WHEREAS, home care, hospice, and palliative care services provide for an individual’s health and social needs across the continuum of life, serving expectant mothers, infants, children, adults, individuals with disabilities, and the elderly; while providing love, comfort and support at the end of life; and
WHEREAS, according to Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina, home care, hospice, and palliative care agencies provided health and social needs to approximately 500,000 North Carolina residents last year; and
WHEREAS, home care, hospice, and palliative care services enable North Carolina’s citizens to receive quality health and social services in their own home, surrounded by family and friends; these services support families by easing the caregiver burden and helping to avoid the cost of institutional care; and
WHEREAS, home care, hospice, and palliative care services strengthen the family bond and support families as they care for their loved ones at home, lessening caregiver burnout and unnecessary placement in more costly institutional settings; and
WHEREAS, home care, hospice, and palliative care services build upon a strong tradition of compassion and strive to keep families together while preserving an individual’s independence and dignity in the comfort of his or her own home; and
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina encourages people to learn more about options of care and share their wishes with family, loved ones, and health care professionals;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROY COOPER, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim November, 2021, as “HOME CARE, HOSPICE, AND PALLIATIVE CARE MONTH” in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.