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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