2020 Annual ReportDear Friend,

We all deserve peace at the end of life: with time and space for comfort, support and dignity — and to concentrate on quality of life and meeting emotional and spiritual needs of the person who is dying and their loved ones.Peace at the end of life is the faithful focus of Caring House. The generous sup-port of our donors and volunteers makes it possible to maintain that focus.2020, our fourth full year of operations, brought a major challenge – the COV-ID-19 pandemic. While COVID-19 caused us to be empty for a couple of months, we reopened on June 1 and maintained our focus on peace at the end of life, while protecting the safety of our residents, visitors and staff. We weren’t able to welcome as many residents as in 2019, and also found that our residents and families were less able to help cover their costs of care. So we depended on do-nated dollars more than ever.Your support honors the work of Caring House. On behalf of the many residents and families whose lives have been and will be touched by your support, thank you!Sincerely,

Edward W. Long, JDPresident and volunteer

Volunteers Make Us StrongThe safety precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic have meant that we could not have volunteers inside Caring House. Even so, our dedicated and caring volun-teers adjusted their efforts and teamed to give 5,149 hours of their time and energy. That’s more than 14 hours per day, seven days a week. That’s a gift in support of our residents and their families valued at more than $140,000 (based on Inde-pendent Sector’s 2020 value of volunteer hours).We’re looking for additional capable and caring volunteers. See:yourcaringhouse.org/volunteer

Leader for the FutureWe’re pleased to announce that we have hired Jon Mesko as our fi rst paid Execu-tive Director. Jon joined our team in January 2021 and is our leader for the future. He is well known in the South Bay for his leadership and organizational develop-ment skills. He has built several businesses, ranging in size from one staff mem-ber up to a team of 700, and strongly believes that more human connection and empathy is key to greater fulfi lment for all. He brings to Caring House a high level of energy and a passion to serve the community.Volunteers Ed and Patty Long, who have served as the senior staff since the beginning of Caring House, plan to stay involved to support Jon and the team.

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Donations and Resident & Family Payments were 74% and 25% of total revenue, respectively. Donations includes the $54,280 principal amount of a Paycheck Pro-tection Program loan that has been forgiven. Net income was $154,932 and helped build reserves.

Our 2020 Residents We thank our 47 residents and their families for entrust-ing their care to our staff and volunteers.Eleanor Angelico, Herbert Arceneaux, Natividad Badua, Mary B., Clarence Brauer, Linda Chandler, Denzil “Mike” Claypool, Della Cluff, Maxine Crow, Maria Delgado de Nunez, Judith Dobin, Rosalee Doyle, Wilburn “Van” Edwards, John Fitzpatrick, Dilsene Foreman, Fraterninad Garcia Navales, Ruth Geller, Rebbie Glover, John “Jack” Graham, Shirin G., Olivia Hamlette, Jack Hoffman, Helen Igoe, Robert Katz, Ayako Koshimizu, Genevieve Kowalewski, Homa Mahmoodian, George Mayol, Loren McAnelly, Fred McCollum, Elena Opazo, Christine Paoletti, Regenia Pickens, Michael “Mike” R., Peter Salazar, Rosemarie Santistevan, Barbara Schmidt, Dorothy Schou, Chieko Schrader, Richard Shenbaum, Rosemary Shuck, Betty Sias, Marlin Silva, Harold Smith, Esther “Arlene” Spencer, Allen Young, Diane Zinda.

2020 Key Numbers (unaudited)Revenue Expenses

Resident & Family Payments Donations All Other

Staff Related Occupancy All Other

$348,002

$54,400

$35,518

$439,064

$149,576

Kind words . . .

