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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSex Among Demented Spurs Group to Call for Policies
(Bloomberg) An association of professionals who work at hundreds of elderly-care facilities in the U.S. is calling on the homes to reconsider their policies -- or, in most cases, lack of policies -- on geriatric sex.
AMDA, formerly known as the American Medical Directors Association, said it took the action after articles published by Bloomberg News exposed the under-examined issues and consequences of sex between the demented at U.S. facilities.
Some nursing home companies are already reviewing their policies in light of the stories. Hebrew Health Care, a non-profit operator of a variety of elderly-care services in West Hartford, Connecticut, started developing a policy and training in September, said Pamela Atwood, its director of dementia-care services.
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Difficult Decisions
People are sexually active well into their 70s and 80s, research has found. For those with dementia, intimacy and sex can be a healthy comfort as they lose comprehension of family and friends. Federal and state laws require care facilities to respect residents rights to privacy, including that for kissing, fondling, intercourse and other sexual activity.
In interviews, doctors and other caregivers relate myriad situations requiring difficult decisions by facility staff and families: people with dementia who have forgotten who their spouses are and seek intimacy with others; a husband who demands sex from his demented wife, despite her resistance; a demented woman who has passionate sex with her husband, then attacks him for having an affair. .....................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-28/sex-among-demented-spurs-group-to-call-for-policies.html
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Sex Among Demented Spurs Group to Call for Policies (Original Post)
marmar
Oct 2013
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Brickbat
(19,339 posts)1. Heartbreaking and almost impossible to regulate -- or not regulate -- without violating rights
somewhere along the line, I would think. Consent can be hard enough when both people have all their faculties.
dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)2. I thought this headline referred to TeaParty members! n/t
BlueCheese
(2,522 posts)3. I thought this had something to do with Tim Duncan. n/t
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)4. I thought that was Tony Parker....?
Link Speed
(650 posts)5. I have several acquaintances who reside in "Homes"
Ironically, they are all well-to-do women who live in upscale assisted living complexes. We often go play old songs for them. Being in Wine Country, there are no shortages of food, wine and cocktails at these events. And there is no shortage of Wild Older Women - they are as wild as groupies were back in The Day. As far as I can tell, most of the Hell Raisers are of perfectly sound mind. They just want to have fun.
edited for spelling