Elderly day care

[Hawaiibill]

A first step is not label it Elderly "Day Care" as it another form of Ageism or stereotyping older people to need "care" when many are fit and in good physical shape.

[hullexile]

A first step is not label it Elderly "Day Care" as it another form of Ageism or stereotyping older people to need "care" when many are fit and in good physical shape.

What? It is day care for the elderly. What else do you want to call it? That doesn't mean all elderly need care.

[MABinPengChau]

A first step is not label it Elderly "Day Care" as it another form of Ageism or stereotyping older people to need "care" when many are fit and in good physical shape.

The problem is that there are so many different levels of "day programs." Some are social clubs for independent and active elderly. Some are for people who DO need care (high levels of dementia and need help with daily activities like feeding and toileting). And everything in between.

So it's really complicated. And not sure exactly what level OP is looking for.

[paddylast]

It’s fairly common around town, not just in elderly services settings. Especially cringy sounding in canto. Apparently a recognised problem. Look up “elder speak” and "infantilisation".
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I always assumed people speak slowly and loudly because a lot of elderly may be hard of hearing. Also, I think over time we adjust our language accordingly to the individual people we meet on a regular basis.

I wonder do professionals do it to appear more caring in front of colleagues or family members of the patient, kind of like people pretend to like other people's children.

[drumbrake]

This article might be of interest in a general way. I think the writer used to work for the SCMP many years ago.

https://www.businessinsider.com/cari...-behind-2025-4