Sex and Dementia in the Nursing Home: Balancing Resident Rights with Resident Safety

Can a nursing home resident with dementia consent to being sexually intimate with others? It depends. The competing interests — respecting resident rights while protecting vulnerable residents from abuse — are nuanced and complex. As illustrated below, even expert physicians can disagree in a particular case.
Source: Caring for the Ages - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Legal Issues Source Type: news