Life Communities to help extend their wellness offerings through delivery of quality brain health programming for their residents.”

ABOUT TOTAL BRAIN HEALTH® Total Brain Health is a leading provider of social-based brain fitness training in the United States. Founded by renowned brain health expert and author Dr. Cynthia Green, Total Brain Health occupies a special niche in the brain fitness market by offering memory and brain health programming, including The TBH Toolkits, a line of brain fitness programs for active aging settings, as well as marketing, consultation services and certification training for qualified professionals. For more information about Total Brain Health, call 973-655-0422 or visit www.totalbrainhealth.com or www.totalbrainhealth.com.

ABOUT ACTS RETIREMENT – LIFE COMMUNITIESActs Retirement-Life Communities (Acts) has been setting the standard for excellence in senior retirement living since opening its first of many independent living facilities in 1972. With a vision founded in faith and guided by a commitment to integrity and loving-kindness, Acts has established an unsurpassed reputation for strength and stability in the senior retirement living industry. Acts currently owns and manages 21 continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in eight states serving approximately 9,000 senior adults. For more information about Acts, visit  www.actsretirement.org/ .
TOTAL BRAIN HEALTH FORMS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WITH  TRILOGY HEALTH SERVICES Press Release
 Total Brain Health Forms Community Partnership with Trilogy Health Services MONTCLAIR, NJ, (OCTOBER 6, 2016). Total Brain Health (TBH) proudly expands its Community Partnership Program with the addition of Trilogy Health Services, a leading provider of health and hospitality services for older adults.Beginning this month, Trilogy will offer either the TBH BRAIN WORKOUT or TBH MEMORY courses, cutting-edge brain training classes from Total Brain Health, across 5 campuses throughout Indiana. Taught by Trilogy staff, these TBH Toolkit courses will provide residents the opportunity to take part in experiential, social-based brain training classes for brain healthy lifestyles and effective memory strategies.”Trilogy Health Services is committed to a culture of wellness. We believe that Total Brain Health offers an exciting opportunity for our residents to engage in signature brain health programs that are highly social and engaging in nature and that encourage healthy lifestyle choices across the body, mind and spirit continuum of wellness,” says Sarah Michener, Director of Life Enrichment & Memory Care Services.As part of the Community Partnership, Trilogy Health Services will participate in the collection of further research around the efficacy of cognitive wellness training in group settings using satisfaction, mood, and intent-to-change scales. Data will be collected from voluntary participants in the TBH courses and will be published at a later date.”To stay sharp and nimble in our thinking, it’s important that we stay social,” says Dr. Cynthia Green, brain health expert and President of Total Brain Health. “So often we think of brain training as something that we should do on our own, while in fact staying social is one of the best ways we can challenge our working memory and speed of processing as we age. Our TBH Toolkit programs are designed to teach brain health and memory strategies through engagement in challenging team-up activities.

About Total Brain Health®Total Brain Health is a leading provider of social-based brain fitness training in the United States. Founded by renowned brain health expert and author Dr. Cynthia Green, Total Brain Health occupies a special niche in the brain fitness market by offering memory and brain health programming, including The TBH Toolkits, a line of brain fitness programs for active aging settings, as well as marketing, consultation services and certification training for qualified professionals. For more information about Total Brain Health, call 973-655-0422 or visit www.totalbrainhealth.com or www.totalbrainhealth.com.

About Trilogy Health Services®Trilogy Health Services offers a full range of personalized senior health and hospitality services from independent and assisted living, to skilled nursing and rehabilitative services in 102 senior living communities throughout Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan. Trilogy’s senior living services are delivered by staff specially trained to honor and enhance the lives of our residents through compassion and commitment to exceeding customer expectations.
To learn more about Trilogy Health Services, visit our website at www.trilogyhs.com .

TOTAL BRAIN HEALTH PARTNERS WITH SAGE ELDERCARE TO PROVIDE MEMORY FITNESS CLASSES Press Release

 Montclair, NJ, MAY, 23, 2016 – Total Brain Health (TBH) is proud to announce that it will host a series of 4 FREE TBH MEMORY training classes for SAGE Eldercare community members in Summit, NJ throughout June 2016. The TBH MEMORY classes are designed to teach valuable memory strategies to rev up recall. Students will learn how memory works and why we forget, plus simple and effective strategies for improving retention. Classes will run for one hour each week and will include take-home materials for added learning. Jill Smith, PhD licensed clinical psychologist, will be the course leader. “We are looking forward to offering this series of classes at SAGE. The Total Brain Health Memory training classes reflect SAGE’s ongoing effort to better educate the community on memory techniques,” said Fred Jenny, Executive Director of SAGE Eldercare. All classes will be held at SAGE Eldercare, 290 Broad Street, Summit from 1 to 2pm. Class session dates and themes are: June 1: Memory 101: How Memory WorksJune 8: Forget About It! Why We Forget and How We Can Remember BetterJune 15: Train Your Brain! Go Verbal!June 29: Remember People You Meet!  The TBH Memory Training classes at SAGE are offered free of charge. Class participants will be asked to sign a release waiver for use of their image for marketing purposes. To register, please call 908.598.5548 or email education@sageeldercare.org.

