Resolved Question What do elderly people like to talk about... ideas? Easy points!? In a few days I'll be starting in this program where you go into an elderly citizens home and pretty much sit down and talk to them like a friend. I only have one grandpa, so I don't know too much about old people. I was wondering what are the sort of things they like to talk about? Is there anything you think I should talk to them about? What do you talk about with old people? Thank you so much. :) Best Answer - Chosen by Asker It's great that you'll be participating in this program! I think that if you want to know what they like to talk about, don't ask direct questions, but say, "Can you tell me about ... ?" Speak slowly and clearly, and look right at them so they can read your facial expressions. We once went to a party where one of the women had brought her ninety-year-old mother along, mainly because there was no one else to be with her at home. For courtesy's sake we sat down to talk to the elderly lady. It was fascinating! She told us about skating parties on the farm pond, pegging out laundry on the clothes line, the pet dogs and cats they had, and lots of other things. It was like a window into the past! You could talk about what the house they grew up in was like, their parents,