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"Speak up! I can't hear you!" -- 1.It is best to speak to an older person as you would to a small child - loudly, slowly, and with exaggerated emphasis -- 2.Hearing aids are beneficial for older adults in just about any situation, but many are just too stubborn to use them -- You can't be too carefu...

11.As people grow older, they get forgetful, and this is always a sign of dementia -- 12.Alzheimer's disease, dementia - they're one and the same -- 13.There's no help for Alzheimer's, so don't waste time or money on diagnosis of memory problems -- Older but wiser -- 14.Wisdom comes with age, so old...

24.Growing old is depressing; no wonder older people are more depressed than younger people -- 25.Older adults do not benefit significantly from therapy -- Growing old can only mean there is more opportunity to enjoy the bliss of family relationships -- 26.Older adults would choose living with kids...

And then you die... -- 35.A majority of older adults end up in nursing homes and stay there till they die -- 36.Suicide is more common among adolescents and young adults than it is among older adults -- 37.Older people have the greatest fear of death of any age group - they are the closest to it, so...