By: Barrientos S.R. No. 470 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-3 joining the Adult Day Care Association of Texas in recognizing 1-4 April 11, 1995, as Adult Day Care Day in Texas; and 1-5 WHEREAS, There are currently 144 adult day care centers in 1-6 Texas that provide valuable services to over 4,500 elderly and 1-7 frail or functionally impaired adults; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Adult day care centers offer community-based 1-9 programs that provide a variety of health, social, and support 1-10 services in a protective setting during the daytime; and 1-11 WHEREAS, The centers provide much needed relief for families 1-12 who are trying to care for Alzheimer's patients or victims of 1-13 stroke and other illnesses; on-duty nurses in the centers provide 1-14 vital supervision and medical support; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Adults attending the centers can spend their time 1-16 watching television or participating in group activities such as 1-17 sing-alongs, arts and crafts, and painting classes; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Currently there are 24 states in our nation with 1-19 certification programs for adult day care and 25 have licensure 1-20 requirements; while the centers have increased tenfold since 1978, 1-21 the number of older persons in need is steadily growing and more 1-22 day care centers are needed; and 1-23 WHEREAS, The adult day care centers in Texas are a welcome 2-1 solution to the thousands of people who face the dilemma of needing 2-2 to provide care for an adult but not wanting to place the adult in 2-3 a nursing home; and 2-4 WHEREAS, These centers offer individualized care in a social 2-5 setting for those Texans who need it and provide a much needed 2-6 respite for the caregivers; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 74th Legislature, hereby commend the adult day care centers in Texas 2-9 for the invaluable services they provide and declare April 11, 1995, 2-10 as Adult Day Care Day in Texas; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-12 Adult Day Care Association of Texas as an expression of high regard 2-13 from the Texas Senate. 2-14 ______________________________________ 2-15 President of the Senate 2-16 I hereby certify that the above 2-17 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-18 on March 20, 1995. 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 Secretary of the Senate 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Member, Texas Senate