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History

Home Sweet Home Care was established in 2008 as a division of ATTIC, Inc., a federal Center for Independent Living (CIL).  The Independent Living Philosophy is that a person with a disability has the right to control and direct his/her own life, in the same ways as a person without a disability, and that he/she has the right to actively participate in all aspects of community life to any extend he/she chooses.  As homecare services encompass this idea of options and choices for individuals, it was a natural fit to add Home Sweet Home Care to ATTIC, Inc.  Our primary mission is to empower individuals to live more independently and have control over their lives, by offering the in-home and community supports to make living safely in your home an option!


Our Field Staff

 
Our Personal Care Attendants (PCA’s) are thoroughly screened and trained to be able to do all Homemaker and Attendant Care tasks.   We do criminal history checks, drug screenings, motor vehicle record checks, and Office of the Attorney General Medicaid fraud checks at time on all staff.  We train staff using the Indiana Home and Hospice Care Foundation curriculum for PCA’s.  Our trainer has been trained and certified through the IAHHC Foundation.  Additionally, Home Sweet Home Care, recognizes that there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to your caregiver.  We offer the option of you choosing a current caregiver, friend, or relative not living with you, to go through our training program and become your paid caregiver.  They are at no obligation to provide care to any of our other consumers, but that can be an option if they are interested.


       
  • Dusting and straightening furniture
  • Cleaning floors and rugs by mop, broom, or vacuum
  • Cleaning the kitchen, including washing dishes, pots & pans, and cleaning appliances, counters & cupboards.
  • Maintaining a clean bathroom, including cleaning the tub, shower, sink, toilet bowl, and medicine cabinet, emptying, and cleaning commode chair/urinal.
  • Laundering clothes at the home or laundromat including washing, drying, folding, putting away, ironing, and basic mending and repair.
  • Changing linen and making beds
  • Washing inside of windows
  • Removing trash from the home
  • Meal preparation and cleanup
  • Grocery and general shopping
  • Prescription pick up
  • Running errands such as paying bills, mail pick up, etc.
  • Companionship and socialization
  • Accompany/transport to shopping/errands
  • Bathing and showers and partial or bed bathing
  • Oral hygiene
  • Hair care and application of cosmetics
  • Hand and foot care
  • Intact skin care
  • Dressing
  • Transfer between bed and chair, without assistive devices
  • Assist with bedpan, bedside commode, toilet
  • Incontinent or involuntary care
  • Emptying urine collection and colostomy bags
  • Meal planning, preparation, and clean up
  • Medication reminders
  • Companionship and socialization
  • Accompany and/or transport to shopping, errands, or community activities

Dee Fleetwood, Director       dee@homesweethomecareindiana.com

Leah Richards, Consumer Services Supervisor    leah@homesweethomecareindiana.com

Karen Sarris, Consumer Services Supervisor  karen@homesweethomecareindiana.com