A report criticising care home staff who call residents 'darling' and 'sweetie' has opened up a debate about the language nurses should use.The report was published earlier this month by Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors who visited Brackenley Residential Care Home in Yorkshire, which provides services for people with learning disabilities.The inspectors said that although the language was intended to be friendly, it could be regarded as 'patronising and demeaning'. Other terms used by staff included 'love' and 'handsome'.
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