why do elderly whisper?
437467
Perhaps.\n\nOr maybe it is some sort of dementia.  Dementia is very common in older people.
248383
Because they want to be heard and remembered...
981087
Because people tend to get nasty and angry with things they do not them themselves understand or participate in. So they lash out to make themselves heard instead of just biting their tongue and not showing that they don't know. What was it grandma use to say, ohh yeah. People might think your a fool but open your mouth and then they will know for sure.
259230
From the Geriatric Tactics Manual GM-25, ed. 1999...\n\n"...as elderly people often regress mentally into a childlike state, appropriate tactics to dealing witha difficult child can be used.....when the elderly patient is difficult or erascible, it is often because they are tired. In these cases, it is an acceptable tactic to set the clocks forward a couple of hours and use a rerun of Matlock to lull them to sleep...." (no nasty emails please, I'm just the messenger).\n\nI would say that while dishonesty is a sin in any form, I don't think the sin-o-meter will spin very hard against you on this one.  Grandma needs her sleep.  You need your sanity.
760106
Oh this one cracked me up.  Yeah it will probably kill the old boys and the women will be chasing you....you know men who are alive and in nursing homes are quite the commodity.  They are very popular with the women.  So watch yourself.  It would be nice to go sing to the elderly, but you might want to be a little more dignified :)  Have fun!
924308
The speaker is lamenting having done something or considering something that will rob him/her of the joys of old age. These joys include honor, love, obedience, multitudes of friends. Instead, he/she will receive silent curses from people for a long time, honor spoken falsely from others, and another day of living, which many people would be pleased to have in itself. At the same time, people feeling so depressed, such as the speaker, might be happy and simultaneously unhappy for living another day.
1079943
hopefully because they have a love for elderly people and want to take care of this vulnerable population and make a difference in their lives
87022
because they show their emotions when they say speak
717035
You probably refer to Foreignese: if a speaker of a foreign language does not understand you, you will suddently start speaking LOUDER and slower to them...\n\nIt's very interesting and everybody seems to do that, even people who are not US Americans or other native speakers of English.\n\nMaybe it's some kind of patronising or caretaking discourse they are adopting?
736876
yea.  It's interesting.  Sometimes they might surprise you and end up being very talkative.  They could just be shy.  you never know.  Quiet people are quiet for a reason, and sometimes, by observing them, you find out why it is they're quiet.
1102413
b.c ur whisper turns into loudness
694069
Only a old man would ask this question.lol.Who knows why.
956019
I suggest you document specific instances when the elderly had trouble communicating with the non-English speaking care giver and the results of the language barrier.\n\nThen you can report that to the Deparment of Social Services in your state as they license elderly care. So the government authorities can look into it and assess the implication of the situation. But they would need something to work so, so document and present it to them
1043599
old people rarely get horny .. and if at all this happens, they are old enough to handle it ... I guess ...:)
674159
Those old geezers on 60 minutes!! BUT TALK REAL LOUD! And whats with that 90 year old hipster with the earring???
196250
Alzheimer's is pretty major in the elderly.  They forget and become agressive.
630816
they just need reassurance that if they talk, someone will hear, even if it's nonsense!