Wikipedia defines stripper as a person whose occupation involves performing striptease in
a public adult entertainment venue such as a strip club and who may be hired to
perform at a bachelor party or other private event. Should a nursing home be considered as a private event
place where a stripper should be allowed to perform if consenting residents
vote to have one?
The
nursing home in question was sued by the family of an elderly resident who the
family said had partial dementia. The resident was photographed placing money
in the male stripper’s shorts. According to management, a 16-member committee
of residents voted to have the stripper come and perform there and that no
residents were required to attend. Management said that the activity was not
considered harmful.
The
brief video below gives a general summary of what happened. While all comments are welcome, the main focus of
this post is on the stripper performance being at the nursing home. The words “patient-centered ”
are often used to describe a patient-provider partnership that considers decisions based
on patients’ preferences within reason. My question to readers is, “Should residents
at a nursing home who knowingly choose to have a stripper perform for them be
allowed to do so?”
Frances Shani Parker, Author
Becoming
Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes is available
in paperback and e-book editions in America and other countries at online and
offline booksellers.
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