STUDIES SHOW THAT WORKING WITH WORD PUZZLES INCREASES MENTAL
ACUITY AMONG SENIORS, BUT AS A SOLITARY ACTIVITY, ALL
BENEFITS ARE LOST … AND A PUZZLE REMAINS AS JUST THAT - A PUZZLE.
Senior Citizens Services offers the perfect forum for
seniors to get together, play and understand all kinds of puzzles – including
Sudoku, Crosswords and Word Seek. Cheri McKee, Publisher of “The Puzzle Pages”
will be on hand to reveal secrets and tricks of the trade.
In a December 8, 2010 CBS article called “How Doing Puzzles Can Help Seniors’ Sharpness”, in a series called Senior Moment, the benefits of the senior group dynamic is explored: "…There was a major paper published that said seniors who engaged in things like cards, crosswords, going outwith friends for lunch, helped maintain memory and cognition, better than people who don’t know how to interact. The low-tech stuff is very important, even if it’s just going out to lunch at the diner – that human interaction is critical.
In general, puzzles are great, but human interaction is much more helpful. Get out of the house and interact with people at the library, the store, the senior center…” We think so too. “The Puzzle Pages” is a 100% local business supporting the local senior community in partnership with SCS by getting seniors up and out of their homes for a free, stimulating and fun experience.
SCS s located at 1204 Rogers Street, Clearwater, Florida 33756, (off of South Missouri Avenue & next to McDonald’s). We are open from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
Senior Citizens Services is a not for profit organization, long recognized for its tireless advocacy and action for the senior community. We are dedicated to providing exceptional quality of life forums, classes, activities and alternatives for all senior citizens, and striving, always, to make each day just a little nicer for seniors.
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