title: Incapable sex: a case study.
abstract: Although it is well known that intimacy and sexual expression are an important part of being human and of healthy living, facilities such as nursing homes, adult group homes, or assisted living residences commonly struggle with knowing how to balance supporting residents who are incapable to have sexual lives with their duty to protect them from foreseeable harm. This article presents a challenging case and uses the British Columbia Supporting Sexual Health and Intimacy in Care Facility Guidelines to determine what should be done.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia. bjeverett@shaw.ca
authors.forename: Bethan J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Everett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D040561:Assisted Living Facilities / Q000592:standards*; D001955:British Columbia; D003075:Coitus; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D016352:Group Homes / Q000592:standards; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D021841:Safe Sex; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*