HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 11-03-2004-6aORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: November 3, 2004
Action Agend
Item No. __~?' ~L
SUBJECT: Hospice and Home Care Month
DEPARTMENT: County Manager
ATTACHMENT(S):
Proclamation
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gwen Harvey, ext. 2300
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough
Chapel Hill
Durham
Mebane
732-8181
968-4501
688-7331
336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To consider a proclamation designating November 2004 as "Hospice and Home
Care Month" in Orange County,
BACKGROUND: In-home health, hospice and community based services provide Orange
County residents with access to a wide variety of quality health and social services, including
preventive care, acute care, sustainable long-term care and palliative care. 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. In-home health, hospice and community based services build upon a strong
tradition of care and compassion and strive to keep families intact and responsible while
preserving an individual's independence and dignity in the setting of their choice,
These agencies deserve the public's support and thanks for the services they provide to
individuals, families and the community as a whole.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with the proclamation.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the proclamation
designating November as "Hospice and Hame Care Month" in Orange County and authorize the
Chair to sign the proclamation,
ORANGE 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 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, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners