The need for love, affection, physical closeness and contact continues throughout life, as does the desire to look and feel good. These needs are all part of our sexuality which can remain important for older people living in aged care facilities.
This course asks the questions that all those caring for with people with dementia need to reflect on in developing strategies that result in individualized responses to the different needs of individuals. The course discusses what sexuality is, the behaviors that may be present that can be perceived as sexual in nature, the human rights and responsibilities of people with dementia, duty of care issues, understanding family relationships, approaches to risk management and developing policies on sexual behavior.