The International Longevity Center, along with the Aging Services of California, have come up with a guide of politically correct and incorrect ways of identifying and portraying the elderly.
According to both organizations, describing a person as "elderly" or "senior citizen" can be offensive,“older adult”is suggested as a better alternative.
Other unwelcomed terms considered patronizing and demeaning include, “feisty,”“spry,”“feeble,”“eccentric,” “senile” and “grandmotherly."
The word “home" as a better alternative to“skilled nursing facility”is suggested as well.
Other terms listed to avoid using seem funny to me because I can't imagine anyone using them. But just to be on the safe side don't use any of these either, “biddy,” “codger,” “coot,” “crone,” “fogy,” “fossil,” “geezer,” “hag,” “old fart,” “old goat,” “prune,” “senile old fool” and “vegetable.”
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