WHEREAS, The Commonwealth has, for more than 100 years,
provided a home for these distinguished veterans in need; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania will continue to honor its veterans by
providing them with the support they so richly deserve; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania offers its veterans and their spouses
exceptional around-the-clock care through a network of six
extended-care facilities located in major population centers
throughout this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, These six homes serve more than 1,500 eligible
veterans and their spouses; and
WHEREAS, These facilities, offering personal care, skilled
nursing care, domiciliary care and dementia care, rate
exceptionally high in patient satisfaction levels compared to
the national average; and
WHEREAS, This system is comprised of the Delaware Valley
Veterans Home, the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center, Hollidaysburg
Veterans Home, Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home,
Southeastern Veterans Center and Southwestern Veterans Center;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That in recognition of our veterans and veterans'
homes, the Senate designate the week of June 12 through 18,
2016, as "State Veterans' Homes Week" in Pennsylvania and
encourage all residents to visit a State-supported home in Erie,
Hollidaysburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Scranton or Spring
City, and thank these cherished veterans and the dedicated
personnel who serve them.
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