HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation proclaiming November 2010 as Home Care and Hospice Month 2
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PROCLAMATION
Home Care and Hospice Month
November 2010
Whereas, in-home health, hospice and community based services provide for an
individual's health and social needs across the continuum of life—compassionate care which
serves expectant mothers, infants, children, adults, the disabled and elderly, and also provides
love, comfort and support at the end of life; and
Whereas, in-home health, hospice and community based services enable Orange
County residents to access a wide. variety of quality health and social services, including
preventive care, acute care, sustainable long-term care and palliative care; and
Whereas, these services include care provided by home health agencies, licensed
home care agencies, hospice agencies, adult day care and adult day health care facilities, and
home medical equipment companies; and
Whereas, in-home health, hospice and community based services build upon a strong
tradition of care and compassion, striving to keep families intact and responsible while
preserving an individual's independence and dignity in the setting of their choice; and
Whereas, Duke HomeCare & Hospice has provided care to the terminally ill patients
and their families for 31 years;
Now, Therefore, we, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, do hereby
proclaim November 2010 as "HOME CARE AND HOSPICE MONTH' in Orange County,
and urge County residents to celebrate all in-home and community based services.
This the 5a'day of October,2010.
Valerie Foushee, Chair
Orange County Board of County Commissioners