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“Do not disturb” (sex in nursing homes)

Why is enjoyable sex life among nursing home residents still so taboo? Does our society expect elders to have sexual desire, to have the need to be held and touched, to feel loved, or to experience comfort and joy by being sexually active? How residents in nursing homes maintain a healthy and enjoyable sex life as they grow older?

This Psychology Today article about sex among nursing home residents and slowly changing society’s view from “don’t” to “do not disturb” is worth reading:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/all-about-sex/201709/the-new-erotic-frontier-sex-in-nursing-homes

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