A core value for all ADEC staff is to respect the dignity of the individuals we serve and to protect them from exploitation and abuse.
Direct Support Professional (DSP) Recognition Week 2021 kicks off September 12th and runs through September 18th, honoring the hard work that our DSP’s do to support our neighbors living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This week is an important week [...]
https://youtu.be/h_D_Dxgll1Q The health, well-being, and safety of ADEC staff and clients is our top priority. Please know that ADEC’s mission – our staff – are recognized as essential personnel, essential services. I would like to thank Indiana Governor [...]
At ADEC, we believe everyone should have presents to open on Christmas Day. Sadly, some of the 1,200 individuals we serve don't have friends or family to buy them gifts. That's where you can help! ADEC is seeking some Wish [...]
There are more than 400 employees who work at ADEC, the majority of whom are Direct Support Professionals (DSPs). Each year, the governor of Indiana designates a week dedicated to DSPs, and we love to celebrate it at ADEC! DSP Appreciation [...]
The addition of one simple word can change the meaning of a sentence significantly -- just consider ADEC's mission statement. ADEC's Board of Directors recently approved a refreshed mission statement that adds a single word: Informed. "ADEC proudly advocates for [...]
Christmas came early this year for ADEC's nursing team. Registered nurse Katrina Vargas and licensed practical nurses Lynn Guthrie and Sarah Ten Have could barely contain their excitement on Wednesday as they tore open cardboard boxes and ripped through plastic [...]
Few people think about a living will when they think about their basic rights, but Joe Lehman does. Joe is an individual ADEC serves at one of its 21 locations in Elkhart and St. Joseph counties. When Tobi Weirich, the director [...]
ADEC celebrated 39 employees with a combined 435 years of service to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
As Kelly Murphy sits at a table in the corner of The Trolley Café at the Old Bag Factory, she thinks about her 30 years with ADEC. A look spreads across her face, a smile that looks both incredulous and full [...]
When Gail Vance’s husband worked at ADEC, one of the individuals he served was in a car accident. Gail was always willing to bring Tylenol, often enough that it was like she worked there. A simple joke turned into a lifetime [...]
