At Cadence Companions, our goal is to provide the finest in supportive companionship to your loved one and to facilitate quality of life and independence with an emphasis on his or her unique needs.
We provide Companion Services in the Charlottesville and Lynchburg Areas.
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Our team of professionals places the client at the center of the team plan. We will work with you and other professionals serving the client to ensure that we provide the finest in at-home companionship services.
Our goal is to help the client to live as independently and comfortably as possible in the familiarity of his or her own surroundings.
Our Companions focus on the individual as a complete person, and not simply on his or her diagnosis, and we strive to serve the client in a manner that is dignified, respectful, and caring.
We believe in providing the best care possible for your loved ones. Browse below to learn more about the services we provide.
Stay Informed – Monitor Medications – Make Payments – Centralized Communication
The family room is a secure website connecting you, your loved one, and Cadence Companions. You might leave messages for your loved one’s companions, or send reminders through the system.
You may access the family room from anywhere that you have access to the web: your computer, your tablet, or your smartphone.
The family room gives you peace of mind, knowing that you can check in on the day-to-day activities of your loved one. You may even find that you have more to chat about when you visit or call your loved one!
Comprehensive Background Checks – Monthly Monitoring – Safe Environment
We only hire the best! This means that we also complete a proprietary NATIONAL background check prior to hire.
Cadence Companions provides ongoing background checks through CareGuard, exceeding standard practice.
We alert family members immediately if there is anything of concern revealed during our ongoing checks of Cadence Companions who serve in your loved one’s home
We believe in a diverse range of personnel to bring creative skills, thoughts, and ideas to the table.
As a speech-language pathologist, Carrie has been practicing since 2001. She has worked in nearly every level of the medical system, from the home, to outpatient clinics, to inpatient rehab, to acute and intensive care. She has managed outpatient clinics and inpatient rehab programs, and has been intensely involved in staff development, teaching and training. Her doctoral research details speech and voice behaviors of those with Parkinson’s Disease and healthy controls in the home. Carrie believes that those that stay independently in their own homes for as long as possible retain more than just independence. With the right social and family support, they retain language and cognitive skills, decision making ability, friendships, and quality of life. Carrie was inspired by her mother, Cathy, to launch a business in home companionship care for persons who want to remain as independent as possible in their own homes.
J.R. is an Honorably Discharged veteran of the US Army Reserves. He has had key positions of trust and responsibility throughout his 25 year military career to include assignments at NATO HQ in Brussels, the US Embassy in Macedonia and a deployment as the Force Protection Officer for Bosnia, Croatia and Hungary. In his civilian capacity J.R. was the Senior Geo-Political Analyst for the US Marines in Iraq from 2007 to 2009 and he continues to be an Election Observer for the US State Dept and the OSCE. J.R. has helmed numerous business enterprises over the years and is currently the Managing Director of GigDog, a streaming music service started at the UVA Darden School of Business. J.R. has proven experience in working with, and leading complex organizations and brings a wealth of operational knowledge to the team.
Cathy has been in the elder care industry for more than 20 years, and in the past, owned her own in-home-care business. Cathy is the inspiration behind Cadence Companions, and has eagerly partnered with her daughter, Carrie, and son-in-law, J.R., to continue expand excellent companionship services in the Lynchburg region. Cathy is the past-regional-manager of our Lynchburg branch and has recently stepped back into direct care, and continues to serve as a consultant for Cadence Companions. She loves direct care, because her clients hold a special place in her heart. Cathy lives with her husband in Altavista, where she loves to spend time with her grandkids whenever she can and enjoys helping with the family goat farm!
Gail Weatherill is a Registered Nurse who strives to promote the best quality of life possible for those she serves. Her decades of work in home health, hospice care, case management, and in long term care provide a broad perspective on how to best meet client needs. She has served as the Director of Nursing in home health, assisted living, and nursing home settings. Gail also spent seventeen years as a critical care nurse, including three years as an ICU Head Nurse in Saudi Arabia.
Gail’s passion is to help families find ways to meet the care needs of a loved one in the most sustainable, cost-efficient manner. She is an expert in geriatrics, navigating the complexities of our modern health care system, and in dementia care.
For the last decade, Gail has specialized in the care of those living with dementia and the families who love them. She is deeply committed to the use of humor and practical knowledge to support families faced with the convoluted journey of brain illness. Gail is also passionate about supporting professional caregivers through training and mentorship.
