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Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: The Perils of Elderspeak

Health Leaders | Nursing

Her father was then 92, a retired county planner and a World War II veteran; macular degeneration had reduced the quality of his vision, and he used a walker to get around, but he remained cognitively sharp. They are examining its effects in about 200 nursing homes nationwide. recalled Smith, who had a good laugh, she said.