Comments on: Love, Romance May Still Flourish in the Nursing Home, But Can An Advance Directive Give Residents the Right to a Sex Life?

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:11:27 +0000

I don’t think they should act like wardens. let them live what is left of their lives.

By: rent a pod

rent a pod — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:35:07 +0000

That’s certainly a said story for both Dorothy and Bob (or whatever their real names might be). It seems no matter what the situation, a preplanned, well thought out discussion when it comes to age and health issues is the only good way at the moment to resolve such conflicts.

By: C. Shawn Oak, MSSW

C. Shawn Oak, MSSW — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:55:55 +0000

Self-determination, intimacy, and sexual expression for residents of long-term care facilities is an emerging issue. In a society that historically represses sexual behavior and reeled at the sexual revolution are about to experience a second sexual revolution when the boomers begin entering long-term care and discover the barriers in place to discourage them from being sexual. Moreover, the mantra from the 60s may change from, “Make Love, Not War” to a “Making War on the polices and practices of long-term care, to make love”!

Add these barriers to the medicalization of a natural behavior such as sexual expression within the context of dementia and Alzheimer’s and the need for a sexual advanced directive becomes more attractive–at least in my opinion.

I’m working on it.

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