…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!) […]
Six years ago – on February 19 – we opened our doors for the first time to begin helping families experience peace at the end of the life with a caring, compassionate, supportive team of caregivers and volunteers. We are proud that three of our original caregivers – Tracy, Monica and Sandra – still help […]
Are you looking for an excuse to get creative and spread a little Valentine’s Day kindness? You’re invited to make Valentine’s Day cards for local hospitals, including our wonderful partners at Torrance Memorial and Providence Little Company of Mary medical centers. This is a great project for any kid or kid-at-heart, and we’re proud to […]
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 […]
When the Caring House Little Free Library opened its door for business about a month ago, it was well-stocked with books for both adults and children. We have an elementary and a middle school in our neighborhood, and plenty of walk-by traffic. Well, the books for children have been going like hotcakes. We’re having trouble […]
February 19, 2021 is our Fifth Birthday. It’s a day to celebrate the great work already done and to be done by our staff and volunteers. And to thank our donors, other supporters and our hospital and hospice colleagues for helping to make that work possible. Through that work we have the honor to help our […]
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, […]
Please help. Our supply of memory stones is getting low. Upon arriving at Caring House, each resident is acknowledged by a unique heart-shaped “memory stone” showing his or her first name. The resident or family or friends select the stone from our supply. Each memory stone is placed in the Remember the Life area inside […]