Senior Support with Everyday Living
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As we age, it can take more time and effort to do some things that were once routine. ​
Imagine having someone there for you ... Just Like A Daughter!
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We are your personal assistant, your friend or simply the "added support" you might need
to help live the life you want to live.
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Our dedicated team of women are deeply passionate about service and support for our aging population! We are wives, mothers, daughters and some grandmothers, too. We have a tremendous amount of hands-on experience in supporting our our own family with their life transitions. Now, we want to provide that same level of support to you or your loved one!
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Often times, family members are over-committed and aren't always available to help. They might be working or have children of their own and it's hard for them to find extra time. That's where our team can step in and help take care of your needs. So that when your family is free, they are able to spend more quality time with you!
Our promise is to serve you with an unparalleled commitment to
integrity, care, compassion, grace, professionalism, confidentiality, dignity, respect and
unconditional love... Just Like A Daughter​​​
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Serving the Northern Virginia Area since 2017
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Services are fully customizable
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HOME
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ADMIN SUPPORT
"Your Personal Assistant"
APPOINTMENTS
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ACTIVITIES
"Out on the Town"
ORGANIZING
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DOWNSIZING
We will help with your endless list of "To Do Items" whether it be household tasks or administrative work, we can provide computer or cell phone support, open your mail, help pay bills, prepare your lunch or dinner, grocery shop, empty the dishwasher, take out the trash, schedule appointments for you... the list is endless!
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We will support you with ANYTHING you would hope your own family or neighbor might help you with. We are there to help you live your BEST LIFE while we take the burdens off you!
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We can drive you to you to your doctors appointments, hair appointments, grocery shopping, take your pets to the vet or even drive you to the beach for the day!
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Or, perhaps you just need a companion to join you for lunch, attend church with you, visit a DC museum or be your partner in an exercise class. We are there for you just like you would expect from a daughter
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We are professional organizers who specialize in supporting seniors. We are especially sensitive and encouraging and patiently work with you as you walk through memories and share stories. We will help provide you with strategies to better manage your environment & support you in making decisions with decluttering or will help you downsize for a relocation.
Our Services
LAURIE
Just like a Daughter Companion, Dementia Specialist & Organizer
CAROL
Just like a Daughter Companion, Dementia Specialist
KIM
Just Like A Daughter Companion & Dementia Specialist and Organizer
LEYLAN
Just Like A Daughter Companion & Dementia Specialist & Organizer
STEPHANIE
Just like a Daughter Companion, Dementia Specialist & Organizer
PAT, R. N.
Just Like A Daughter Companion & Dementia Specialist
ANGIE, R. N.
Just Like A Daughter Companion & Dementia Specialist
KRISTIN
Just Like A Daughter Companion, Dementia Specialist & Organizer
Our Team of "Daughters"
ROBYN
Founder, Just Like A Daughter Companion, Certified Dementia Practitioner and Professional Organizer
CINDY
Just like a Daughter Companion & Dementia Specialist & Organizer
Just like a Daughter Companion, Dementia Specialist
HEIDI
Just like a Daughter Companion & Dementia Specialist & Organizer
DEBBIE
CHERYL
Just Like A Daughter Companion & Organizer
Testimonials
If you are searching for kind, caring, compassionate, honest, hardworking, creative, talented, wise, dependable (+ every other positive attribute) companion care for your loved one, you have arrived! Do yourself a favor, put your pencil down + look no further. For 2+ years I’ve gone through the highs + (mostly) lows of finding the “best” care for my parents (both Alzheimers) living in our home. I’ve hired care through friend referrals + elder consultants, through big agencies, small agencies, independents + even my own dependents :) I was close to giving up and started researching assisted living options, when I made one last-ditch effort to find the “perfect match”.. and I found Robyn! That moment will forever be known as "Life BEFORE Robyn + We finally have a LIFE, AFTER". Robyn + her DREAM team are magical, not simply Companion Caregiving they are CareLIVING, fueling LIFE + creating JOY; what we all wish our loved ones could experience in this stage. #EternallyGrateful #LuckyUs
Carlie R., LCSW
As an octogenarian and inveterate hoarder for many decades, I have recently had the happy – and quite remarkable – experience of using the amazing services of Robyn Lighthammer and her Companion Caregiving team in an ongoing effort to make my hopelessly cluttered home livable again. It’s clear to me that Robyn’s exceptional team has much to offer northern Virginia residents in many aspects of eldercare, and as I continue to age, I will happily engage their services in a variety of categories as my need for assistance inevitably increases. But for my current purposes, they are already working wonders for me in a sorely needed decluttering endeavor.
