Alzheimer's Care

Physical Intimacy:
The Person with Alzheimer’s Disease

Order# AD231
Presented by Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH

physician/nursing staff discussion
and patient vignettes
20 minutes
$150 purchase; $75 rental

Dr. Rabins discusses with nursing assistants who work with Alzheimer's patients, the need for positive intimacy, touch, hugs and even consensual/family approved sex. They also discuss when intimacy is inappropriate and what actions need to be taken.

Topics include: issues relating to resident to resident intimacies; public masturbation; inappropriate touching of other residents and staff; and the need for team and family involvement to develop solutions. Filmed at Copper Ridge.

Topics: Comfort, companionship, sex, relationships, family decisions
Audience: Nursing assistants and other staff in long-term care, assisted living and day care

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