In the world of older adult services, one of the phenomena that we notice is that there are many people who feel, somehow, that elders have become children. We hear this often when a family members says that they have reversed roles with their parent. We hear it, and quickly correct it, when a staff person speaks to an elder in a “babyish” way, whether using terms of endearment or tone of voice.

In the past two weeks, a group of nearly 20 older adults with whom I have the privilege of working, took........

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