Evelyn Maldonado recently came to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Her children have shared the following remembrance of Evelyn. Evelyn Maldonado was born in New York City. The eldest of six children, she loved her mother Maria to no end and adored her father Hexon. Evelyn was literally the glue that […]
Over the weekend we had great help from a family of volunteers. Our recently-renovated side fence needed staining and protection, and the “Sunday stainers” raised their hands (and brushes and rollers). Not only did they provide the labor, they donated brushes, rollers and stain. And they did a great job of clean-up. What a great family […]
Harue Anne Sugiyama has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Anne was the born in Stockton, CA. In the early 1940s she was in her twenties when she and her family were sent to the Gila River Concentration Camp. It was there that she met Tad Sugiyama. During WWII, both […]
Gina Rembert, RN, has joined our team as Community Liaison. Gina’s focus will be on outreach to care professionals and to the community. Gina will also assist our resident care manager team. A native Californian, Gina has been a registered nurse in the South Bay for 40 years. She is a graduate of Mount St. […]
Baking is pretty much a daily happening at Caring House. Cookies, brownies, other treats for our residents and visitors. But the first Wednesday of the month we let the oven rest. That’s the day that the chef at Brookdale South Bay bakes up a batch of “cookies for Caring House.” Yum! These oatmeal, walnut, chocolate […]
Musician and performer Anne Destabelle visits Caring House and plays for residents, visitors and staff. Her music always soothes and calms — and is themed at times (she entertained with a patriotic selection on July 4). Anne’s music has also enhanced our annual Honor and Remember gathering. Volunteers, like Anne, help make Caring House strong. […]
An important part of the Caring House mission is remembering the lives of those entrusted to our care. Upon arriving at Caring House, each resident is acknowledged by a unique heart-shaped “memory stone” showing his or her first name and (on the back) date of admission to Caring House. Initially the memory stones reside on the window sill […]
Irene Jacuinde Hawkins has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Irene was the first born child of Belen and Victoria Jacuinde. She was raised in Wilmington and Dominguez and attended Banning High School in Wilmington, CA where she enjoyed oil painting and going to school dances. After completing school Irene […]
Chris Engen was recently elected to the Caring House board of directors. Chris came to the Palos Verdes Peninsula in 1985. He worked in the field of sales for 39 years and retired in 2015. His first exposure to hospice care was in 2013 when his father-in-law had the benefit of passing in the Engen home. […]
Anthony “Tony” Pascucci has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Tony was born in Olean, NY, the second child of Jackie Cummings and Bruno James Pascucci. While he got his last name from his Italian father, he got his blond hair and blue eyes from his Irish mother. When he […]