Governor Stein Proclaims Home Care, Hospice, and Palliative Care Month

Home Care, Home Health, Hospice, And Palliative Care Month

2025

By The Governor Of The State Of North Carolina

A Proclamation

Whereas, the State of North Carolina recognizes the importance and value of home care, home health, hospice, and palliative care in enhancing the well-being and quality of life for people and their families; and

Whereas, home care, home health, hospice, and palliative care providers offer essential services and support to people of all ages, ensuring their ability to receive necessary care in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes; and

Whereas, being able to receive care and support in the comfort of their own homes allows people to maintain a sense of dignity, independence, and quality of life; and

Whereas, the selfless caregivers visiting people’s homes exhibit extraordinary responsiveness, commitment, and expertise, going above and beyond to ensure the highest quality of care for their patients; and

Whereas, home care, home health, hospice, and palliative care services play a vital role in our health care system, providing empathetic and specialized care to patients of all ages, including seniors, people with disabilities, and people recovering from illness, surgery, or injury; and

Whereas, the home care, home health, hospice, and palliative care industries feature dedicated professionals, including skilled nurses, home health aides, therapists, social workers, and volunteers, who work diligently to meet the diverse needs of their patients and families; and

Whereas, North Carolina’s home care, home health, hospice, and palliative care providers play a crucial role in promoting patient independence, reducing hospital readmission, and minimizing the burden on our health care system;

Now, Therefore, I, Josh Stein, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim November 2025 as “Home Care, Home Health, Hospice, And Palliative Care Month” in North Carolina and commend its observance to all citizens.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this fourth day of November in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-fifth and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.