Talking With Your Older Patient: A Clinician's Handbook by National Institute of Aging - HTML preview

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Reduce Barriers to Communication

Older adults often have sensory impairments that can affect communication. Vision and hearing problems need to be treated and accounted for in communication. Ask older patients when they last had vision and hearing exams.