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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 04261994 - 94-222 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of Declaring May 8-14, 1994 ) as NURSING HOME WEEK ) RESOLUTION NO. 941222 in Contra Costa County ) WHEREAS, a dramatic increase in the number ofAmericans needing long-term care will put new demands on nursing homes and those who provide nursing home care; and WHEREAS, today's nursing homes offer 24-hour medical, nursing, and psychosocial care to individuals.who are too frail or ill to live independently; and WHEREAS, nursing homes also provide specialized services to both young and old, offering rehabilitative, subacute, personal, hospice (care of the terminally ill), and respite care (short- term "relief" care); and WHEREAS, members of the American Health Care Association and California Association of Health Care Facilities proudly sponsor National Nursing Home Week 1994 - "Caring For Generations" - and along with Stonebrook Convalescent Center invite the citizens of Contra Costa County to visit nursing facilities to benefit from the knowledge and experience of their staff, residents,family members, and volunteers. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors declares the week of May 8-14, 1994 as NURSING HOME WEEK in Contra Costa County and urges all citizens to honor and to support employees of long-term care facilities who daily provide quality care to achieve the highest level of mental, physical, and psychosocial well-being to the residents of the community's nursing home facilities. PASSED AND ADOPTED ON April 26, 1994, by a unanimous vote of the Board members present. Mark DeSaulnier Tom Powers, Chaire,f`'Smith 14zw� Gdyle Bishop Tom Torlakson I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the Minutes of said Board of Supervisors on the aforesaid date. Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of Supervisors affixed this 26th day of April, 1994. PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator. By_ J . D D Deputy Clerk Introduced by Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier, District IV