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To recognize LifeCare Alliance on celebrating their 105th Anniversary.
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WHEREAS, LifeCare Alliance was established in 1898 as the first Visiting Nurse Association of Central Ohio, this year marks 105 years of service to the residents in Franklin County; and
WHEREAS, LifeCare Alliance leads our community in identifying and delivering health and nutrition services to meet the community's changing needs; and
WHEREAS, LifeCare Alliance celebrates 30 years of service for its Meal Program, and is proud to be the second city in the nation to provide meals to congregate dining centers and to homebound elderly and chronically ill residents in our community; and
WHEREAS, in 2002, LifeCare Alliance prepared and delivered 1.1 million meals to more than 5000 service recipients, more than 3,000 individuals and organizations donated 103,390 hours of their time as volunteers for LifeCare Alliance; thanks to the support from the City of Columbus, 98,716 meals were delivered to thousands of chronically ill residents under the age of 60; and
WHEREAS, LifeCare Alliance launched The Cardinal Health Visiting Pharmacist Program. Through the collaborative effort of Cardinal Health, The Ohio State University School of Pharmacy and LifeCare Alliance, 3,751 Franklin County seniors received more than 181,350 meals for one of the 27 congregate dining centers, and 8,637 Skilled Nursing visits were made to hundreds of homebound and chronically ill individuals; and
WHEREAS, at the ten Wellness Centers in Franklin County, the nurses of LifeCare provided services to 1,409 clients, and nearly one thousand older adults received 14,942 Homemaker visits and 7,662 Home Health Aide visits; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize LifeCare Alliance on celebrating their 105th Anniversary.