Sexual Expression in Long-Term Care Institutions: Are We Ready for the Baby Boomer Generation?

We examined sexuality-related attitudes, including in the context of dementia, among 150 LTC administrators. Participants also completed a questionnaire assessing their experiences and perceptions regarding existing and anticipated supports, barriers, and priorities. Most participants demonstrated positive sexual attitudes; however, multiple challenges to meeting residents' sexuality needs were noted, including assessing capacity to consent, limited privacy, staff training, conflicting attitudes, and a lack of adequate policy and guidelines. Challenges are broad and significant and considerable attention is required to meet the expectations of the next generation of LTC residents, including gender and sexual minority elders.PMID:38706310 | DOI:10.1017/S0714980824000163
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Source Type: research