Older people in care homes: sexuality and intimate relationships
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Older people in care homes: sexuality and intimate relationships

Hazel Heath Independent nurse consultant, Older people
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Hazel Heath discusses the challenges that nurses face in supporting residents to express their sexual needs

The Royal College of Nursing has developed guidance to help nurses and care staff work effectively with issues of sexuality, intimate relationships and sex, particularly for older people living in care homes. This article looks at the barriers to ensuring the sexual rights and freedoms of care home residents are protected and suggests how the new guidance might help.

Nursing Older People. 23, 6, 14-20. doi: 10.7748/nop2011.07.23.6.14.c8585

Keywords :

Care homes - intimate relationships - sex - sexuality

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24 June 2011 / Vol 23 issue 6

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