adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a young/middle-aged/elderly couple
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A young couple with a baby have just moved into the house next door.
frail elderly people
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frail elderly people
the elderly population
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Should the entire elderly population be regularly screened for this disease?
young/old/elderly etc lady
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
very
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And research must be concentrated on the needs of the very elderly and how to meet them.
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The figures for very elderly men are just over six in ten married, and nearly a third widowed.
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Women who have never married are over-represented among the very elderly .
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There are two forms of inequality related to occupational pensions which also serve to disadvantage very elderly women, especially widows.
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She also came to talk to us at a recent training day about what the very elderly can and can not do.
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The institutional population, as Chapter 2 illustrated, is a very elderly population.
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Secondly, very elderly women are poorer than young ones.
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The third vulnerable group of the population are the very elderly with only a state pension.
■ NOUN
client
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An example of a social work interaction with an elderly client is given in the following case example of Mr Foskett.
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Donald M.. Bickerstaff, 38, is accused of cheating elderly clients and banks of millions of dollars.
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They can also help to make exercise opportunities available to their elderly clients by encouraging local recreation facilities to provide special classes.
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At least an hour should be allowed to conduct an interview with a vulnerable elderly client , in order to begin an assessment.
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This particularly assists those elderly clients who may be resentful at times that they appear to need help.
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For help with drawing up or amending a will, there are solicitors who specialise in advising elderly clients .
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Unless this attention is given, practitioners will be unwittingly reinforcing the widespread depressed level of desire found in elderly clients .
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This involves understanding the perspective of the elderly client , of the carers and how the caring relationship developed.
couple
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The elderly couple sitting in chairs on either side of the fireplace rose to their feet as we entered.
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In 1952, the family rented an 800-square-foot, two-bedroom apartment that the elderly couple still call home.
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Why should those living alone or elderly couples be paying as high rates as large wage-earning families?
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An elderly couple is silently eating chicken and mashed potatoes at a table by the window.
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As she opened the gate, some people came out of the front door - an elderly couple with Susan behind them.
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The other man to die was Brian Roberson, 36, who stabbed to death an elderly couple in 1986.
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An elderly couple were leaning over their garden gate.
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The clients included secretaries, elderly couples , marketing managers.
lady
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We were sharing a table with an elderly lady , a Mrs Harvey.
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He had been able to charm more than a few elderly ladies in his time.
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There was another worried elderly lady on 20 December 1884.
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Like all elderly ladies , however, she needs polite attention.
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You see, it needed more strength than an elderly lady or a boy could have.
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I found her in a large day-room where groups of elderly ladies sat in plastic-covered armchairs.
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But elderly ladies make me feel uncomfortable and our small talk petered out.
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The first was an elderly lady with severe swelling of the eyelids and around the mouth.
man
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There was a commotion at the door and a tall elderly man entered.
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An elderly man is walking slowly and painfully close to the wall, using it as support.
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By the fire in the centre of this primeval setting stood an elderly man and a dozen boys.
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He was an elderly man dressed in an ancient broadcloth suit and polished shoes.
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An elderly man , who was walking his pet, collapsed when he tried to beat off the Rottweiler.
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Inside the funeral program was a black-and-white photograph of the gnarled hands of an elderly man .
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The condition usually affects middle aged and elderly men .
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An elderly man whom I had never met before came up to me to offer help.
parent
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Only ten refer - usually more briefly - to their elderly parents , and only eight to their own ageing.
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The same electronic system that provides flexibility to care for children or elderly parents at home can function as an electronic leash.
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If you find this happening to your elderly parent , try to help her to reorganise her eating habits.
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People are becoming increasingly faced with having some responsibility for the care of their elderly parents or relatives.
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A great many people love their elderly Parent or aunt sufficiently to want to look after them.
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Anytime / anyplace work can be ideal for those needing to care for children or elderly parents .
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Ianthe was the only child of elderly parents , who seemed to be a whole generation removed from those of her contemporaries.
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It was awkward having two elderly parents .
patient
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It is scandalous that elderly patients should be treated in that way.
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We need to learn more about what we can do for the elderly patient .
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These result suggest that most elderly patients have some difficulty in making the best use of eye-drops.
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Then she was hired to work at the hospital, sterilizing surgical instruments and assisting elderly patients .
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Age Concern believes that convalescent facilities must be available to all elderly patients who require them.
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Casei. i An elderly patient who has been vomiting is admitted to the hospital because of dehydration.
