ORDER NO.30581
DECLARE NOVEMBER, 2007 HOME CARE AND HOSPICE MONTH
Came to be heard this the 22nd day of October, 2007, with a motion made by
Commissioner Baldwin, seconded by Commissioner Oehler. The Court
unanimously approved by vote of 4-0-0 to:
Approve request from Texas Association for Home Care to declare November,
2007, as Home Care and Hospice Month in Kerr County.
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COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND TEN (10) COPIES OF THIS
REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT
MADE BY: Judge Tinley OFFICE: County Judge
MEETING DATE: October 22, 2007
TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: Consider, discuss and take appropriate action to honor request from Texas
Association for Home Care to declare November, 2007, as home care and hospice month
in Kerr County.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Judge Tinley
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION:
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in
accordance with Title 5, Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
THIS RQUEST RECEIVED ON:
5:00 PM previous Tuesday
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All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate
information has been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court
Meetings. Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards your request being
addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners'
Court.
Home Care: Keeping Texans Proud and Independent
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The Honorable Pat Tinley
Kerr County Judge
700 Main St.
Kerrville, Texas 78028-5389
Dear Judge Tinley:
September 28, 2007
Millions of Texas citizens and all of our communities benefit from critical home care
services provided to our State's Medicare, Medicaid and private-pay patients by more
than 200,000 Texas home care employees including nurses, therapists, home health aides
and others throughout our State.
Home care has enjoyed tremendous, bi-partisan support as a way to provide quality
health care for some of Texas' most deserving patients while saving money within our
health care system through reductions in more costly nursing home, hospitalization and
other expenditures. Hospice services provide care to those in their final days of life, and
bereavement support to their loved ones before and after death.
Last year, Governor Rick Perry declared November as "Official Home Care and Hospice
' Month" for the State of Texas. As we approach November 2007, we have once again
requested that our Governor recognize November as Home Care and Hospice Month. So,
please join us along with Governor Rick Perry as we celebrate this year's themes of
"Preserving Health, Independence and Freedom" for Home Care and "Love in Action"
for Hospice.
We would greatly appreciate you requesting your Commissioners' Court to pass a
resolution by October 31, 2007. A sample proclamation that you can use as a model
is enclosed for your information. You can also request an electronic version by
emailing Becky at Becky@TAHC.org. Please mail or fax us a copy of your
proclamation so tive may publicize it along .vitl~ tlae Govcrnor's.
Thank you for your consideration of this matter. Please feel free to contact me if you
would like to receive any additional information on Home Care and Hospice Month, the
role of Texas' home care industry, or if I can ever be of assistance.
Sincerely,
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Anita Bradberry
Executive Director
Enclosures
3737 Executive Center Drive, Ste. 268, Austin, Texas 78731 * (512) 338-9293 * fax (512) 338-9496 yt (800) 880-8893 ~k www.tahc.org
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RESOLUTION
A Resolution of Kerr County Commissioners' Court expressing support for declaring November,
2007 as Home Care and Hospice month in Kerr County, Texas.
WHEREAS home care services provide high quality and compassionate health care services
to those in need, especially at times of community or personal health care crisis;
and
WHEREAS home care is the most preferred method of health care delivery a-~~ong disabled,
elderly, and chronically ill individuals eager to live independently in their own
homes as long as they possibly can; and
WHEREAS home care in Texas is a growing alternative to hospitalization or other institution-
based forms of health care for acute and chronic illnesses, providing care to
hundreds of thousands of Texans each year; and
WHEREAS hospice care provides humane and comforting support for terminally ill patients
and their families, including pain control, palliative medical care, and social,
emotional and spiritual services; and
WHEREAS hospice fulfiills basic human needs of feeling comfortable in familiar
surroundings and of attaining physical and emotional peace during the last stage
of life; and
WHEREAS there is a need to increase public discussion about advances in pain control and
the care options available to individuals of all ages, races, and backgrounds who
are at the end of life; and
WHEREAS the Texas Association for Home Care and home care and hospice providers in
Texas have declared November 2007 as "Home Care and Hospice Month" with
the theme of "Preserving Health, Independence and Freedom" for Home Care
and "Love in Action'" for Hospice and are calling on all Texans to observe this
occasion with appropriate ceremonies and activities;
RESOLVED That Kerr County Commissioners' Court, by adoption of this Resolution, hereby
declares November 2007 as "HOME CARE AND HOSPICE MONTH" and
encourages the support and participation of all citizens in learning more about the
home care and hospice philosophy of care for the elderly, disabled and the
terminally ill.
ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of October, 2007
~ ~~'~ Peat Tinley, County Judge
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H. A. "F3uster' Baldwin, Commissioner illia ~ H. Williams, Commissioner
Precinct 1 Precinct 2
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nice Oehler. Commissioner
Precinct 4