McKnight's April 17, 2024
Long-term care would not be at the top of most lists of likely childrens’ book topics. But that didn’t stop author Jenny Abeling from vividly portraying the daily lives of residents and care workers for kids and their families.
Abeling had been working in long-term care for more than two decades when the COVID-19 pandemic brought lockdowns and isolation to nursing homes across the country. The heightened isolation only emphasized how foreign and frightening the setting can be for those who aren’t familiar with it — especially children, she told McKnight’s.
“Care is happening in all of our families and all of our communities and it’s often not talked about,” she said. “It’s an unseen and unheard topic that doesn’t...
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