ServicesCompanionship

Companionship

It would be a true delight to have the opportunity to care for other grandmothers and grandfathers the way I once cared for my own—to share meaningful conversations, listen to life stories, and enjoy companionship together.

Read this before the prices

*I'm not a nurse and I'm not specialized in treating seniors who need treatment or further assistance. This is a companionship based care for independent individuals.

The source states this in the smallest body text on the page, after the price table. It is the limit with the most consequence on this site, so here it comes first.

Prices

from $38–42 / hour

MinimumNot stated

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Companionship rates

1 elder: from $38 / hour; The source writes a floor ("From $38"), not an absolute price. It does not say what raises it.
2 elders: from $42 / hour

Special services

Accompany on social events: On request — ask for a quote; Source, verbatim: “Accompany on Social Events: TBD”
Accompany on trips: On request — ask for a quote; Source, verbatim: “Accompany on Trips: TBD”

Extra fees

Weekends: + $3 / hour over normal fee
Holidays: 1.5× normal fee

Cash only.
Both hourly rates are floors ("From $38", "From $42"), not fixed prices.

Rules not closed in the source

Weekend surcharge and holiday multiplier: the source does not say whether they stack.
What moves a rate above its floor is not stated.
Driving is offered in the family’s car with no mention of insurance anywhere in the source.

Also true of every booking

Service area: Menlo Park–Hillsborough or Redwood City / Woodside — 94062 — the source declares two different areas. Both declarations, side by side.
Travel beyond that area is not priced anywhere in the source, and neither is any mileage or parking cost.

What is included

Reproduced from the source, including the boundaries — the items that end in “please contact me” are the ones the source refuses to price, and they stay in the same list instead of being tidied away.

Attentive and present elder care.
Safety-first approach.
Age appropriate activities.
Respectful and patient communication.
Fostering engagement and mental stimulation.
Warm and encouraging environment.
Respect for each elder's natural pace and rhythm.
Outdoor walks.
Stretching and mobility light exercises.
Light cleaning support.
Assistance with simple daily routines.
Driving in family's car (for information on using caregiver's car, please contact me).
Meal preparation.
Laundry.

In her words

I have felt a special connection with old-aged adults ever since I was little. Something about the contrast between their life experience and my youthful energy has always made our interactions meaningful and interesting to me. Listening to their wisdom and sharing in their slower, more intentional pace of life has been a great joy.

Reproduced verbatim from the Companionship page of the source.

Credentials for this service

Nothing on this site carries a seal, a badge or a shield. Each line below is either a sentence found in the source or the literal words “not stated”.

CPR
Certified — issuing body not stated, expiry not stated
Divergent in the source
The source disagrees between pages: "Twice CPR certified" on Childcare, "CPR certified" on Companionship. Neither page names an issuing body or an expiry date.
Senior care training
Not stated — and explicitly out of scope
Not stated
The source is explicit that this is not nursing and not specialised senior treatment.
Background check
Not stated
Not stated
Insurance
Not stated
Not stated
Bonding
Not stated
Not stated
First aid
Not stated
Not stated
License
Not stated
Not stated

Experience, as declared by Aurora

Self-declared on the source page. No third party attests to any of it, and no figure below can be checked from this site.

4 years of visits.
CPR certified;
Meaningful companionship and conversation;
Shared activities (puzzles, cards, reading, music, walks);
Tea time and light social visits;
Comfortable with driving to appointments, taking to social events, errands runs, and more...

Evidence

19 photographs published on the Companionship page of the legacy site, in the order that page used. 1 of them is a stock image and is marked as such — it is not a record of this work. None of them carries a date, a place or a photographer credit in the source; each caption describes only what is visible in the frame.

A younger hand cupped around an older, age-spotted hand, photographed close in warm light. — 01 · stock
Stock photograph, not Aurora’s work. It opened the Companionship page of the legacy site. No photographer, date, place or licence is recorded anywhere in the source.

Aurora Carlin Martini leaning over the shoulder of an older woman seated in a wheelchair on a paved terrace, both pulling faces at the camera. — 02
Aurora with an older woman outdoors. The source does not name her, does not say whether she was a client, and states no date and no place.

A professionally lit photograph of Aurora Carlin Martini beside a smiling older woman in glasses and pearls, with a blurred crowd and flower arrangements behind them. — 03
Aurora and an older woman at what appears to be an evening event. The source does not name her, does not say whether she was a client, and states no date and no place.

