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Very few health care providers are as old as their geriatric patients. Therefore, those providers bring limited personal experience with or insight into the nature of ageing and the consequences of chronic disease to the provider–patient relationship. There is a risk of the nature of ageing being stereotyped by younger health care providers. They may exaggerate the meaning/impact of functional differences, the consequences of chronic illnesses, and the degree to which disabilities that increase with age affect older adults’ quality of life. As a result, there is a risk that providers might fail to recommend lifestyle changes involving smoking cessation, good nutrition, and exercise that might help older adults continue to live independently for many more years. Alternatively, older adults may disregard the expert advice of health professionals who are significantly younger than they are (reverse stereotyping) because they feel that the provider does not understand ageing due to a lack of personal experience.