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Media Advisory: Assembly Member Sayward to Visit Home Care Recipient

Visit highlights importance and value of home care services

WILLSBORO, NY (08/07/2007; 0956)(readMedia)-- WHAT: Assembly Member Teresa Sayward (R,I,C-Willsboro) will participate in the Home Care Connect program sponsored by the New York State Association of Health Care Providers, Inc. (HCP). Sayward will visit Willsboro resident and home care patient Dolores Anderson to see first-hand how home and community-based care helps keep New Yorkers in the comfort of their own home and out of costly institutions.

WHEN: Friday, August 10 at 10 a.m.

WHY: Home care is cost-efficient care in New York State where spending on health care services consumes 35 percent of the State budget. As the baby boomer population ages, home care will be relied on even more to provide essential care to New Yorkers. Home Care Connect provides State and Federal representatives as well as media the opportunity to learn more about the many services home care provides and the individuals that benefit from home and community-based services.

WHO: Assembly Member Teresa Sayward, Dolores Anderson, home care recipient, Kathy Liddell, Assistant Director of Patient Services, Cynthia Siwek, Registered Nurse and Karen Hathaway, Aide

WHERE: 235 Sanders Rd. Willsboro, NY 12996

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HCP is a statewide trade association representing the full spectrum of home and community-based providers. Through a strong network of regional chapters and an active State office in Albany, HCP is a primary authority of the healthcare industry.