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Henry was arrested on the charge that he had sexually abused Donna at her nursing home. Henry claimed that they shared moments of physical intimacy at other times but those occasions took place before May 15, 2014, when he signed a document acknowledging that his wife no longer had the mental capacity to consent to sex. There was no evidence that Henry forced his wife to have sex or that she asked him not to touch her.
The decision concerning Donna’s inability to give her sexual consent was based on her very low scores in a standardized cognitive test called the Brief Interview for Mental Status. Using the BIMS to gauge a dementia sufferer’s ability to make sexual and other decisions is problematic as this test merely indicates whether the patient has dementia.
Using the BIMS to gauge a dementia sufferer’s ability to make sexual and other decisions is problematic as this test merely indicates whether the patient has dementia. A more suitable attitude would examine whether the person can recognize her husband, whether she remembers his name, and whether she is pleased to see him. She should be interviewed with him present and asked whether she likes his company and whether she wants to have sex with him.
Using the BIMS to gauge a dementia sufferer’s ability to make sexual and other decisions is problematic as this test merely indicates whether the patient has dementia. Susan Wehry, a geriatric psychiatrist, says that one can have virtually no short-term memory and still consent to many things.
The relationship between Henry and Donna was that of profound love. There was no indication that their love faded, that Donna failed to recognize her husband, that she asked him not to not touch her, or that she did not enjoy the intimate activities.
People are sexually active well into their 70s and 80s, and for those suffering from Alzheimer’s, intimacy and sex can be a healthy comfort as they lose their awareness of their links to family and friends. Indeed, in some places there are laws requiring care facilities to respect residents’ rights to privacy, including that for kissing, fondling, intercourse, and other sexual activity.
See video: Forgotten Love: Sex, Intimacy, and Dementia in Care Homes
See video: Forgotten Love: Sex, Intimacy, and Dementia in Care Homes
See video: Forgotten Love: Sex, Intimacy, and Dementia in Care Homes
For everyone, lovemaking involves much more than sexual intercourse; in any relationship, close companionship and spending time together also involve a kind of lovemaking. Experts believe that love and intimacy—from a hug to a massage to intercourse—can make dementia patients feel less lonely and even prolong their lives.