I want to thank each of the wonder-ful people who so lovingly took care of my beloved George Mayol. You made a heartbreaking dreadful time survivable. We always knew George was in competent and caring hands. You went out of your way to accom-modate our family, and we appreci-ate that so much. We felt comforted, in as much as that is possible. You are truly saints. I can’t even imagine dealing with people dying or in grief day after day. Thank you again. — Carlene Ringer, partner of

George Mayol

To all the great staff thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you did for my mom Elena. You will always be in my heart and never for-gotten.— Priscilla McDonald, daughter

of Elena Opazo

My mom passed at Caring House on Sunday morning. She was treated by staff with the utmost respect and she passed with dignity. I wanted to give Tracy recognition for her compassion-ate bedside manner. She was with my mom when she passed and it gave me great solace to know that she was not alone. Thank you Caring House for taking such good care of my mom. — Sheba Mahmoodian, daugh-

ter of Homa Mahmoodian

My dear friend, Julie Pinckert, was cared for at Caring House in your loving, gentle environment. It was a great comfort to me to spend time with her there in her fi nal days. Her peaceful end was in large measure due to your tender loving care. — Maureen Molloy, friend of

Julie Pinckert

I shall be forever thankful for all the love and care you provided.— Carol Paeper, sister of Diane

Selfridge

For resident stories see yourcaringhouse.org/ourresidents For the story and video about our new backyard mural see yourcaringhouse.org/mural

