Proclamation 5749 --
National Home Health Care Week, 1987
By
the President of the
A
Proclamation
The
comfort of familiar surroundings and the loving care and attention of family
members often give an important measure of relief to patients recovering from
illness or injury, including those on early release from hospitals or nursing
homes. Many Americans who understand this and who decide to care for their
loved ones at home find welcome assistance in occasional services offered by
home health care providers.
A
variety of groups make such care available. Thousands of home health agencies
-- large and small, urban and rural, public and private, hospital-based and
independent -- provide nursing services; physical, speech, and occupational
therapy; social services; and home health aide services. The dedication of
these organizations and their thousands of employees and volunteers has eased
the path to recovery for countless Americans.
The
high-quality services of home health care providers give aged and disabled
citizens an exceptional opportunity to take advantage of this Medicare-covered
benefit and recuperate in their own homes, where they can most effectively draw
upon the constant support and concern of their families. That strengthens
family life and individual independence alike, and is good reason for all of us
to celebrate National Home Health Care Week and to thank and salute the men and
women who supply home health care.
The
Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 98, has designated the week beginning
Now,
Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do
hereby proclaim the week beginning November 29, 1987, as National Home Health
Care Week, and I call upon government officials, interested organizations and
associations, and all Americans to observe this week with appropriate programs,
ceremonies, and activities to acquaint themselves with home health care and to
support these vital services to elderly and disabled people.
In
Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of November, in the
year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-seven, and of the
Ronald
Reagan
[Filed with the Office
of the Federal Register,
Note: The proclamation
was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on December 1.