Long-Term Care Survey Alert

Sex in Long-Term Care:

Toward a Better Understanding

Those surveyed by AMDA favored a “staff training manual” as the most essential element of training related to sexual behavior in the nursing home. Seventy-one percent of respondents said that this type of resource would be helpful.

Other types of training seen as important included:

Samples of documents and forms related to consent capacity and sexual behavior    63 percent

Creation of specific policies regarding sexual behavior   57 percent

Multimedia educational resources                56 percent

Online continuing education offerings          52 percent

Policy and procedure manual                         36 percent

Bibliography of refereed journals                   29 percent

Consultant to facilitate discussion, education and training         19 percent

Revision of current policies regarding sexual behavior                18 percent

Four percent of respondents reported “no need for educational resources at this time.”