In the book, Patient and Family Education in Managed Care and Beyond, suggest several ways to better educate and communicate older adults in a health care setting (Parker, Davis, & Williams, 1999). Health care providers can promote improved communication with patients by utilizing written documents with writing that is on a fifth grade reading level and even lower if possible. It’s preference for anyone to have material that is straightforward and easy to understand. Another suggestion in the book is to implement pictures, videos, and audio formats to educate patients on their health care. It’s up to the health care system to meet there patients where they are at. A fairly practice is teaching the patient/caregiver how to perform their in
