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How Can Your Organisation Support Sexuality and
Intimacy?
One key strategy is to ensure that everyone is aware
of sexuality and intimacy as basic human needs. Most
facilities and support agencies will have lengthy
admission paperwork to complete, however very few
will give consideration to a sensitive discussion about
supporting the person to continue meeting these
needs.
A valuable tool/resource has been developed which
can assist with this (see the link below); asking
questions of the facility such as:
”Does your facility offer residents the opportunity to
discuss the effects of medications on sexual
expression?” or “Does your facility have suitable
private spaces for individuals or couples to express
their sexuality and intimacy?”
These sorts of questions can guide the ways a facility
might improve its support of sexuality and intimacy
for residents and their partners, to support this vital
aspect of connectedness.
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