HOME HEALTH CARE Experience brings Angel Corps close to home Each year, business owner Dorian Maples Angel Corps selects a “word for the 528 W. Washington Blvd. 1566 Shook Dr. year” for her and her Fort Wayne Auburn (260) 426-4357 (260) 927-9840 employees. Last year, she selected “adventure,” 201 E. Market St. 846 N. Detroit St. embracing the sentiments Bluffton LaGrange of Helen Keller: “Life is (260) 824-4747 (260) 463-2101 either a daring adventure Office hours 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; service hours 24/7 or nothing at all.” CorpsOfAngels.com Dorian’s sense of facebook.com/CorpsOfAngels adventure and compassion- ate nature led her and her hospital, Steuben County It was a team effort. husband, Rick, to found resident Joe Driver — Joe’s wife, Linda, and his Angel Corps in 2001. The known at Clear Lake as four children, Dorian, PHOTO SUBMITTED company, which serves “Papa Joe” — received Valerie, Louisea and Toby; Angel Corps owner Dorian Maples with her father, Joe Driver. nine northeast Indiana daily in-home assistance his Angel Corps caregiver, counties from four loca- adventure took an unex- personal face to it, and we from Angel Corps. Heidi; and her supervisor, tions, provides non-med- pected turn last year when needed to deal with it on a “I knew Dad needed Ruth, all contributed to his ical home care that allows her father became an Angel personal level,” Rick my help,” Dorian said. “I recovery. The story has a clients to stay at home as Corps client. Maples said. “She managed thought we were going to happy ending –– or, per- long as it is safe for them Three days after greet- his care, coordinated family lose him. The involvement haps, a new beginning. Joe to do so. ing more than 100 family caregiving and shared care- of Angel Corps reinforced is living independently at In 2012 readers voted members and friends on giving responsibilities with something that I had said home with Linda. Angel Corps best in “Home his 80th birthday, he suf- her siblings and stepmoth- many times but never Dorian has reaffirmed Health Care” for the fifth fered a health crisis. er. It became an adventure experienced. I just wanted her belief in the benefits of consecutive year. “When Dorian’s dad for the entire family.” to be a daughter. Angel in-home care and her sense But Dorian’s path to became a client, it put a After a month in the Corps let me do that.” of adventure.

40 A marketing publication of Fort Wayne Newspapers September 20-21, 2012