2020 DonorsTo donate now go to: yourcaringhouse.org/donate

Individuals and Families Karen & Mark Albitz, Mr. & Mrs. Larry Anderson, Candice Annan, Anonymous (7), Betty Arndt, Arroues Family, Paal & Edel Bakstad, Pat Baldivia, Vi Baluyut, Patricia Balzano, Jane Flynn & Tom Barna, Lois Bauer, Lenore Bemis, Hildegard Benson, Betsy Biggins, Jinny Blandford, Roslyn Bodanis, Jan Brandmeyer, Mary Ann Brauer, Jenifer Briggs, Joseph Brown, Jan Buike, Douglas Butler, Ira Byock & Yvonne Corbeil, Vinh & Judy Cam, Christine Campisi & Lawrence Schmidt, Robin Camrin, Mary Lou Carnahan, Mike & Judy Cason, Bill & Lydia Chater, Benjamin Chen, Cindy Chew, David & Vivian Churness, Faith Ciolek, James Cipra, Ilene Clow Foundation, Stephen & Adrienne Cole, Stephen & Cheryl Connors, Dr. Vivian Credidio, Sid Croft, John Cuccia, David & Sara Cuccia, Alan & Katy Cunningham, Ellen Davidson, Mike & Paula Del Vicario, Helen Dennis, Cynthia & David Denny, Steve & Jessica Densmore, Anne & Ray Destabelle, Judith K. Diamond, Sheila Dickson, Michael Donnelly, Bill & Deborah Duncan, Jan Edgar, Kitty Edler, Billie Edwards, Thyra Endicott & Jonathan Chute, Chris & Kim Engen, Roslyn & Pete Fanello, Janice Fechter, Sunya Felburg, Pat Felix, Robin Fernandez, Suzanne Freeman, Rob & Ellie Fronauer, Atsuko Fukunaga, Anne Gaudet, Nora Gecks, Mollie Gehley, Estate of Ruth Geller, Barbara Gerber, Mark & Linda Gillman, Dr. Teresa Gipson, Laurie Glover, Jennifer Goldstein, Angela Gomez, Ellen Gorbunoff, Katherine & Don Gould, Albert Grabb, Charlie & Belinda Graham, Kay Gregory, Gi Gi Griffi n, Tom & Cathy Grove, Suzanne & Paul Grudnitski, Kay Grundhaus, Ann & Greg Hambly, Jeanne Hannah, Bobi Harp, Kathy Harren, Mary Harris & Doug Kendle, Amy & Jeff Hartwick, Cathy & Jim Hendrickson, Patrick Hickey, Parrish Hirasaki, Mary Hornickel, Jack & Margaret Hourigan, Daniel Hovenstine, Linda & Jim Howat, Dan Hudson, Christa Hui, Donald L. Hunt, Peter Immerzeel, Al & Lisa Izumi, Anita Johnson, Ruffi n/Johnson Family, Steve Jordan, Brett & Kat Jugo, Arnold Kaida, Arnie Kaplan, Martha Karl, Penny Kastagir, Peter & Sally Kelly, Philip Kempik, Dawn & Taylor Kersten, Jessica Kilburn, Charla King, Marylyn & Chuck Klaus, Bobbie Korstvedt, Peter C. Kote, Sherry & Ian Kramer, David Kuroda, George & Terri Kursar, Rene & Gloria Lagler, Debbie Landes, Mira Landis, Mary Jane Landrock, Sharmone LaRose, Donna Larrivee, Jane Lau, Gail Leburg, Vivian Lee, Ira & Bobbie Lesser, Bill & Gretchen Lewis, Nancy & Bruce Light, Kayla Locklin, Michael Lockwood, Ed & Patty Long, Christopher Long & Stacy Fahrion, David & Marcia Long, Thomas Long, Stephen Long & Mary Hays, Jill Love, Stephen & Laurie Love, Priscilla MacDonald, Ruth MacFarlane, Rabbi Janet Madden, Scott & Barbara Magee, Abbas & Sheba Mahmoodian, Nancy Mahr, Susan Maiers, Rachelle Mand, Marge & John Marckx, Howard Mationg, Iona Matson, Lowry & Diane Mayo, Jim & Constance McBirney, Del McCulloch, Laura McGrath, Rod & Jacqueline McInnis, Michael McKinney, Dick & Kay Meng, Jon Mesko, Lynn Mikami, Chuck Miller Family, Bobbie Minami, John Mitchell, Maureen Molloy, Walter Montgomery’s Family, Charlotte Moore, Suzanne Myer, Ginny Nagy, Donna Nash, Sara Neuman, Leticia Nunez, Brian & Judi O’Donnell, John & Teresa O’Neill, Garry Olney, Judith Opdahl, Mina Orihuela, Carol Paeper, Stephen Pater, Mike & Audrey Patterson, Loretta Patterson, Tom & Barbara Pavliscak, Patty Peatrowsky, Jeanie & George Pelzman, Ruben Perez, Wendy Pestano, David Peters, Danee Petrich, Carla & Steve Petroff, Kathleen Phillips, Hal Pope & Gina Rembert, Diane Posson, David Presser & Michelle Finkel, Nancy & Max Ralsten, Carol Rathbun-Shibuya, Allen & Fran Ravine, Carolyn Reece, Robert Reeves, Carlene Ringer, Linda Rodrick, Robert & Suzanne Rubino, Cynthia Rustanius, Sharon Ryan, Jim & Rose Sarner, Sylvia Schaefer, Schaefer Family, Jill & Michael Schultz, Leslie Sears, Anne Seislove, Patrick & Juliana Selfridge, Lisa Selfridge, Connie Senner, Catherine Shaffer, Ann Shaw, Estate of Richard Shenbaum, Susan Silva, Barbara Sinclair, Ann Singer, Debbie & Frank Sis, Rich & Jennifer Sittel, Glenn & Gail Smith, Sylvia Smullen, Lynn & Phil Solomita, Judith & Adam Sommerstein, Barbara St. John, Michael & Nancy Stallings, Benita Stanley, Detlef & Ora Jean Stevenson, Kathleen Stiles, Carole & Robert Suddaby, Garrett Suemori, Sue Swartz, Antoinette Tahir, Dr. Ellen Tarlow, Marie Taylor, Toby & Mardi Tobias, Robert Tokunaga’s Family, Doris & Dwight Tomlin, Alvin Trafton, Chuck & Karen Tucker, Ema Urias, Don & Jan Van Buren, Sandy VandenBerge, Bea & Paul Virobik, Abigail Waddell, Sharon Wakuzawa, Kay Wardell, Herb Webb, Rebekah Webber, Debra West, Fran & Sid Wielin, Karina & Andrew Wilhelms, Julie Williams, Roger Wing, Glenn & Cindy Wishon, Jerry & Anne Wittels, Sam & Bindu Xavier, Krista & John Yachechak, Steve & Marlene Young, Leonard Zak, Norm & Jan Ziomek.

