Further Resources

For further information about supporting intimacy and sexuality in older people, please refer to the following links:

• Dementia Australia: Intimacy and Sexual Issues
• Social Care Institute for Excellence: The Expression of Sexuality in Dementia
• Alzheimer’s Society: How Does Dementia Affect Sex and Intimacy?
• Dementia UK: Sex, Intimacy, and Dementia
• Dementia Support Australia: Supporting Sexuality. and Intimacy for LGBTIQ+ People with Dementia

To contact sex therapists and other sexual wellness specialists:

• PalliAGED
• Sexual Health Australia

For information about trauma informed care:

• Trauma Informed Care Implementation Resource Centre: What is Trauma Informed Care?
• NSW Health: What is Trauma Informed Care?
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization: Trauma Informed Care for Persons with Dementia, Brain Failure, and Cognitive Impairment