Resolution - #93-11-276 - 11/23/1993

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! ! I I I I I I I$ I I I I I I I I ! Councilmem~r Beyer introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION g93-11-276 RESOLUT-]iON PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 28 THROUGH DECEMBER 4, 1993 AS HOME CARE WEEK, 1993 WI-II R~AS, Ramsey citizens of all ages and economic levels are concerned about high- quality, affor, labl~, long-term health care. Home care provides a wide range of these needed health and supporfi~/~ s~a'Vices to the ill, elderly, disabled and infirm in their own homes. The concept of home care ia .~he bldest and most enduring tradition of health service delivery in the United States of America; abd - W~ ~EAS, surveys show that most people prefer to receive medical care and related supportive se~i~s in their own homes. There is also a significant and growing body of evidence that homes e ~a~re ~_s~yvices stimulate quicker and fuller recoveries and improvements than comparable services with~ institutions; and WH~E~AS, home care allows our disabled and chronically ill citizens of all ages to remain with~e~loved ones in surroundings that are familiar and comfortable. In so doing, home care helps PreserVe one of the country's most important social values, keeping families together; and WHl~ RF~S, as our citizens require more in-home care, Ramsey home care agencies are meeting that ~hal~enge. Home care agencies are providing services ranging from assistance with personal care ~o lfigh-tech intravenous drug therapies; and WHI~ REAS, with rapidly rising health care costs, home care offers a practical means of providing hel th ~are and related services to those who desperately need them. By offering these services in th, ho~ne, we can treat our elderiy, disabled, and chronically ill population comfortably, cost-effective t, ~d with high-quality, individualized health care and supportive services. NOW THI~. rE,ORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMS] ;Y, iANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1) That :he ;City of Ramsey does hereby proclaim the week of November 28 through Dece~ ~ber 4, 1993 as Home Care Week, 1993. The motion .t >r the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman nd apon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof.' Mayor Crilbertson Cour/4ilrnember Beyer Coun~lm~mber Zimmerman Coun6ilm~mber Hardin and the follov)ingvoted against the same: None and the follov ;inglabstained: None