Compassionate Care of Carpinteria

11/22/2025

This December, join Compassionate Care of Carpinteria in remembering and honoring those we miss this holiday season at our 42nd annual Carpinteria Light Up A Life ceremony of light, love, remembrance, and unity. This year, we are thrilled to welcome special guest, vocalist John Vale. Each ceremony will feature entertainment, refreshments, and the lighting of a memorial tree. Learn more about this FREE community event at: https://www.hospiceofsb.org/lual

11/21/2025

This December, Compassionate Care of Carpinteria formally invites you to our FREE Light Up A Life ceremony. Join along with community members for our 42nd annual tradition of celebration, reflection, special speakers, musical entertainment, and the lighting of our Tree of Remembrance. Invite your friends and family to join us at one or more of our Light Up A Life ceremonies, and hang a star in memory of a loved one who has died or in honor of someone living. We welcome special guest performer John Vale. You can also dedicate a digital star on our Virtual Tree of Remembrance. Donations for both paper and digital stars can be made at www.hospiceofsb.org/lual.

03/27/2023

Filling out an Advance Directive helps you plan ahead for the healthcare you want in the future while enabling you to live in the moment with your loved ones.

Visit www.getitdonesb.org for more information on how to start Advance Care Planning!

It is normal to worry about the future, especially when it comes to your health. However, there is one way to ensure your wishes will be followed if you are ever unable to advocate for yourself. Filling out an Advance Directive helps you plan ahead for the healthcare you want in the future while enabling you to live in the moment with your loved ones. For more information on how to start Advance Care Planning, visit www.getitdonesb.org.

03/20/2023

Join us on May 31st for our 5th annual The Light Shines Ahead luncheon! This event will take place in person, from 11:30am to 1:30pm at the Rincon Beach Club.

The event will feature steering committee chair Marybeth Carty and special guest speaker Virginia Benson Wigle. Come gather with fellow supporters to celebrate CCC’s wonderful work in Carpinteria to care for anyone experiencing the impact of serious illness or grieving the death of a loved one.
http://www.compassionatecareofcarpinteria.org/

Hospice of Santa Barbara offesr free counseling, support groups, resources and community education meeting the emotional, social and spiritual needs of people facing or grieving the death of a loved one.

03/17/2023

A great share and read on ‘When Children Grieve: Your Role as a Teacher’ below.

03/11/2023

Save the Date!

03/09/2023

If you were to experience a medical emergency, would your loved ones know your wishes for your healthcare? Completing an Advance Directive means making a plan so your friends and family don’t have to; by making your healthcare decisions about CPR, life-sustaining treatments, and organ donation ahead of time, you can avoid placing a burden on your loved ones to decide for you should you be unable to speak for yourself. Get started on your document today! Visit www.getitdonesb.org to learn more about Advance Care Planning.

03/07/2023

A great share from Hospice of Santa Barbara!

03/06/2023

We hope you can make a Advance Care Planning Workshop over the next month! Visit https://www.getitdonesb.org/workshops-and-training-calendar for more info on these upcoming events!

Tomorrow, Tuesday March 7th is our next Advance Care Planning workshop. Our full quarterly workshop calendar can be downloaded on the Get It Done Workshops page here: https://www.getitdonesb.org/workshops-and-training-calendar

03/03/2023

For those interested, a few Advance Care Planning Workshops will be held in March and April (English and Spanish). Please see the flyer below for more details.

Interested in attending an Advance Care Planning workshop in 2023? Our next workshop (in English) will be this Tuesday, March 7th at the Goleta Neighborhood Clinic. You can see a few upcoming courses on the flyer. For more information, please visit https://www.getitdonesb.org/workshops-and-training-calendar

02/27/2023

To ensure your wishes are followed, be certain that the person you appoint to be your health care agent understands your wishes and will abide by them. Your healthcare agent has the legal right to make decisions for you even if close family members disagree. If you foresee that your health care agent may encounter resistance from your family members, the following steps can help:

Communicate early with family members you anticipate may object to your decisions.

Tell them in writing whom you have appointed to be your health care agent and explain why you have done so.

Let them know that you do not wish them to be involved with decisions about your medical care and give a copy of these communications to your health care agent as well.