[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 148 (Wednesday, November 30, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                     HONORING WORLD HOME CARE WEEK

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                            HON. TIM ROEMER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 1994

  Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, we are now in the middle of World Home Care 
Week, in recognition of the great advances this Nation and our world 
have made in expanding the quality and availability of medical care in 
the home.
  It is fitting that in the Third Congressional District of Indiana, 
which I represent, that the Memorial Home Care Institution will be 
marking this week with a local celebration, where the value of home 
care will be acknowledged with a demonstration of how far we have come 
in providing home care to our citizens, both globally and locally.
  Home care is an important, noble and smart concept. It allows people 
to receive care where they will be most able to heal or rest 
comfortably--in their own home--and such care provides dignity, 
efficiency, and economic benefits.
  The network of people who provide home care: doctors, nurses, 
therapists, social workers, home care aides, and many others are 
providing a service that benefits our health care industry, our 
economy, and most important of all, people. The people who need care 
and their families receive caring, responsible, and warm services, and 
it improves the quality of life for everything.
  Memorial Home Care is an institution which has provided skilled, 
committed, and compassionate services for the people of our community, 
and I am pleased to join with them in celebrating this week of 
recognition for home care services, both in our community and 
worldwide.

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