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Rights to Sexual Expression in Nursing Homes
39:33 - 45:29 (05:55)
Hebrew Home, a nonprofit nursing home that upholds residents' sexual expression, allows intimacy for all residents, including those with dementia, while also protecting people from unwanted touch.
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A nonprofit nursing home in New York City is promoting sexual intimacy as a human right and requiring staff to facilitate residents' sexual expression, regardless of orientation, while leaving their own religious or moral values at home.
39:33 - 42:50 (03:16)
Nursing Home Policy
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A nonprofit nursing home in New York City is promoting sexual intimacy as a human right and requiring staff to facilitate residents' sexual expression, regardless of orientation, while leaving their own religious or moral values at home.
ChapterRights to Sexual Expression in Nursing Homes
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PodcastThe Daily
The prevalence of dementia in nursing homes complicates administrators' approach to intimacy, but a new document allows people with early dementia or concerns about developing it to express their preferences for intimate relationships as cognitive and verbal skills decline.
42:50 - 45:29 (02:38)
Dementia
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The prevalence of dementia in nursing homes complicates administrators' approach to intimacy, but a new document allows people with early dementia or concerns about developing it to express their preferences for intimate relationships as cognitive and verbal skills decline.