ABOUT TOTAL BRAIN HEALTH Total Brain Health is a leading provider of memory and brain fitness training programs. Founded by renowned brain health expert and author Dr. Cynthia Green, Total Brain Health offers a series of social-based, experiential memory and brain fitness programs for small and large groups. Developed from over three decades of research, the TBH Toolkit courses and programs teach effective steps to boosting brain power using highly social, fun and engaging classes. “Online brain training can mask the real science of what brain fitness is all about, namely engaging in lifestyle behaviors that have been tied to staying sharp,” says Dr. Green. “Our programs are scientifically-based brain fitness products that help adults stay sharp and age successfully.”

ABOUT SAGE ELDERCARE For the past 60 years, SAGE Eldercare has been helping make the communities it serves an amazing place to age. The organization provides a wide array of information, support, and services designed to help individuals lead the most independent and active lives possible. From helping with errands, to exercise classes, community programs, and home health care, SAGE’s expertise helps older adults remain independent in their own homes. SAGE is committed to being the leading provider of programs and services to meet the changing needs of older adults, their families, and caregivers throughout Union, Essex, Morris, and Somerset Counties.  For more information, please call 908.273.5550 or visit www.sageeldercare.org.
TOTAL BRAIN HEALTH ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WITH GALLOWAY RIDGE Press Release
 Total Brain Health Announces Community Partnership with Galloway Ridge MONTCLAIR, NJ, APRIL 1, 2016. Total Brain Health (TBH) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Community Partnership with Galloway Ridge at Fearrington Village, a leading Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) located in Pittsboro, North Carolina. As a Total Brain Health Community Partner, Galloway Ridge will offer their residents and greater community members the opportunity to take part in TBH’s cutting edge social-based brain training classes and programs. Beginning this month, Galloway Ridge will offer the full suite of TBH courses including the TBH BRAIN WORKOUT and TBH MEMORY classes. A TBH FAIR, an innovative health fair that fully engages attendees in the real science of brain wellness, is scheduled for September, and will feature Dr. Green, founder of Total Brain Health, as the keynote speaker. In addition, Galloway Ridge will serve as a research site for further research on the efficacy of cognitive wellness training in group settings. TBH and Galloway will collaborate to provide further insight to the impact of social-based brain training to the field using data collected from voluntary participants in the TBH courses and programs. Total Brain Health is a leading provider of memory and brain fitness training programs.  Founded by renowned brain health expert and author, Dr. Cynthia Green, Total Brain Health offers a series of memory and brain fitness programs that are activities-based for small and large groups. “Online brain training can mask the real science of what brain fitness is all about, namely engaging in lifestyle behaviors that have been tied to staying sharp,” says Dr. Green.  “Our programs are scientifically-based brain fitness products that help clients stay sharp and age successfully.” Galloway Ridge is a non-profit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) located south of Chapel Hill in Pittsboro, North Carolina. Galloway Ridge opened its doors in 2005. The Wall Street Journal describes Galloway Ridge as “a prototype for future housing development for older Americans.”

About Total Brain Health®Total Brain Health is a leading provider of social-based brain fitness training in the United States. Founded by renowned brain health expert and author Dr. Cynthia Green, Total Brain Health occupies a special niche in the brain fitness market by offering social-based brain training programs, including The TBH Toolkits, a line of brain fitness programs for active aging settings, as well as marketing, consultation services and certification training for qualified professionals.For more information about Total Brain Health, call 973-655-0422 or visit www.totalbrainhealth.com or www.totalbrainhealth.com.

About Galloway Ridge®For further information about the support services and activities at Galloway Ridge at Fearrington, call 888-763-9600 or visit

