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What Happens Next? a family guide to nursing home visits, and more.

What Happens Next?
A Family Guide to Nursing Home Visits ... and More

Author:  Chloe JonPaul
Signature Press (2003) 
ISBN 1-932433-00-7 
64 pages
$7.95

Choosing long-term, comprehensive 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.

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What Happens Next?, an easy-to-read guide, offers helpful advice on:
  • Making conversation
  • When you can't be there
  • Children, pets, games and activities
  • Things you are bound to hear
  • Aging sexual identity
  • Creating personal space in a shared room

    Readers will also find forms for record keeping, a copy of residents' rights, useful contacts and a suggested reading list.

    A note from Chloe about the book.

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Read what readers are saying about What Happens Next?:

"Through a combination of real world knowledge and personal anecdotes, this book will provide both guidance and comfort to families dealing with a very delicate process. It helps people know that what they are feeling is normal and what they are dealing with can be handled with peace of mind and compassion."
- Doug Fusella, Vice President
New Lifestyles Magazine  " The Source for Seniors "

"After 16 + years in the nursing home industry, I have finally found a down-to-earth, easy-to-read manual that truly helps you enjoy time spent with your loved one. Quality of life begins and ends with your loved one. Quality of life begins and ends with your involvement. The tips in this manual help you make this an easier transition for both you and your loved one. The author's first-hand accounts of her experiences are invaluable and provide comfort and support to those entering into this difficult time."
- Phil Gordon, Administrator  Crofton Convalescent& Rehabilitation Ctr., Crofton, MD

"Chloe JonPaul's book What Happens Next? is a must read for everyone with a loved one in a long-term care facility. She offers practical advice for overcoming feelings of awkwardness and ill ease so frequently encountered by visitors. Her dedication and passion for care giving is evidenced through her writing and the many years of experience caring for her parents. Chloe is a blessing to all the unsung heroes caring for family and friends."
- Mary C. Fridley RN, BC  Gero- Resources

"Worth 100 times the price with all the tips and help for family and friends that are faced with loved ones in a nursing home."
- Jo Cavanaugh  CareSsentials.com

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What Happens Next?

A guidebook
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About the Author
Chloe JonPaul is a free lance writer, retired after a 35 year teaching career.

Chloe worked as a Hospice volunteer for several years and served on the Ethics Committee at Crofton Convalescent Center in Maryland during her mother's stay there. She currently serves as the state representative for the National Family Caregivers Association's Caregiver Community Action Network. Community Action Network. She currently serves on the advisory boards for the Maryland Health Care Commission and the Inter-Agency Commission for Aging Services in Maryland.

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