If you or someone you know is a devoted family caregiver, you probably understand the stress and strain that often accompanies the joy and satisfaction of caring for a senior loved one.
That’s why South Bay residents are invited to nominate deserving family caregivers—or themselves—for the opportunity to win a free, a five-night, six-day Caribbean cruise for two.
The local Home Instead Senior Care® office has partnered with the Stroke Association of Southern California and the Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center to offer the cruise for one deserving caregiver who is providing care for a loved one who is 55 years of age or older. Each of four runners-up will receive a gift certificate to a local spa and respite care for their family member.
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To enter the contest, submit 500 words or less, detailing why the nominated caregivers deserve to win. Nominations may be submitted online at www.homeinsteadcaregivercruise.com, or emailed to homeinsteadcaregivercruise@gmail.com. They may also be mailed to Caregivercruise Getaway Contest, PO Box 2098, Santa Monica, CA, 90406.
The deadline for all entries is October 31, 2012, with the winners scheduled to be announced on November 15.
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The Caregiver Cruise on the Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas is scheduled to set sail from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on February 25, 2013 and return to dock on March 2nd. Stops will be made in Labadee, Haiti and Falmouth, Jamaica.
In addition to the cruise, the winning recipient and guest will receive airfare to, and an overnight stay in Fort Lauderdale. Also in the package will be free respite care from a Home Instead Senior Care professional CAREGiver for the winner’s senior loved one for the duration of the cruise.
“We certainly do understand the burden of providing quality care for a loved one,” says Denise de Cock, R.N., owner of Home Instead Senior Care serving Torrance and the South Bay, “which is why we are very pleased to sponsor this contest that will give a hard-working family caregiver an opportunity to take a break from daily responsibilities.”
For more information about the Caregiver Cruise Contest or Home Instead Senior Care, call 310-542-0563 or visit www.homeinstead.com/286.
