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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 5, 2010 <br />Action Agen~d-a <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Home Care and Hospice Month <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Proclamation <br />Press Release -Duke HomeCare & <br />Hospice Celebrates the National Home <br />Care and Hospice Month <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Frank Clifton, County Manager, 245-2300 <br />Carol Ann Mullis, Program Manager, Duke <br />HomeCare & Hospice, 479-0315 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a proclamation designating November 2010 as "Home Care and <br />Hospice Month" in Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: In-home health, hospice and community based services provide Orange <br />County residents with access to a wide variety of quality health and social services, including <br />preventive care, acute care, sustainable long-term care and palliative care. These services <br />include care provided by home health agencies, licensed home care agencies, .hospice <br />agencies, adult day care and adult day health care facilities, and home medical equipment <br />companies. In-home health, hospice and community based services build upon a strong <br />tradition of care and compassion and strive to keep families intact and responsible while <br />preserving an individual's independence and dignity in the setting of their choice. <br />These agencies deserve the public's support and thanks for the services they provide to <br />individuals, families and the community as a whole. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with the proclamation. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the proclamation <br />designating November as "Home Care and Hospice Month" in Orange County and authorize the <br />Chair to sign the proclamation. <br />