Sexuality in Long-Term Care:
Resident to Resident
Order# EC645
Presented by Georgia Stevens, PhD, APRN, BC
20 minutes
physician/nursing staff discussion
$150 purchase; $75 rental
What concerns do staff have concerning resident to resident intimacy? What questions need to be asked? Does one or both of the residents have a diagnosis of dementia? Does either resident have a spouse or an adult child who does not approve of the new relationship? When appropriate, how can residents be given necessary privacy? What happens when inhibition control is diminished? What happens when a resident develops an unwanted attraction for another resident or demonstrates sexual behaviors which are offensive or frightening to another resident?