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Caring House

HealthSenior Services
2842 El Dorado St, Torrance, CA 90503
Phone (310) 796 - 6625
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Our mission

A home providing peace, comfort and support to men and women in the last weeks or days of their lives.
Opportunities

Fix-It Volunteer

House and systems preventive maintenance and repair.
  • Occasional
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor, Outdoor
  • Skilled
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Home Sweet Home

Kitchen, cleaning and caregiving supplies, housekeeping, shopping, pantry, reception, laundry.
  • Occasional, Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Fundraising

Organize and carry out funding drives; obtain gift cards from local businesses; obtain in-kind donations of supplies. Assist with fundraising and other events, secure prizes for auctions, staff events, volunteer recognition.
  • Occasional, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Event support, Indoor, Outdoor
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Caregiver Assistance

Support our Caregivers as they care for our residents. Includes helping with meal preparation, feeding, medications, turning, repositioning, changing, housekeeping, etc. Covering Caregiver 30-minute lunch breaks. Assisting in new resident admissions. Experience as a hands-on caregiver or in the medical field is a plus.
  • Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal, Skilled
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Holistic Therapies

Healing Touch, Reiki, Music, Pet and other complementary therapies to support our residents and their families, and/or our staff and our volunteers.
  • One-time, Occasional, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Skilled
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Outreach Volunteer

Refine our message. Evolve our community education program. Outreach to community and potential residents; presentations; Antique Faire, Farmers Market, other events.
  • Occasional, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor, Outdoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Visitation Volunteer

Read to, talk with and sit with residents. Send sympathy cards to loved ones.
  • Occasional, Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Comfort & Support (Credentialed)

Read to, talk with and sit with residents. Offer comfort and support to residents, families, staff and volunteers; pastoral, spiritual care.
  • Occasional, Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal, Skilled
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Remember the Life Volunteer

Create an article for our website on a resident’s life, not illness, from info provided by the resident and loved ones (with permission).
  • Occasional
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Skilled
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Administration Volunteer

Assist Caring house as part of the administration team. Tasks include assisting with mailings, contacts, Salesforce, database, hours tracking, accounting, budgeting, organizing the office, and more.
  • Occasional, Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Office work
  • Formal
  • Weekdays

Gardening

Landscape beautification and maintenance; hands-on and/or organizing visiting teams.
  • Occasional, Monthly
  • Adults
  • Individuals, Groups (2-10)
  • Outdoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays, Weekends
About us

Imagine a place of peace, a home to spend last days surrounded by love and support. Imagine a place where family members and friends are freed from care duties and get to spend their energy supporting and connecting with their loved one—and with each other. Caring House is that place.