Recorded presentation, Passcode: ?wzCz9uc
Date: October 26,, 2020
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Location: Zoom Meeting
Subject: Sexuality & Dementia: Insatiable, Unwanted, Undesirable or Absent Intimacy"
Using these real-life scenarios, this interactive session will produce new, individualized ideas for dealing with these intensely private and quite complex issues.
"I can't sleep!! She / He wants sex over and over ALL night long!"
"She / He" won't allow me into our bed... Doesn't recognize me... I miss our intimacy."
“Uncomfortable touching makes caregiving very awkward and difficult.” “Sexual comments drive our caregivers away.”
Speaker Joyce Beedle is one of the pioneers of compassionate Alzheimer’s care and has over 35 years of professional experience as well as more than a decade of personal experience. She is a book author and has been a consultant on numerous books and video tapes. Important information about CEU Credits: Oregon Health Authority no longer pre-approves CEU’s. Go to https://bit.ly/2to0nwB to determine if this presentation will count towards annual CEU requirement for Nursing and Residential Care administrators.
Holiday Giving 2020: Rather than collecting items for senior centers like we've done in the past, since we can't meet and collect your donations we're asking you all to donate to Meals on Wheels People (Multnomah and Washington Counties) or Clackamas County Meals on Wheels Inc. year. Choose your favorite center or donate to the one most in need. Thank you for your generosity!