Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: The Perils of Elderspeak
Health Leaders | Nursing
MAY 13, 2025
It's communication to older adults that sounds like baby talk," said Clarissa Shaw, a dementia care researcher at the University of Iowa College of Nursing and a co-author of a recent article that helps researchers document its use. It's a term of affection." "He wouldn't normally get too frosty with people," Smith said.
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