On the recordJune 24, 1998
Home health care is, indeed, without a question, a kind of health care system right now in deep peril. A lot of times, people will look at the home health care system and think about just the numbers and the dollars and the cents. Something that we fail to recognize often unless you had a family member or friend who has been receiving home health care is that home health care providers provide a lot more than just simply the medical services. They come into our homes, they come into our families, and they provide a friendship and a warmth and the kind of camaraderie that goes along with the health care system and the provisions that they are giving to our seniors, to our disabled. They reduce the cost of health care tremendously... The wonderful thing about home health care is that it prevents many people from going into acute care facilities and long-term care facilities.
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