Gail has obtained board certification in Alzheimer’s care and education, in case management, and in critical care nursing. She has published in professional journals on family care and symptom control at the end of life and on dementia care. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Virginia.
Gail is a native Virginian who has called Charlottesville home for over thirty years. Widowed at a young age, Gail raised two daughters and now lives with a Maine coon cat named Silas who loves to hear her talk about her work.
As a speech-language pathologist, Carrie has been practicing since 2001. She has worked in nearly every level of the medical system, from the home, to outpatient clinics, to inpatient rehab, to acute and intensive care. She has managed outpatient clinics and inpatient rehab programs, and has been intensely involved in staff development, teaching and training. Her doctoral research details speech and voice behaviors of those with Parkinson’s Disease and healthy controls in the home. Carrie believes that those that stay independently in their own homes for as long as possible retain more than just independence. With the right social and family support, they retain language and cognitive skills, decision making ability, friendships, and quality of life. Carrie was inspired by her mother, Cathy, to launch a business in home companionship care for persons who want to remain as independent as possible in their own homes.
J.R. is an Honorably Discharged veteran of the US Army Reserves. He has had key positions of trust and responsibility throughout his 25 year military career to include assignments at NATO HQ in Brussels, the US Embassy in Macedonia and a deployment as the Force Protection Officer for Bosnia, Croatia and Hungary. In his civilian capacity J.R. was the Senior Geo-Political Analyst for the US Marines in Iraq from 2007 to 2009 and he continues to be an Election Observer for the US State Dept and the OSCE. J.R. has helmed numerous business enterprises over the years and is currently the Managing Director of GigDog, a streaming music service started at the UVA Darden School of Business. J.R. has proven experience in working with, and leading complex organizations and brings a wealth of operational knowledge to the team.
Cathy has been in the elder care industry for more than 20 years, and in the past, owned her own in-home-care business. Cathy is the inspiration behind Cadence Companions, and has eagerly partnered with her daughter, Carrie, and son-in-law, J.R., to continue expand excellent companionship services in the Lynchburg region. Cathy is the past-regional-manager of our Lynchburg branch and has recently stepped back into direct care, and continues to serve as a consultant for Cadence Companions. She loves direct care, because her clients hold a special place in her heart. Cathy lives with her husband in Altavista, where she loves to spend time with her grandkids whenever she can and enjoys helping with the family goat farm!
Gail Weatherill is a Registered Nurse who strives to promote the best quality of life possible for those she serves. Her decades of work in home health, hospice care, case management, and in long term care provide a broad perspective on how to best meet client needs. She has served as the Director of Nursing in home health, assisted living, and nursing home settings. Gail also spent seventeen years as a critical care nurse, including three years as an ICU Head Nurse in Saudi Arabia.
Gail’s passion is to help families find ways to meet the care needs of a loved one in the most sustainable, cost-efficient manner. She is an expert in geriatrics, navigating the complexities of our modern health care system, and in dementia care.
For the last decade, Gail has specialized in the care of those living with dementia and the families who love them. She is deeply committed to the use of humor and practical knowledge to support families faced with the convoluted journey of brain illness. Gail is also passionate about supporting professional caregivers through training and mentorship.
Gail has obtained board certification in Alzheimer’s care and education, in case management, and in critical care nursing. She has published in professional journals on family care and symptom control at the end of life and on dementia care. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Virginia.
Gail is a native Virginian who has called Charlottesville home for over thirty years. Widowed at a young age, Gail raised two daughters and now lives with a Maine coon cat named Silas who loves to hear her talk about her work.
Cadence Companions, LLC offers at home companionship to seniors, with an emphasis on their unique needs. We are seeking individuals who have a minimum of one year of documented custodial, non-skilled or skilled medical experience (military medic, CNA, LPN, or even non-skilled experience with elderly persons and/or persons with medical or behavioral needs) to provide companionship to seniors who wish to remain independent in the comfort of their homes. As Cadence Companions is a veteran-owned company, and all co-founders have close ties to the military and/or veterans, we are dedicated to honoring and caring for Military Veterans in our community. We also place a priority on hiring honorably discharged military veterans, current national guardsmen and reservists as Companions. Currently, we are actively seeking male Companions for our male clients, though anyone interested in delivering quality care is encouraged to apply.
