By Greenberg H.R. No. 576 74R9897 PAN-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, With the aging of the American population, many 1-2 families have been devastated by the need to institutionalize their 1-3 loved ones because community-based services were not available to 1-4 meet their family members' pressing physical or emotional needs 1-5 while allowing them to remain in their homes; and 1-6 WHEREAS, To this end, adult day-care centers have emerged as 1-7 a viable alternative to nursing home care, and their existence has 1-8 had a positive influence on the lives of both center participants 1-9 and the members of their families; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Designed to meet the individual needs of 1-11 functionally impaired adults, such centers provide crucial relief 1-12 to countless individuals each day, enabling caregivers to pursue 1-13 their careers and to get the respite they need from the often 1-14 crushing demands that can accompany caring for an ill, confused, or 1-15 disabled loved one; and 1-16 WHEREAS, While assisting caregivers, adult day-care centers 1-17 also help to stimulate center participants by providing them with 1-18 an outlet for social interaction with their peers, which in turn 1-19 gives structure and meaning to their days; and 1-20 WHEREAS, At the present time, more than 4,500 elderly and 1-21 frail Texans are receiving much-needed services from the 144 adult 1-22 day-care centers filling this vital role in Texas today, and by 1-23 providing their participants with a wide variety of health, social, 1-24 and support services in a protective setting, these centers have 2-1 greatly enhanced the lives of a significant portion of the state's 2-2 population; it is fitting that this worthy industry be honored for 2-3 providing our state's frail and disabled citizens with the care and 2-4 attention they so richly deserve; now, therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-6 Legislature hereby recognize April 11, 1995, as Adult Day Care Day 2-7 in Texas and encourage all Texans to explore this concept as a 2-8 positive alternative to nursing home care; and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-10 prepared for the Adult Day Care Association of Texas as an 2-11 expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.