Steve & Cathy Lorberbaum
Founders, Assisting Hands Potomac
Steve and Cathy Lorberbaum started Assisting Hands Potomac after successful careers as an attorney and marketing manager respectively.
“We wanted to make a real difference in people’s lives. Our mission is simple – to provide the best care possible for our clients, while providing a great place to work for our employees.”
Steve Lorberbaum is the owner of Assisting Hands Home Care, which is dedicated to providing families and their loved ones with exceptional caregiving services and support. According to Steve, “we get calls from families looking for information and education. Often times people are in a crisis situation and just need someone to help them understand their options. Many times we are a temporary bridge to a longer term living solution and other times we become that long term solution to helping someone remain comfortably at home. Our focus is on counseling families and then providing a caring professional to help a loved one wherever home is the moment. We’re there, when family can’t be.”
Steve’s experience is based on the challenges he and his wife faced addressing care needs for their parents. Steve has more than 25 years’ experience practicing law in both private practice and as General Corporate Counsel. Steve earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University. He continued his education with a JD degree from George Washington University Law School in Washington DC. In 2014, he became a Certified Senior Advisor and serves on the board of Cupid’s Charities, an organization that supports the Children’s Tumor Foundation and on the Board of Potomac Community Village, as neighbor helping neighbor senior organization. He also serves on the Montgomery County’s Age Friendly – Home and Community Based Services Workgroup.
Cathy Lorberbaum has been a yoga instructor in the Washington D.C. area for almost 20 years. Cathy has taught at several yoga studios in the DC area, as well as managed the yoga program at LifeTime Athletic in Rockville, MD for several years. Her classes focus on building core strength, joint stability and flexibility while promoting relaxation, breathing and meditation. Cathy holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Florida. Prior to teaching yoga, Cathy held various marketing positions at several telecommunications companies in the Washington, DC area including: COMSAT Communications, GTE Spacenet, and PictureTel.
Human Resource Manager
Debby is responsible for recruiting, screening, interviewing our Certified Nursing Assistants and maintaining HR files and databases. She responds to individual caregivers’ questions and needs.
Debby Leber joined Assisting Hands in May 2016. She holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland. She has over 30 years of experience in professional office management and human resource administration. Twenty of those years, she worked at a CPA firm that specialized in healthcare consulting. Debby is a native Marylander and has lived her entire life in Montgomery County. She has two sons and five grandchildren and stays busy babysitting and attending her grandchildren’s sporting events.
Director of Community Relations
Patricia Dubroof is the Director of Community Relations for Assisting Hands Home Care. She creates partnerships with our senior communities to share educational and creative tools about the important role caregivers have in our family’s lives. She connects with our families as they enter the caregiver world, listening carefully to their story and finding solutions to their caregiving needs. Patricia facilitates several programs: Death Cafe, Book Events, What’s Your Plan and others. Patricia represents Assisting Hands as an active member of the Rockville Chamber of Commerce, Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce, GROWS and the Senior Services Alliance.
Patricia Dubroof joined Assisting Hands in March of 2019. She has over 35 years of experience in caring for seniors through creativity and coaching. She developed arts and healing programs at the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Iona Senior Service, Washington DC Veterans Medical Center and many other local and national organizations.