Investigating sexuality and consent in New Zealand’s residential aged care

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English - July 14, 2021 09:00 - 11 minutes - 8.12 MB
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Sexuality is an intrinsic part of identity. However, intimacy and sexuality in residential aged care are often contested issues, particularly in the case of people living with different types of dementia.

Professor Mark Henrickson, Dr Catherine Cook, Dr Vanessa Schouten and Ms Sandra McDonald are researching consent in this domain.

Read more about their research in Research Features.

Read the original article: https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2021.1871649