In that regard, the team members are proving themselves to be creative, energetic, thoughtful, imaginative, concerned, careful, empathetic, kind, solicitous, cheerful, and hard-working experts in organizing, reviewing, and removing the abundance of unnecessary clutter that has been relentlessly building up in my home over several decades. Their dedicated efforts are resuscitating my hopelessly overwhelmed living space.
I suspect that my decluttering tasks are only the beginning of what I believe will become a recurring consultation with the Companion Caregiving team over any number of concerns and needs that are likely to arise in connection with my determination to age in place as the years go by. Robyn and her team are unusually capable and pleasant people to work with – dedicated to the tasks at hand, genuinely concerned for their clients, and incredibly effective in accomplishing the task at hand.
Dr. Ron K.
Robyn and her team at Companion Caregiving have been a wonderful addition to our lives. The joy that they bring to my mother is priceless and the help they give in making her day more pleasant and fruitful is win for us both. My mother thrived when she was with Robyn and she just adored her. I can' thank her enough for all she did for my mom and how much care and love she showed my mother when we couldn't be there. I could not be more sincere in my five-star recommendation
Paula S.
Our Founding
Robyn Lighthammer
Founder, Chief Cheerleader and Just Like A Daughter Care Companion
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After 29 exciting years in Human Resources, I made an intentional career shift in 2016 to follow my passion and heart. I joined a remarkable new Assisted Living & Memory Care Community in Falls Church and served as their Activities Director. I was genuinely “Living the Dream” and finally found a role that made my heart sing. It was there that I was able to combine my passion for service to seniors with my creativity, interpersonal & organizational skills, and my vibrant approach to life!
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In parallel to my professional career, I've had an equally long experience with serving seniors. At 12 years of age, I remember my first volunteer role, accompanying my mother each weekend to The Gaston Episcopal Hospital of Dallas. She and I served as candy stripers for the hospital gift shop, and it was there that my passion for service began. I continued the service journey through life and have volunteered with seniors wherever I have lived, from college to my adult years, even passing the volunteer spirit to our children. Nothing in the world makes me happier than brightening the day of an older adult who may be feeling lonely, isolated or just yearning for a friend to converse with. It is an honor and a privilege to serve our aging adult population, and I absolutely love doing so!
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In 2018, I launched my business, “Just Like A Daughter / Companion Caregiving”. I saw the need with families today who are simply too busy to do it all. And, “doing it all” includes those critically important visits they want with their mom or dad but find themselves not being able to fit it all in. That’s where we can step in and help! We are there when your family can't and we will have an eye on streamlining processes to make life more manageable, serving with a mindset as if we were your daughter. We are liaisons and advocates and will serve as an extension to your family.
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My husband and I have lived in McLean for 22 years. We moved here in 2002 from Portland, OR in order to be closer to our families (my parents here in Chevy Chase, MD and my husbands parents in Michigan.) We are the proud parents of two wonderful children; our daughter recently graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Nuclear Engineering & Computer Science and our son, a freshman at Colby College in Maine
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In my spare time, I enjoy volunteering in the community, fostering dogs, hiking, traveling or relaxing on my favorite location.. the beach. I sincerely look forward to hearing from you and supporting you and your needs! It is my pledge that we will serve you with integrity, honor, joy and dignity; coupled with unparalleled values and ethics.
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Health & Happiness Always,
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Robyn Lighthammer
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