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However, it should be noted at this stage that only a minority of elderly patients are heated by the geriatric services.
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By 1948, however, Cosin was pointing out that the idea that most elderly patients were untreatable was a misconception.
people
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That is what we provide in our residential homes for elderly people .
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A lot of people use them, families with young children and elderly people who all need to get to the shops.
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Some elderly people entering private care do so using there own financial resources.
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In fact elderly people are less likely to be attacked.
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They did, in fact, take in a small number of elderly people .
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Hughes looks at comprehensive assessment of elderly people and their carers.
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This chapter seeks to explore these matters in some depth, for they are critical to the understanding of elderly people .
person
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Frequently a crisis is precipitated by some sudden change in health or behaviour, of the elderly person or a carer.
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Recurrent pale loss of consciousness in an elderly person suggests this diagnosis.
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In 1991 it is estimated that the young elderly represent 56% of all elderly persons , and further proportionate falls are anticipated.
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As a result, the likelihood that an elderly person wound up in a nursing home decreased.
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This can sometimes be sensed in elderly persons who are approaching the end.
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In many cases this care can continue with adjustments in the amount of support until the elderly person dies.
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However, there is also a strong, independent effect of the type of household in which the elderly person lives.
population
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In addition, the very old will form an increasingly large element of the total elderly population .
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Another fast growing category is the indigent elderly population in nursing homes.
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The ageing of the elderly population itself is now of particular significance.
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Current projections anticipate: Between 1991 and 2001 the 75+ age group will grow from 44% to 48% of the elderly population .
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At present, only some 5 percent of the elderly population live in institutions.
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The institutional population , as Chapter 2 illustrated, is a very elderly population.
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Without such a preventive drive, the cost will rise dramatically with the growth of the very elderly population .
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These and other factors combined to give the elderly population a new and high profile in post-war public debate and social research.
relative
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He says he's angry, everyone has elderly relatives .
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Active adults had to take care of both their elderly relatives and their children.
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When families place elderly relatives into residential care, a similar feeling of guilt is often apparent.
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Project 2: The impact of elderly relatives in the household.
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They always had to share with other people, our elderly relatives .
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Mary had been looked after by a nanny until the age of seven and had then stayed intermittently with elderly relatives .
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And then they couldn't be on their own because they had the elderly relatives to care for.
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It also examines how caring for children or elderly relatives or taking part-time work can affect the level of your pension.
resident
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She added that Miss Owen had been sacked for asking the elderly residents their views about another member of staff.
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Polreath, David, elderly resident of Lanrean.
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Perhaps local authorities should thankfully accept this solution and turn their attention to the needs of non-dementing elderly residents and community services.
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The children were encouraged to talk to the elderly residents about their own childhoods and life experiences.
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Some local authorities only support elderly residents in their own homes, whereas two authorities have no directly provided provision.
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One authority supports elderly residents solely in voluntary establishments, whereas the other uses a combination of private and voluntary provision.
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Parvis, elderly resident in the village of Lanrean.
woman
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The night before, a well-dressed elderly woman reeled towards him clutching a half-eaten burger and threw up all over his instrument.
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And there, at a corner table, sitting with an elderly woman and a younger man, was the legendary caddie.
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The attack also killed two elderly women bystanders and injured 10 other people.
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He went in, and found an elderly woman lying on the floor.
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Aspirin was also used by the elderly woman in the first case.
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Replace it with a picture of an elderly woman in a wheelchair desiring relief from chronic pain.
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There are two forms of inequality related to occupational pensions which also serve to disadvantage very elderly women , especially widows.
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Then, he looked up and saw an elderly woman in a dark fur coat leaving the elevator.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A few decades ago, the average cruise ship passenger was elderly , affluent, and retired. Not anymore.
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A group of elderly ladies sat drinking coffee in the cafeteria.
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An elderly Englishwoman was seated next to me on the plane.
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Some elderly residents cited concerns over crime levels.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An elderly couple is silently eating chicken and mashed potatoes at a table by the window.
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He's quite plump and I suppose quite elderly , but he has a wonderful mind.
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Nor was he really all that elderly .
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The elderly people in my constituency worry about their financial predicament.
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The group interviewed 14 elderly homeowners who approached the nonprofit organization for help with loans.
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The party members attending the session here were mostly middle-aged or elderly California residents.
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Their legacy from the poor law was a stock of homes, for the elderly and disabled, that were ex-workhouses.