Balancing resident rights and safety.<\/strong><\/p>\n Excerpted from an article by Lee Ann Griffen in the Florida Health Care Association\u2019s newsletter<\/em> \u201cCompetent residents engaging in consensual sexual activity is not a cause for undue concern in Assisted living communities may specialize in accommodating residents who have cognitive A clinical assessment must occur in order to determine consent. Guidance may be found at Balancing resident rights and safety. Excerpted from an article by Lee Ann Griffen in the Florida Health Care Association\u2019s newsletter \u201cPulse\u201d. \u201cCompetent residents engaging in consensual sexual activity is not a cause for undue concern in assisted living, especially considering…<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\u201cPulse\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nassisted living, especially considering many residents have their own rooms which they call
\nhome. CMS\u2019 interpretation of Home and Community-Based Characteristics for assisted living
\nclients who receive Medicaid services takes this further, providing individuals the right to have
\nvisitors of their choosing at any time.<\/p>\n
\nimpairments. It\u2019s important to recognize that cognitive impairments do not necessarily make a
\nperson ineligible for sexual activity. However, administrators and professional staff must try to
\ndifferentiate between intimacy and abuse. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to sexuality and
\ndementia.<\/p>\n
\nwww.nih.gov\/ ; search Intimacy and Sexuality. It should be noted that a person\u2019s right to make
\nchoices is not (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"