Nursing home facilities are grappling with how to deal with residents and their active sex lives Seniors living in long term care facilities can develop relationships that family members and staff may find hard to address For many nursing homes, education on this topic has been increased. But the trend is clear—sex is part of life at any age, even in nursing homes Touch me aging involves losses, including impairment of four of the five senses—vision, hearing, smell, and taste. In other areas of care, nursing homes have more discretion—for example, by allowing an individual resident to choose when she will eat her meals and what clothes she will wear
Absent from nursing home regulations are guidelines on how to assess and accommodate residents’ preferences for intimate sexual activity. Is it ok for elderly people in nursing homes to have sex What happens when your elderly mom or dad falls in love with another senior at the nursing home or assisted living facility When there's promiscuity in the nursing home, where do staff step in?
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