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The following is a list of terms used in relation to age with negative connotations. Many age-negative terms intersect with ableism, or are derogatory toward people with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Age-negative terms are used about young people as well as older people.
An old man at a nursing home in Norway. Elderly care, or simply eldercare (also known in parts of the English-speaking world as aged care), serves the needs of old adults.It encompasses assisted living, adult daycare, long-term care, nursing homes (often called residential care), hospice care, and home care.
People who are of old age are also referred to as: old people, elderly, elders, senior citizens, seniors or older adults. [1] Old age is not a definite biological stage: the chronological age denoted as "old age" varies culturally and historically. [ 2 ]
Senior (shortened as Sr.) means "the elder" in Latin and is often used as a suffix for the elder of two or more people in the same family with the same given name, usually a parent or grandparent. It may also refer to: Senior (name), a surname or given name; Senior (education), a student in the final year of high school, college or university
Old Age Pensioner (US senior citizen) off-licence / offie a store for alcoholic beverages which must be imbibed elsewhere (US liquor store) off-the-peg of clothes etc., ready-made rather than made to order (US: off-the-rack) off you/we go * a command to begin something or to start moving (US: "let's go") offal *
Independent senior living differs from continuing care communities, which offer independent living along with multiple other levels of care, such as assisted living and skilled nursing, in one single residence. [8] A retirement home is a multi-residence housing facility intended for the elderly.
HHS adds definitions like the term “father,” described as a male parent, and “mother,” a female parent. There were slight variations in the definition of “male” and “female.”
Assistive technology (AT) is a term for assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and the elderly. Disabled people often have difficulty performing activities of daily living (ADLs) independently, or even with assistance.