How to Deal With a Deaf Person

"I have short hair and an overall butchy and masculine appearance that makes many residents with memory issues believe I'm a man," says the woman. "Mary constantly assures me that she loves me and that I'm really sweet, but she never came off as flirty or anything." After a few weeks of this, Mary had become persistent. She stands by the kitchen door as I do dishes and simply watches me, waiting for me to come out and talk to her. Even then, it doesn't always work out since she's half deaf.