…featuring the many lives we touched in 2021! We are incredibly proud that, as a community, we measured 2021 in 77 residents and their families, plus 57 active volunteers. (To say we were thrilled to have our volunteers return in May, after not having their help around the house for a year, is an understatement!) […]
That’s what I said to Frank Knox when I visited him in a hospital room in Los Angeles this past summer. Frank sat in that hospital room with a view of the air conditioner units on the roof. The bright lights, stark walls and loud noises were not peaceful, nor was the news he watched […]
At Caring House, we allow families to just be. I am honored to be leading Caring House into the future. I’ve dedicated the remainder of my life to the service of others, and our work at Caring House is extremely fulfilling for me. I appreciate all of the support and camaraderie I have experienced in […]
We are thrilled to share that our Triathlon team came in Second Place out of eight co-ed relay teams! They also had their own personal cheering squad in attendance, including Board Member Ellen Gorbunoff, Volunteer and Resident Assessor Jinny Blandford, and Co-founder/Board Member Dan Hudson (not pictured). Please join us in giving these three Caring […]
The Spring 2021 issue of Palos Verdes Magazine features Caring House and the work of Ed and Patty Long to help create and grow it to be the best end-of-life care home in Los Angeles County. The article comes soon after the fifth anniversary of the opening of Caring House. That anniversary is a perfect […]
You can read and download our Annual Report for 2020 online now. It tells about residents and families, hospice teams, and Caring House staff, volunteers, donors and other supporters coming together do something wonderful — improve the end-of-life experience for men and women and families. It honors our residents and thanks our donors and volunteers. It shares […]
We’re inviting donations of white, pick-a-size paper towel rolls, a key supply item that we go through like crazy. When you go shopping, please look for any of the popular brands. Costco and Sam’s Club and other major stores are good sources. Unopened packages only please. Shopping online at Amazon? AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, […]
Jon Mesko has joined Lloyd’s Legion. Jon shares, “I’m so impressed with the impact that Caring House is having in the South Bay community. I am honored to be a part of it.” In January 2021, Jon became the Caring House Executive Director. Learn more about Jon . . . Donors like Jon, who sustain the […]
For a couple of months our patient, diligent caregivers and volunteers dealt with a balky two-year-old LG oven that would change temperatures, randomly, at its whim. It made baking our popular cookies and other goodies an extra labor of love. After lots of digging, we learned that the electronic control board on our balky LG […]
Many thanks to Lisa, a wonderfully generous supporter who created these beautiful masks for Caring House and dropped them off at the house. Makes me think of the Lone Ranger, the first real hit TV Western, and the end of each episode. After the Lone Ranger completed his heroic task, he quickly rode off before […]