Legacy Wishes, LLC in Woodland, North Carolina
Legacy Wishes, LLC assists seniors and adults with health limitations in traveling safely and comfortably, ensuring family trips don’t become full-time caregiving duties. For many families, the hardest part about traveling isn’t the destination. It’s managing personal care, medications, mobility support, and symptom needs in unfamiliar settings, such as hotels, rentals, airports, and long drives.
This is where Legacy Wishes stands apart. Instead of limiting care to the home, care travels with you. A dedicated Healthcare Travel Specialist (HTS) can accompany clients during transportation to and from the destination and provide support throughout the stay. That means families can focus on time together—while knowing a trained professional is available to support daily needs and clinical care when appropriate.
Care delivered as travel-based home care
Legacy Wishes provides travel-based care designed around the realities of being away from home: different beds, unfamiliar bathrooms, longer days, changing routines, and the physical strain that can come with outings and special events. Support is available for seniors who want to travel with family, attend milestone gatherings, revisit meaningful places, or take a long-postponed trip that still matters.
Care is planned around the individual, with a client-specific agreement and an individualized plan of care so the right level of support is in place—whether the need is primarily companionship, hands-on personal care, or nursing services.
- Care support during transportation to and from the destination
- 24-hour care availability throughout the trip
- Options for nursing, CNA-level personal care, and companionship support
- Help that allows loved ones to be family, not the full-time caregiver on vacation
What a Healthcare Travel Specialist can do during your trip
Travel support through Legacy Wishes is built as a care team model. Depending on needs, services may be delivered by a Nurse, a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), and/or a Private Sitter/Caregiver. This flexibility helps match the level of care to the day-to-day realities of the trip—quiet mornings, outings, meals, rest breaks, and evenings spent together.
Nursing support when medical needs can’t pause for travel
For seniors who need clinical care while away, nursing services can provide comfort-focused and medically supportive care throughout the trip. Nursing services include individualized planning and may support symptom needs so clients can relax and enjoy time with loved ones.
- Pain management and symptom management support
- Medication administration
- Wound care
- Foley catheter care
- G-tube care/feedings and trach care
CNA services for hands-on personal care and mobility
Many seniors are capable of traveling but need the right support once they arrive. CNA support can make outings and travel days far more manageable by providing steady assistance with daily routines and physical support. This is especially helpful when the environment changes, schedules are fuller, and tasks like bathing or dressing take more effort than they do at home.
CNA services include assistance with daily hygiene and comfort needs, dressing appropriately for the environment, and support with mobility, toileting, repositioning, and incontinence care. Care can also be provided during outings and meal times, helping clients stay included without feeling rushed or strained.
- Daily hygiene care (bath/shower, hair care, skin care, oral care, foot care)
- Dressing assistance for comfort and the environment
- Mobility and toileting support, including repositioning
- Incontinence care
- Support available during outings and meal times
Private sitter/caregiver companionship that keeps the trip calm and connected
Not every trip requires nursing care—but many seniors benefit from consistent companionship in an unfamiliar setting. A private sitter/caregiver provides a steady presence, helping clients feel safe and supported while family members attend activities, take breaks, or step out for a portion of the day.
Companionship is intentionally simple and familiar—focused on comfort, conversation, and activities that feel grounding while away from home.
- Reading together (Bible verses, magazine articles, or a book of the client’s choice)
- Playing cards and doing puzzles
- Watching TV or listening to music together
- Companionship during downtime, evenings, or while family is away
Why families choose travel-based care
Families often tell us that travel planning changes when a loved one needs care. Instead of excitement, it can bring worry: Will Dad fall getting into the shower? Who will manage medications? What happens if Mom gets exhausted halfway through an outing? These questions can shrink the trip before it even begins.
Travel-based care helps remove that pressure. With a professional caregiver or nurse available, seniors can participate more fully and pace themselves—while loved ones are freed up to enjoy the experience alongside them.
Rooted in nursing experience and a purpose-driven mission
Legacy Wishes was founded by Alethia “Dawn” Ayscue, BSN, RN, with 20 years of nursing experience across hospice, mental health, long-term care, corrections, management, and consulting. The service grew from a deeply personal goal: helping people with serious health concerns experience meaningful travel and shared time with loved ones—especially when families feel those opportunities slipping away.
The mission is clear: make it possible to travel with dignity, comfort, and support—so fulfilled wishes become part of the legacy families carry forward.
A different kind of home care—built for the road
Legacy Wishes is an uncommon option in senior care because it’s designed around travel itself. Whether the plan is a weekend visit with family, a long-awaited vacation, or a special gathering, the service is structured to support seniors through transportation and throughout the stay with 24-hour care availability.
For families who want to keep saying “yes” to meaningful trips—without ignoring real care needs—Legacy Wishes provides a practical, compassionate way forward.
