A care aide at a long-term care facility has assured the family of a resident that their father's increasing forgetfulness is a normal part of the aging process. How can the nurse best respond to the care aide's statement to the family?
A) "It's actually a myth that older people experience changes to their memory.".
B) "Memory losses are a normal age-related change many people experience.".
C) "Older adults have less working memory and slower retrieval, but this still requires further assessment.".
D) "There is no reason for healthy older adults to experience changes in their memory unless they are experiencing dementia.".
C
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Older adults often experience delays in retrieval of memories and working memory. Some changes in memory, even in the absence of delirium or dementia, are to be expected but they should not be discounted and would require further assessment.
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