Inappropriate Movies

[CapeCodMermaid]

So....we have a lovely living room at my facility with a huge flat screen tv. The residents love watching movies. One of the family members complained that the movie "Die Hard" with Bruce Willis was inappropriate! These people are adults and they picked the movie. Do all y'all censor what the residents are allowed to watch? It seems we have plenty more important things to worry about.

[Not_A_Hat_Person, RN]

In recent weeks, the Wednesday Night Movie at my job has included Grand Torino, Mystic River, and Mama Mia (which about half of the residents hated).

[nursel56]

Once worked in a home with two adult sisters, both the same condition in adjoining, but separate rooms. One was quite religious, the other not at all. A couple of times the caregiver for the less religious sister brought the baby monitor speaker to the kitchen so she could hear her. . . and we COULD ALL hear the XXX action hardcore DVD the sister was watching in her room! chop veggies. . .ahh ahahh ohh. . . . rinse cup eaahhhyyess. . . yes. yes. . Can you say a w k w a r d-- especially since the caregiver spoke only Spanish and me only English. O. M. G.

[mamamerlee, LPN]

I did some agency work at an LTC that was at least 50% long-term psych, and many others were adult disbled, like CP or MS. They watched a wide variety of movies, and occassionally had a "boys' night" with a movie that was especially high action or racy. Only one of the men was ever seen actively touching himself; the aides learned to seat him behind most of the others.

I sometimes wonder about those who are incapable of pleasuring themselves and have no partner.

But all adults should be able to watch want they want.

[Moogie]

Ha. The other day at work one of the other CNA's was helping me clean up a patient who was alert/nonverbal and we tried to find something for her to watch before we left the room. When we came across some movie with a romance scene going on, her face LIT UP. Huge smile. Never had seen the patient so happy before and we both laughed and just let her watch.

If it makes her happy, what does it hurt really?

I knew of an elderly woman with dementia who loved baseball. Didn't matter what teams were playing, who was winning or who was losing; she just loved baseball. :)

[caliotter3]

I knew of an elderly woman with dementia who loved baseball. Didn't matter what teams were playing, who was winning or who was losing; she just loved baseball. :)

I'm that way about football, but my excitement level goes up when I get to watch my Niners!

[steelcityrn, RN]

I agree with allowing them to watch what they want, as long as its not offensive to anyone else. It is their home , but its a shared home.