Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: The Perils of Elderspeak
Health Leaders | Nursing
MAY 13, 2025
This article was published on Friday, May 9, 2025 in KFF Health News. In long-term care, however, families and residents may worry that correcting the way staff members speak could create antagonism. Studies in nursing homes show how commonplace such speech is. unless or until they say, 'Please call me Betty.'"
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