Understanding sex and intimacy in care homes
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Understanding sex and intimacy in care homes

Jennifer Trueland Health journalist
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Updated RCN guidance helps nurses ensure residents can express their sexuality while being aware of safeguards

Sexuality, in all its dimensions, is part of who we are – and it remains part of who we are, even if we move into a care home. This topic is covered in the latest edition of the RCN discussion and guidance document Older People in Care Homes: Sex, Sexuality and Intimate Relationships.

Nursing Older People. 35, 1, 12-13. doi: 10.7748/nop.35.1.12.s4

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30 January 2023 / Vol 35 issue 1

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