Sex & Intimacy in Aged Care: The Conversation Providers Aren't Having (Live Panel at Ageing Australia Conference)

A 74-year-old was reported for a "new behaviour." It was 60 years new… Live from the Ageing Australia Conference, we’re joined with Melissa Argent from Rockpool and Vicki Cain, dementia specialist with 41 years in the sector, about sex and intimacy as a right under Standard 1, not a risk to manage. We get into where the new Aged Care Act leaves providers exposed, and the tension between naming intimacy as a right while still carrying a mandatory duty to report. Real cases come up throughout. Residents who found love again with advanced dementia, a resident who arranged intimate support near end of life, and the built environment problems most facilities were never designed to solve. Live Q&A included. Key moments: 4:10: How one provider handled two residents who believed they were married 06:28: Who the SIRS report should actually be about 9:18: Why a dying resident planned to book a motel  12:14: The advanced directive most providers haven’t thought through  12:44: The real answer to content in the “gray zone” 17:55: What provides miss when they report “new behaviour” in older residents 21:50: What your building is telling residents about permission 23:31: What a family actually needed when a resident found new love 25:26: What a POA can’t actually override — Connect with Dane and Rose or the Podcast on Linkedin. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dane-mitchell-763ba524 https://www.linkedin.com/in/rose-plater-0a111a129 https://www.linkedin.com/company/time-well-spent-podcast If you want to book a free Reablement Planning Workshop with Optimum Allied Health, visit www.opthealth.com.au/tws If you’re starting to scope out your next project, get in touch with Paynters over at www.paynters.com.au  If you are building a new care facility today, or embedding care into an existing village, you should talk to Eevi.  Visit eevi.life or call 1300 802 738.