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Advocates Home Health Care Agency Report
Emma Guy
Indiana University School of Social Work
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Advocates Home Health Care Agency Report
The agency report is based off research completed on an agency called Advocates Home
Health Care. The business is located on the north side of Indianapolis and serves the surrounding
counties. It is directed by Inna Pecar, who has a Master’s degree in Social Work and is a
Licensed Clinical Social Worker and is administrated by Theresa Williams, who is a Registered
Nurse. I am currently completing my practicum for my Bachelor’s degree in Social Work at
Advocates Home Health Care. I have been interning there since late August so I have basic
education of the agency but this report allowed me to gain even more knowledge of their history,
mission, goals and services.
Role in Community and Brief History
Advocates Home Health Care is a for-profit agency in the Indianapolis area that provides
quality in-home care to the older adult population. The agency opened in 2009 and serves
multiple patients and their families in Hamilton, Johnson and Marion counties. The president of
the agency, Inna, is originally from Ukraine. Inna and her husband, Steve, started Advocates
Home Health Care as a result of their own difficult situation with her parents’ health care needs.
Her father suffers from severe dementia, a position further complicated by his language barrier.
Inna believes her father’s health improved when he was able to receive medical treatment in the
comfort of his own home, coupled with staff would could understand his cultural differences.
She wanted other families to experience a similar outcome with their loved ones, which is why
she is so passionate about the work she does at her agency. She believes that during this
challenging journey, she has learned how to advocate for loved ones and wants to share her
agency’s goals and mission with others. Inna and her staff respect and embrace cultural
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differences. Her clients often show incredible progress while receiving care in the comfort of a
familiar environment, which confirms for her that home health care is her true calling.
Mission and Goals
The Advocates Home Health Care website describes their objectives as, “Our mission is
to keep you and your loved one safely at home. Our proactive wellness approach is aimed at
keeping clients at optimal health while minimizing unexpected visits to the hospital. We are
committed to the well-being of those we serve.” Advocates Home Health Care’s mission
certainly relates to the values and ethics of social work because their main goal is service to
others through the quality home health care that their patients receive during each home visit.
They are also focused on the dignity and worth of the patient. They treat their patients with
nothing but respect and kindness, and they also allow the patient to have a right to self-
