TITLE: Recognizing May 11, 2017, as Home Care and Hospice Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing May 11, 2017, as Home Care and Hospice Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Health care professionals and other interested citizens are gathering in Austin on May 11, 2017, to take part in Home Care and Hospice Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, The skilled workers who specialize in home care and hospice services provide high-quality and compassionate care for individuals and their families, especially in times of personal health crisis; and WHEREAS, Home care is a person-centered method of health care delivery for the elderly and for individuals with disabilities or chronic illnesses who would like to live independently and comfortably in their own homes for as long as possible; it is a growing alternative to unnecessary institution-based forms of health care and serves hundreds of thousands of Texans each year; and WHEREAS, Hospice care is a service that offers humane and comforting support to terminally ill patients and their families and includes pain control, palliative medical care, and social, emotional, and spiritual resources; and WHEREAS, Countless Texans benefit from the dedicated efforts of home care and hospice workers, and these noteworthy professionals are indeed deserving of special commendation for their contributions to the health and quality of life of citizens throughout the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby recognize May 11, 2017, as Home Care and Hospice Day at the State Capitol and encourage all Texans to learn more about home care and hospice options for individuals in need. Raymond Straus Goldman Oliverson Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega Alonzo Gonz lez of El Paso Paddie Alvarado Gooden Parker Anchia Guerra Paul Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan Ar valo Hefner Phillips Ashby Hernandez Pickett Bailes Herrero Price Bell Hinojosa Raney Bernal Holland Raymond Biedermann Howard Reynolds Blanco Huberty Rinaldi Bohac Hunter Roberts Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burns Johnson of Harris Rose Burrows Kacal Sanford Button Keough Schaefer Cain King of Hemphill Schofield Canales King of Parker Schubert Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen Clardy Klick Sheffield Coleman Koop Shine Collier Krause Simmons Cook Kuempel Smithee Cortez Lambert Springer Cosper Landgraf Stephenson Craddick Lang Stickland Cyrier Larson Stucky Dale Laubenberg Swanson Darby Leach Thierry Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris Dean Lucio III Tinderholt Deshotel Martinez Turner Dukes Metcalf Uresti Dutton Meyer VanDeaver Elkins Miller Villalba Faircloth Minjarez Vo Fallon Moody Walle Farrar Morrison White Flynn Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Frank Murphy Workman Frullo Murr Wray Geren Neave Wu Gervin-Hawkins Nev rez Zedler Giddings Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1825 was adopted by the House on May 11, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House