HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11021993 - 1.22 TO' BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM; Mark Finucane Contra
Director of Health Services CWIQ
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DATE: October 21, 1993 Q
SUBJECT. California Home Care Week vim' t`7�
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION
Designate November 28, 1993 through December 4 , 1993, as
California Home Care Week.
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT
III . BACKGROUND
A. National Home Care Week honors the dedicated service
of the in-home health and support service
professionals who provide high quality cost-
effective care to patients in their homes . During
the week of November 28, - December 4 , 1993, the
Contra Costa County Home Health Agency will join
with numerous health care organizations throughout
the state in observing National Home Care Week.
B. Established in 1968, the Contra Costa County Home
Health Agency is an important part of Contra Costa
County' s continuum of care system. The Home Health
Agency strives toward maintaining patient
independence through acute care and restorative
services that significantly reduce the need for
institutionalization and rehospitalizations .
C . On a daily basis, the Home Health Agency' s
professional team of nurses, physical, occupational ,
and speech therapists , medical social workers and
home health aides take their special skills into
patients ' homes throughout the County. High risk
newborns to the debilitated elderly, acutely ill to
the terminally ill are treated with dignity and
respect as the team addresss the medical, social,
emotional, and environmental needs of patients and
their families. Approximately 24,000 visits are
delivered to Contra Costa County residents each
year .
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D. The Home Health Agency prides itself on working
cooperatively and collaboratively with other County-
based programs , as well as community-based
organizations. Through these efforts, constructive
planning occurs for longer term supervision, once
the short-term intensive work of the Home Health
Agency has been completed.
IV. FUTURE
The Home Health Agency is very clear on its mission as an
integral part of the Health Service Department ' s
continuum of care . With home health care proving to be
the health care trend of the future for meeting the needs
of an increasingly high risk population, across all age
groups, a rapidly aging population, and because of its
cost containment features , the Contra Costa County Home
Health Agency is solidly in place and committed to
meeting the County' s future demands .