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Adopt a resolution recognizing November as In-Home Supportive Services Home Care Workers Month in Solano County
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board adopt a resolution recognizing November as In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Home Care Workers Month in Solano County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
H&SS joins the National Association of Home Care & Hospice to honor the millions of home care workers for the remarkable difference made in assisting the elderly and disabled to live safely and with dignity in their own homes. As individuals age, activities of daily living, household maintenance, managing medical care, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle can all become challenging. For more than thirty years, Solano County in partnership with the State of California and the Federal government has addressed the needs of low-income seniors and people with disabilities by providing them with assistance that allows them to remain in their homes through the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Program. IHSS enables families to keep their loved ones close in a familiar environment to maintain a higher quality of life and the home care providers who make this possible are dedicated and committed to serving their clients and the community with sensitivity, honest, patience, trust, and compassion.
Solano County has over 4,200 IHSS home care workers providing care for over 4,900 clients. As the senior population grows throughout Solano County, the demand for in-home care workers, both within the IHSS program and in private pay systems, will increase. The California Department of Finance projects the population over the age of 64 in Solano County will reach nearly 145,500 by the year 2020.
Without the assistance of IHSS home care workers, the cost of caring for a person in a facility outside the home ...
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