A Nurse Is Developing an Educational Session for a Group

A nurse is developing an educational session for a group of older adults at a senior center. Which of the following would the nurse include in the education? (Select all that apply.)

A) Attention span, language, and communication skills typically remain stable with increasing age
B) Older brains slow down and take longer to process constantly increasing amounts of information
C) In order to preserve brain function, it is important to engage in challenging cognitive activities
D) Older adults are not able to develop new cognitive abilities
E) Individuals over age 100 have a higher prevalence of dementia than younger individuals