Elderspeak - How do you address older people?

[@judycheney1031]

I feel guilty for telling people not to call me honey sweety, and etc. The other person can turn offensive. I do believe my words fall on death ears. And I feel I have been in an argument because of their offensive reaction. I guess since I can't stop it, and I never will, my best solution for me, is bite my tongue and take the high road.

[@cdcsagedcare]

It is difficult sometimes. I was recently in the UK and in an area where it was common for the locals to call you duck or ducky. This was an old term from the Middle Ages where it actually meant duc or duke and was a term of respect. It's sometimes best to pick your battles. In an aged care context if staff called someone duck or love etc., it would be appropriate to pull them up and let them know your preferred title or name as they should know better, it's more difficult with the casual meeting of a worker in a shop.

[@MegaRobzo]

I find the CDCS videos very useful, especially in the education space. They make a great adjunct to online or face-to-face professional development programs

[@cdcsagedcare]

Thanks for your feedback Robyn, it's great to know that our videos are useful 🙂