- Ask about their past. What is your favorite childhood memory? ...
- Ask for their views on the present. What is one piece of technology you think has changed the world for the better? ...
- Look toward the future. ...
- Ask about their favorite things. ...
- Ask about accomplishments.
What do seniors want most?
When they were asked which factor is most important to maintain a high quality of life in their senior years, staying connected to friends and family was the top choice of 4 in 10 seniors, ahead of having financial means (30 percent).
What are good questions to ask seniors?
- What are the most rewarding things about getting older? Is it a lifetime of knowledge? ...
- What are the most important lessons you’ve learned in your life? ...
- Who has influenced you the most? ...
- What life advice would you pass along? ...
- If you could go back to any age, what would it be?
What issues are most important to seniors?
- Health Care Costs – The older we get, the more healthcare we need. ...
- Disease – Alzheimer’s, dementia, cataracts, macular degeneration, and osteoporosis – these health issues and more threaten a person’s day-to-day functioning capabilities.
What are some good discussion topics?
- Free time. What do you do in your free time? ...
- Music. What kind of music are you into? ...
- Movies. What type of movies do you like? ...
- Food. What’s your favorite food / ethnic food / restaurant / thing to cook / seasonal food? ...
- Books. Do you like reading books? ...
- TV. What shows do you watch? ...
- Travel. ...
- Hobbies.
What do 70 year olds do for fun?
- Group Exercise Classes. ...
- Wii Sports. ...
- Walking Clubs. ...
- Gardening Clubs. ...
- Book Clubs. ...
- Life Story Exercises. ...
- Lectures and Continuing Ed Classes. ...
- Art Classes.
What are the four major old age problems?
Common conditions in older age include hearing loss, cataracts and refractive errors , back and neck pain and osteoarthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, depression, and dementia.
What to talk about with seniors?
- Where were you born? ...
- What’s the story behind your name?
- What was your first job?
- What did you do for fun when you were a child?
- What were your childhood favorites — food, movie, game, colors?
- What inventions, fads, or world events do you remember most vividly?
How do you talk to a senior?
Speak Clearly
Remain calm and talk in a gentle, matter-of-fact way. Speak louder, if necessary, but do not shout. Make sure to enunciate clearly and avoid mumbling and talking too quickly. Focus on one idea at a time, and keep sentences short and simple.
What do seniors want to talk about?
Discussion Topics for Seniors
Ask about their past . What is your favorite childhood memory? What did you and your friends do for fun when you were younger? What was the best lesson you learned?
What are three key issues for the older person?
- Chronic health conditions. ...
- Cognitive health. ...
- Mental health. ...
- Physical injury. ...
- HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. ...
- Malnutrition. ...
- Sensory impairments.
What problems do seniors have?
- Cognitive decline. ...
- Balance issues. ...
- Oral health problems. ...
- Heart disease. ...
- Osteoarthritis or osteoporosis. ...
- Respiratory diseases. ...
- It’s estimated that 25 percent of adults age 65 and older have type 2 diabetes. ...
- Influenza or pneumonia.
What are the 5 stages of aging?
- Independence.
- Interdependence.
- Dependency.
- Crisis management.
- End of life.
What is the most debated topic?
- Civil Rights. ...
- Censorship and Freedom of Speech. ...
- Climate Change. ...
- Death Penalty/Capital Punishment. ...
- Abortion. ...
- Social Security. ...
- Artificial Intelligence. ...
- Health Insurance.
What is the best topic for friendship?
- What embarrasses you the most and/or what’s been your most embarrassing moment?
- Who do you look up to the most, and what qualities do you love about that person?
- What would be your perfect day? ...
- What’s your biggest fear?
- How do you like to be comforted when you’re sad or upset?
What is the best topic in English?
- Independence Day.
- Labour Day.
- Mother’s Day.
- World Population Day.
- World Health Day.
- Ambedkar Jayanti.
- Gandhi Jayanti.
- Human Rights Day.