Organizations AdvantagePlusCaregivers, Albitz / Miloe & Associates, Inc., Antiquity Estate Sales & Liquidation, LLC, Bevy of Bird Homes, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, City of Torrance - Community Services, Community Training Connection, Concepts for Living, Conover & Grebe LLP, Continental Development Corporation, Cox Communications, Inc., Elder Solutions LLC, Functional Living, John Gogian Family Foundation, Henry L. Guenther Foundation, Las Vecinas, Lincoln Financial Foundation, Inc., Lockwood Retirement Consulting, The Roger I. and Ruth B. MacFarlane Foundation, National Honors Society, Omicron Alpha, Presidio Home Care, Rolling Hills United Methodist Church, Sandpipers Philanthropic Organization, Senior Resources, Inc. / Suddenly65.com, Torrance Memorial Foundation, Van Buren Media, Carl E. Wynn Foundation.

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Board of DirectorsCaring House operates under the direction of an independent board of directors.Robin Camrin, CPMSM, CPCS, Vice President, Medical Staff Services/Performance Improvement, Torrance Memorial Medical CenterChris Engen, BA, Sales Executive, Meredith Digital, retiredEllen Gorbunoff, RN, Community Director of Education and Professional Development, Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center – Torrance and San Pedro, retiredDan Hudson, M.Div, BCC, Pastor, Mission Ebenezer Family ChurchEd Long, JD, co-founder of Healthcare and Elder Law Programs Corporation (H.E.L.P.), retiredJill Schultz, Director of Volunteer Services, Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center – Torrance and San Pedro, retiredGlenn Wishon, MD, Clinical Quality Specialist, Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center – Torrance and San Pedro, retired

Offi cersEd Long, PresidentJane Flynn, Treasurer, BS, RN, Cardiovascular Services, Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center – Torrance, retiredPatty Long, Secretary, BA, co-founder of Healthcare and Elder Law Programs Corporation (H.E.L.P.), retired

StaffEd Long, Executive Director (volunteer)Stephany Harlow, Resident Care ManagerWendy Pestano, Assistant RCMVinian Meyer, Offi ce AssistantCaregivers: Tracy Barna, Carla Hornback, Lina Lankford, Will Payne, Meg Ramos, Monica Rocha Rojas, Julia Tylock, Sandra Vuoso

Circle of AdvisorsThe Circle of Advisors is a special group of community leaders and profession-als who share their expertise, recom-mendations and prestige. By doing this, members of the Circle of Advisors en-hance Caring House and its mission of care for our residents and support for their families and loved ones.Kevin Ashworth, CFAWilliam F. Duncan, CPCUKitty Edler, CRS, SREAKatherine (Kathy) Gould, BA, MSMary Harris, CFPCathy Hendrickson, BAFrancis J. (Jack) Hourigan, JDLisa Humphreys, MD, MPHSister Terrence Landini, RN, BSN, LCMClaire Tehan, MARabbi Didi Thomas

Caring House and HospiceResidents and families select a hospice service before the resident comes to Caring House. Seventeen distinct hos-pice services have now served our resi-dents. Hospice teams offer medical care and pain and symptom management, as well as spiritual support, counseling and education. Hospice team members visit our residents and provide vital sup-port to them and their loved ones, in col-laboration with our staff.

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Our family will always be grate-ful to Caring House and the op-portunity you gave our family to say goodbye to my Dad. We were able to talk to him, to hold him, to tell him we loved him. We let him know that we will miss him greatly but we will take care of each other as he had always done for his fam-ily and that when he was ready to go, it was ok.

The love and care you showed for both my father and my family was amazing. I hope that many more families will fi nd you so they will experience the same love you showed us. Thank you again and God Bless the Caring House. — Nancy Ralsten, daughter of

Jack Hoffman

Thank you for the loving care you gave my mother and the kindness you showed to our family at a very diffi cult time.— Antoinette Salo Tahir,

daughter of Alice Salo

I love the work that you do. I just wish there could be more places like Caring House. My family and I are forever grateful to you all.— Wendy Montgomery,

daughter of Walter Montgomery

So she could continue to perform for our residents, visitors, and staff, volunteer musician Anne Destabelle (briefl y unmasked) moved her keyboard to the backyard.