Reply #4: Or all of the good persons who think it their spiritual duty to bring candy to the Elderly.

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Even the diabetic ones.

And with not that many CNAs around to be sure that their teeth get brushed when they need it, even the Elders who have relatively good minds and hips and can get around okay, can be advised to have an entire mouth full of teeth pulled all at once, even though that dental assault happens to spatter their best blouse, the one with lace on the collar, with blood.

All just because of all that candy, when what our Elders REALLY want is for someone to spend some time with them and to listen, or to take a walk outside, or to play a game.