Hannah Visits Nana in the Nursing Home

Book excerpt: There are greater than 1.5 million residents living in nursing homes across the United States. Many of the residents are grandparents of very young children. When confined to a facility such as a nursing home, residents often become sad and lonely. Children have the potential to bring these individuals immense joy and rejuvenate their lives in powerful ways. However, children are often horrified by the sights, sounds, and smells associated with nursing homes. Hannah Visits Nana in the Nursing Home is a little girl's account of her visit to her nana in the nursing home. While there, Hannah is guided through many of the frightening sights, sounds, and smells by a beautiful, compassionate nurse named Faith. Nurse Faith introduces Hannah to some of the residents, provides insight into their lives, and explains her personal desire to love and serve them. Through this journey, Nurse Faith helps decrease Hannah's anxiety and fear of the nursing home and actually paints a beautiful picture of human compassion and God's unconditional love and faithfulness.