Caring House: Creating Comfort in the Final Days

About this episode

Jill McClennen discusses the mission and services of Caring House with its representatives, focusing on providing comfort in the final days of life.

Send us Fan Mail Jill McClennen hosts a conversation with David Zartman and Joanna Franco from Caring House, a nonprofit hospice home in Torrance, California. They explain that Caring House serves people in the final days or weeks of a hospice journey, staffed 24/7 by caregivers, and works with many hospice agencies because it is a non-medical residential care facility. Families can visit freely, often stay overnight in reclining chairs, and may bring pets; volunteers include chefs, d...

People in this episode

Host: Jill McClennen

Guests: David Zartman, Joanna Franco

Topics covered

• hospice care
• end of life
• nonprofit organizations
• family support
• caregiving

Keywords

• hospice
• Caring House
• caregivers
• final days
• non-medical care
• family visits
• volunteers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Caring House

Places: Torrance, California

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