A selfie of Aurora Carlin Martini and an older woman in sunglasses beneath the white ribbed arches of a transit hall, with tall buildings behind them. — 04
Aurora and an older woman on a trip. The source does not name her, does not say whether she was a client, and states no date and no place.

Two older women in evening dress standing either side of a young woman in a pink lace dress on a red carpet, beneath a chandelier. — 05
Three people at a formal event. The source names none of them, does not say whether any was a client, and states no date and no place.

A two-panel photograph of Aurora Carlin Martini with an older woman in a red cardigan seated in a carved chair in a living room, laughing in the second frame. — 06
Two frames of the same moment indoors. The source does not name the older woman, does not say whether she was a client, and states no date and no place.

Aurora Carlin Martini with her arms around an older woman in a patterned blouse in a kitchen, both smiling at the camera. — 07
Aurora with an older woman in a kitchen. The source does not name her, does not say whether she was a client, and states no date and no place.

Aurora Carlin Martini resting her cheek against the cheek of an older woman in a pale green polka-dot top, seated on a porch beside a wicker chair. — 08
Aurora with an older woman on a porch. The source does not name her, does not say whether she was a client, and states no date and no place.

Aurora Carlin Martini holding a mug and laughing beside an older woman in a wicker chair, in front of a window with red geraniums and a city skyline behind. — 09
Coffee beside a window. The source does not name the older woman, does not say whether she was a client, and states no date and no place.

Aurora Carlin Martini leaning down to embrace an older woman seated at a laid dining table with a plate of sweets, in a large room. — 10
A table with other people’s hands in frame. The source names nobody, does not say whether anyone was a client, and states no date and no place.

A professionally lit close portrait of an older woman in a sequinned top beside Aurora Carlin Martini, both smiling. — 11
A posed portrait of the two of them. The source does not name the older woman, does not say whether she was a client, and states no date and no place.

A young woman and an older woman seated at a round café table with drinks and a slice of cake, in front of a painted tropical wall. — 12
A café table. The source names neither of them, does not say whether either was a client, and states no date and no place.

An older woman in sunglasses raising a green juice at a food-court table, with a tray of drinks and pastries in front of her and other diners behind. — 13
A food court. Lying on the tray is a Brazilian NFC-e sales receipt whose printed date reads 16/01/2024 — six months before the arrival in California that My Story dates to 12 Jul 2024. Other diners are recognisable in the background. See README.md.
This frame carries a legible tax receipt with an access key, an authorisation protocol and a card-payment line, plus bystanders’ faces. Published by decision of the site owner; recommended for removal.

An older woman in glasses and a polka-dot blouse raising a glass of orange juice at a café table set with pastries and a chocolate drink. — 14
A café table. The source does not name her, does not say whether she was a client, and states no date and no place.

An older woman in sunglasses seated at a dark stone table with a plate of three small quiches, beside a window onto greenery. — 15
Lunch by a window. The source does not name her, does not say whether she was a client, and states no date and no place.

A mirror selfie of Aurora Carlin Martini in a white dress beside an older woman in a blue-and-white blouse, in a bedroom with a framed painting on the wall. — 16
Dressed to go out, photographed in a mirror. The source does not name the older woman, does not say whether she was a client, and states no date and no place.

A selfie taken inside a car: Aurora Carlin Martini in the passenger seat and an older woman at the wheel, trees through the windows. — 17
In a car, with the older woman driving. The source does not name her, does not say whether she was a client, and states no date and no place.

An older woman in a red jumper smiling behind a board holding a partly assembled jigsaw puzzle, her glasses resting on the board. — 18
A jigsaw in progress. The source does not name her, does not say whether she was a client, and states no date and no place.

A selfie of Aurora Carlin Martini and an older woman in a blue jumper in a kitchen. The frame is stored rotated a quarter turn, so both appear lying on their side. — 19
A kitchen. This file is stored rotated a quarter turn in the source and is published as it was found, without being straightened. The source does not name the older woman, does not say whether she was a client, and states no date and no place.
Stored sideways in the source. Rotating it would be an edit to the archive; correcting it is Aurora’s call.

Reviews naming Companionship

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Next step

Ask for a time for Companionship — Aurora replies by phone or e-mail

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