Can People with Alzheimer's Consent to Sex?

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Can People with Alzheimer's Consent to Sex? In Iowa, a 78 year-old man charged with sexually abusing his wife who had Alzheimer's was recently acquitted, but the question of consent in dementia remains. As he picks up the pieces of his life, facilities nation-wide are considering how best to balance the need to protect vulnerable people who have dementia and yet honor theit right to engage in relationships with other.   Esther Heerema, MSW Alzheimer's/Dementia Expert Can People with Alzheimer's Consent to Sexual Acitvity? Once upon a time, a couple fell in love and married each other. Several years later, one of them developed Alzheimer's disease. Here's the question that followed, became a matter of great debate and made national news: Can a spouse with dementia give consent for sexual activity? And how might consent be determined? ... Read more   READ NOW Share What's the Difference between Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer's? Vascular dementia is one of the more common types of dementia after Alzheimer's disease. Here's how the two differ from each other- in terms of their prevalence, progression, cause and symptoms... Read more   READ NOW Share 10 Things People with Dementia Wish You Knew If their ability to think and communicate clearly was fully restored, I believe people with dementia might want you to know these 10 things... Read more   READ NOW Share How Sleep Apnea Increases Your Risk of Alzheimer's Do you snore or stop breathing when you sleep? If so, learn how this affects your likelihood of Alzheimer's and how you can reverse that risk... Read more READ NOW Share Don't Fall for these 5 Half-Truths about Brain Health While there's partial truths in these statements, don't fall for them! Here's nothing but the full truth about your amazing brain... Read more   READ NOW Share Research: Does Babysitting Grandchildren Improve Your Memory? Need another reason to babysit those grandchildren? Here's one-- your brain! ... Read more   READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • 7 Fitness Tracker Hacks to Addict You to Using It • Learn Why There is No Real Autism Epidemic • Slimming Down With Yerba Mate • 4 Feel-Good Tools for Your Post-Ride Recovery • Does Rheumatoid Arthritis Shorten Your Lifespan? • The Best Exercises to Improve Your Balance • Angry at Your Body due to Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? • What Are the Symptoms of Breast Cancer in Men? Advertisement About Health   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Alzheimer's/Dementia newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved