Choosing long-term,comrehensive care for a beloved, elderly relative is difficult enough for many families. subsequent visits to a nursing home shouldn't have to be heart-wrenching.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?A FAMILY GUIDE TO NURSING HOME VISITS...and MORE is an easy-to-read guide, offering helpful advice on:
*Making conversation
*When you can't be there
*Things you're bound to hear
*Aging sexual indentity
*Including others
Readers will also find forms for record keeping, a copy of residents' rights, useful contacts, and a suggested reading list.
Chloe Jon Paul is a former Hospice volunteer who currently serves as a member of the Ethics Committee at the nursing home where her mother resides. She also owns an educational consulting and design firm in the Washington,D.C. metro area.