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Sexual and institutional issues when one spouse resides in the community and the other lives in a nursing home

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Abstract

Later life marriages often include one partner caregiving another. In some situations, institutionalization of a mate may become a viable option. One issue requiring attention when one mate resides in a nursing home and the other lives in the community is that of sexuality between the couple. Four issues are discussed: intimacy/sexual needs of the nursing home resident and the communitydwelling spouse, sexually inappropriate behaviors as related to sexuality between a nursing home resident and his/her spouse, and the role of the nursing home in facilitating relationships between these couples. Clinical implications of these issues are also explored.

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Kaplan, L. Sexual and institutional issues when one spouse resides in the community and the other lives in a nursing home. Sex Disabil 14, 281–293 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02590100

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