PRINTER'S NO. 4554
No. 946 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY WATSON, HENNESSEY, MUNDY, GINGRICH, QUINN,
VULAKOVICH, WOJNAROSKI, BEAR, REICHLEY, BAKER, BEYER, BISHOP,
CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, COHEN, CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GOODMAN,
GRUCELA, HARHART, HARRIS, HELM, HERSHEY, HESS, M. KELLER,
KULA, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, McILHATTAN, MELIO,
MILLARD, MOUL, MOYER, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, PALLONE, PAYNE,
PHILLIPS, RAMALEY, ROCK, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI,
SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, SWANGER, TRUE, WATERS AND J. WHITE,
OCTOBER 29, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 29, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of November 2008 as "Home Care Month" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Home care is a vital health care service available
4 to citizens of this Commonwealth; and
5 WHEREAS, Home care services are given to patients regardless
6 of their race, religion, nationality or ability to pay; and
7 WHEREAS, Home care services enable patients to be treated at
8 home, thereby keeping family members together; and
9 WHEREAS, Home care fosters more rapid recovery, earlier
10 hospital discharge and reduced admissions to institutions; and
11 WHEREAS, Most persons prefer to remain with their families in
12 the comfort and security of their homes; and
13 WHEREAS, Care providers who care for patients in the comfort
1 of the patients' own homes, whether the patient is a relative or
2 not, deserve special recognition and praise; and
3 WHEREAS, The number and variety of treatments and therapies
4 available to patients in their homes is increasing; and
5 WHEREAS, There is growing evidence that home care is an
6 economical means of treating patients; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
8 November 2008 as "Home Care Month" in Pennsylvania and urge the
9 citizens of this Commonwealth to recognize and appreciate the
10 valuable service provided by home care agencies.
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