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TOTAL BRAIN HEALTH TEAMS UP WITH NUSTEP FOR COGNITIVE FITNESS ON THE LONGEST DAY Press Release
 NuStep Teams Will Learn Cognitive Fitness Skills While Fundraising for Alzheimer’s Research on June 20th, 2016 Montclair, NJ (March 11, 2016)  –   On June 20, 2016, Total Brain Health, a renowned provider of social-based brain training, will once again partner with NuStep Inc., a leading manufacturer of inclusive recumbent cross trainers, to raise money in support of The Alzheimer’s Association The Longest Day event. There are 46.8 million people with dementia worldwide, and a new case occurring every 3.2 seconds, according to Alzheimer’s Disease International.  These numbers are growing and the population of people with Alzheimer’s is projected to double every twenty years. Total Brain Health will support NuStep, a global partner with the Alzheimer’s Association, on The Longest Day event with valuable brain fitness games and exercises to use while NuStepping. Dr. Cynthia Green, CEO and Founder of Total Brain Health says, “We are honored to work closely with NuStep to support the Alzheimer’s Association The Longest Day event.  Our goal for the day is to provide caregivers and their families with valuable cognitive fitness tools to help promote brain healthy lifestyles and stay sharp over time.” Total Brain Health stands apart in field of cognitive fitness in offering group-based brain training interventions that promote healthy lifestyles with activities that span the full body, mind, and spirit continuum of well-being. Emerging research from Finland suggests cognitive fitness training along with exercise, diet, sleep and stress management can preserve brain health and help prevent Alzheimer’s. Total Brain Health invites senior living communities, community fitness centers, other organizations and individuals to join in “NuStepping to End Alzheimer’s” from sunrise to sunset on The Longest Day, the summer solstice. By doing so, they can raise funds to fuel the care, support and research programs of the Alzheimer’s Association and learn valuable cognitive fitness tips to support their own healthy aging. Held on the longest day of the year, this event honors those facing Alzheimer’s disease. “As you know, Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease that affects millions of people every year.  And, until there is a cure, we hope you will continue join us in the fight to raise awareness, support research and fund services for all affected, including caregivers for whom every day is ‘the longest day,'” says Total Brain Health’s Dr. Cynthia Green. To join a NuStep team, or make a donation to honor those facing Alzheimer’s, visitwww.nustep.com/endalz. To learn more about Total Brain Health, visit www.totalbrainhealth.com  or the TBH Toolkits website, www.totalbrainhealth.com.
About Total Brain Health® Total Brain Health is a leading provider of social-based brain fitness training in the United States. Founded by renowned brain health expert and author Dr. Cynthia Green, Total Brain Health occupies a special niche in the brain fitness market by offering memory and brain health programming, including The TBH Toolkits, a line of brain fitness programs for active aging settings, as well as marketing, consultation services and certification training for qualified professionals. For more information about Total Brain Health, call 973-655-0422 or visitwww.totalbrainhealth.com or www.totalbrainhealth.com.
About NuStep NuStep is the creator of the world’s most innovative and inclusive recumbent cross trainers. The company was established with the goal of transforming lives by encouraging people of virtually all ages and all fitness levels, including those rehabilitating from an injury or illness, to TAKE THAT STEP, by getting the exercise they need to lead healthier, happier lives. Privately held and family owned, NuStep has been designing and manufacturing its products in Ann Arbor, Mich. since 1995. As a strong and passionate proponent of cardiovascular and brain fitness, NuStep is a partner of the International Council on Active Aging and a global partner of the Alzheimer’s Association’s The Longest Day. For more information, CALL 800.322.2209 or VISIT NUSTEP.COM.
TBH PIONEERS SOCIAL-BASED BRAIN TRAINING FOR SENIOR LIVING Press Release
 TBH Toolkits Deliver Cognitive Fitness Courses Using Social Connectivity Montclair, NJ (January, 2016) Total Brain Health, the leading U.S. provider of brain fitness training for professionals, recently launched TBH Toolkits, a unique series of socially interactive brain health and memory programs for active aging and fitness settings.  Based on the work of Founder and CEO, Dr. Cynthia Green, TBH Toolkits deliver science-based cognitive fitness classes and programs that teach brain wellness and memory strategies and incorporate peer engagement and support.Unlike the computer-based cognitive fitness training programs, TBH Toolkits deliver scripted brain training classes that include in-person, group involvement activities.  “Online brain training can mask the real science of what brain fitness is all about, namely engaging in lifestyle behaviors that have been tied to staying sharp,” says Dr. Green.TBH Toolkits stand-apart in offering cognitive fitness interventions that promote off-line activities spanning the full body, mind, and spirit continuum of well-being. Emerging research from the Finger Study supports this brain training methodology with findings that suggest cognitive fitness training along with diet, sleep and stress management can preserve brain health and help prevent Alzheimer’s.The TBH Toolkit series includes the TBH BRAIN WORKOUT Toolkit and the TBH MEMORY Toolkit with classes in both 60-minute and 15-minute versions, and the TBH FAIR Toolkit, a brain health fair guide.  Professionals can utilize these toolkits individually or together as a suite for a comprehensive approach to brain training.The goal of TBH Toolkits is to give professionals the tools they need to support clients in a group learning environment aimed at boosting brain power.  “We aim to provide a lifestyle solution for active agers looking to stay sharp and age successfully” says Dr. Cynthia Green.  “The toolkits are scientifically-based brain fitness programs that help clients stay brain-healthy and socially engaged.”
About Total Brain Health® Total Brain Health is a leading provider of social-based brain fitness training in the United States. Founded by renowned brain health expert and author Dr. Cynthia Green, Total Brain Health occupies a special niche in the brain fitness market by offering memory and brain health programming, including The TBH Toolkits, a line of brain fitness programs for active aging settings, as well as marketing, consultation services and certification training for qualified professionals. For more information about Total Brain Health, call 973-655-0422 or visitwww.totalbrainhealth.com or www.totalbrainhealth.com.