PRINTER'S NO. 1341
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
245
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, DINNIMAN, BAKER, MARTIN, FONTANA,
GREENLEAF, SABATINA, FARNESE, BARTOLOTTA, BROWNE,
TARTAGLIONE, HUGHES, RESCHENTHALER, YUDICHAK, SCAVELLO,
VOGEL, KILLION, AUMENT AND MENSCH, NOVEMBER 15, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, NOVEMBER 15, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of November 2017 as "Home Care and Hospice
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Home care and hospice professionals provide an
essential service that many individuals with disabilities or
diseases rely on to live at home with their families and remain
a part of their communities; and
WHEREAS, Home care aides help with activities of daily living
such as remembering to take medications, preparing meals,
transferring from a chair, toilet or bed, bathing, dressing,
light housekeeping and transportation to and from doctor's
appointments; and
WHEREAS, Hospice end-of-life care brings together medical
care, pain management and emotional and spiritual support for
terminal patients and their families; and
WHEREAS, Home health agencies provide skilled services, which
include nursing care and physical, occupational, speech and
respiratory therapy; and
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WHEREAS, Home care and hospice professionals work side by
side with patients' families involved in the patients' care and
take time to teach the proper techniques; and
WHEREAS, Home care and hospice professionals in this
Commonwealth provide care to nearly 1 million consumers a year,
the equivalent of 100 consumers every hour; and
WHEREAS, Personal care aide and home health aide jobs are
projected to grow by 70% in the next seven years, the largest
employment growth among all occupations in the United States, in
response to this Commonwealth's population being the fourth
oldest in the nation; and
WHEREAS, Hospices in this Commonwealth provide better quality
care than the national average, with Pennsylvania having an
overall average score of 93.8% compared to the national average
score of 92.6%; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of November
2017 as "Home Care and Hospice Month" in Pennsylvania to
recognize and show appreciation for the dedication and
contributions of home care and hospice providers to enhancing
the lives of their patients.
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