HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation - Co. Mgr. - Hospice and Home Care Month 11-03-2004-6aORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROCLAMATION
HOSPICE AND HOME CARE MONTH
NOVEMBER 2004
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 Community Hospice, which has a facility at the
Meadowlands in Hillsborough, services is celebrating 25 years of providing
hospice care in the Triangle;
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do
hereby proclaim November 2004 as "HOSPICE AND HOME CARE MONTH" in
Orange County, and urge all Orange County residents to celebrate all in-home
and community based services.
This the 3~d day of November 2004.
Barry Jacobs,
Orange County Board of-Commissioners