For many years, it has been the dream of Dwight Addison, Advocate Hospice President, to start his own health care agency. “I’ve worked at home care agencies for a long time and saw what worked and what didn’t,” says Dwight Addison.

In the fall of 2005, Dwight and Linda Richardson, Vice-President and Co-Founder of Advocate Hospice, met through a mutual friend and discovered they shared the same dedication and core values. “Both Linda and I felt that we could create an agency that could do it better,” says Dwight.

After a few meetings, they decided to collaborate and begin what would become Advocate Hospice. They pooled their own resources and that of a silent investor and the journey began.

In June 2006, Advocate Hospice completed the Indiana State Department of Health survey for the Medicare and Medicaid certification and licensure and passed deficiency free.