our story

Making life better by making homecare easier.

Homecare By Design started in 2008, but its core ideas had been brewing for decades.

Founder, Traci Goudy started out as an RN working in local retirement communities for 10 + years and took a leap of faith to start one of the first homecare agencies in the Greater Lafayette area. After a few very successful years in the homecare industry, she began noticing some interesting patterns:

  • What if seniors could prevent coming to us in crisis mode after an injury?
  • What if we can prevent depression and isolation in our seniors?
  • What if we can assist in fixing clients’ homes that are in disarray?
  • What if we can help our clients’ children advocate for their parent’s needs?

Traci took this as an opportunity to create “ A Senior Community Without Walls”. The idea is simple, Homecare By Design would offer as many of the perks of a retirement community as we could without having to move into one. The Clubhouse officially opened in West Lafayette where seniors could attend activities like book clubs, art classes, exercise classes, social engagements, and more!

Today, we have multiple homecare clients and West Lafayette seniors who have memberships to our clubhouse. They remain independent in their home with the perk of socialization at the clubhouse.

As we continue to expand our footprint, our brand continues to keep three guided principles in mind when providing care: Personalized, Exceptional, and Consistent.

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People Are Talking

  • “The staff at Home Care by Design is extraordinary! They have created a senior living environment that allows you to stay at home with the care you need. They even coordinate with audiology professionals in the area, such as Hearing Solutions of Indiana, to help their residents. They will even come to shovel your snow!! Lovely staff. Would highly recommend.”
    Shannon | Client
  • “I Love working for home care by design. The flexibility is awesome! The freedom to create your own schedule and the opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives daily is just so rewarding and makes coming to work feel less like a “Job”.
    Eliana | Caregiver
  • “This place is wonderful, every time you walk in you feel like your home – from the decor to the warm welcomes you receive. The owner cares very deeply for every one of the clients and their families. There is an activity almost everyday of the week for the seniors in the community. This company is so unique in the services they offer and really do put the clients first.”
    Sabrina | Community Partner
  • “Working at Homecare by Design is wonderful. The staff is easy to work with and is great about scheduling me according to my availability. Training is thorough and meetings are fun. Our clients are very special and I love being able to enhance their quality of life and it’s such fun to reminisce with them about their interesting lives. They have so much yet to give and I love being able to give in return.“
    Beverly | Caregiver