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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Home and hospice care providers play an invaluable |
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role in the lives of countless Texans, including seniors, people |
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with disabilities, and patients with terminal illness, who seek an |
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alternative to treatment in hospitals or nursing homes; and |
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WHEREAS, Home care is the preferred method of health care |
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delivery for individuals who are eager to live independently in |
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their own homes for as long as they can; hundreds of thousands of |
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Texans receive home care each year, and it is being used more |
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frequently in place of hospitalization or other institution-based |
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forms of health care for acute and chronic illnesses; and |
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WHEREAS, Hospice care is a humane option for terminally ill |
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patients and their families, and it encompasses palliative medical |
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care, pain control, and programs addressing social, emotional, and |
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spiritual needs; it fulfills the wish of many patients to live out |
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their remaining days within peaceful and familiar surroundings; and |
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WHEREAS, The State of Texas is fortunate to benefit from the |
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contributions of compassionate home and hospice care professionals |
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who dedicate themselves daily to the well-being of their patients, |
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and Home Care and Hospice Awareness Day offers a welcome |
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opportunity to acknowledge these individuals and organizations and |
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their important work; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 13, 2019, as Home Care and |
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Hospice Awareness Day and encourage all Texans to learn more about |
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home and hospice care and the many ways that it helps citizens who |
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are elderly, disabled, or coping with terminal illness. |