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MARK FINUCANE, HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR County
DATE: October 26, 1994
SUBJECT: CALIFORNIA HOME CARE WEEK
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDATION:
Designate November 27, 1994 through December 3, 1994, as
California Home Care Week.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None
III. REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION:
A. National Home Care Week honors the dedicated service of
the in-home care health and support service professionals
who provide high quality cost-effective care to patients
in their homes. During the week of November 27 -
December 3, 1994 , the Contra Costa County Home Health
Agency will join the 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 addresses 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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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Wendel Brunner, M.D. 8
Administration
CC: Health Services ATTESTED
Public Health Administration PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Home Health Agency SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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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 Services 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, 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.