{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgE1943", "1996-10-21", 104, 2, null, null, "TRIBUTE TO THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HOMES AND SERVICES FOR THE AGING ON THEIR 35TH ANNIVERSARY", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "TRIBUTETO", "E1943", "E1943", "[{\"name\": \"Thomas M. Foglietta\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "142 Cong. Rec. E1943", "Congressional Record, Volume 142 Issue 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E1943]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nTRIBUTE TO THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HOMES AND SERVICES FOR THE AGING\n                       ON THEIR 35TH ANNIVERSARY\n\n                                 ______\n\n                        HON. THOMAS M. FOGLIETTA\n\n                            of pennsylvania\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                        Monday, October 21, 1996\n\n  Mr. FOGLIETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to\nthe American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging who will\ncelebrate their 35th anniversary this October in Philadelphia.\n  On November 26, 1961, a group of dedicated long-term care\nprofessionals met for 4 days at New York's Arden House to discuss the\nfuture role and mission of nonprofit providers in long-term care. Out\nof those discussions came the American Association of Homes and\nServices for the Aging.\n  From its earliest days, the association and its members believed in a\nphilosophy of care and service to the Nation's elderly. Its leaders\ncoined the phrase ``social components of care'' to describe how\nsignificant both the nurturing and spiritual aspects of long-term care\nwere in ensuring quality of care for residents of the Nation's health\ncare and senior housing organizations. The association also pioneered\nthe concept of resident decisionmaking, believing in the right of\nresidents of homes for the aging to have a voice in their care and in\nthe activities of the facility.\n  The association's vision for the future is one in which every\ncommunity offers an integrated and coordinated continuum of high\nquality, innovative and affordable health care, housing and home, and\ncommunity-based services. Within this framework the qualities of\ncompassion, benevolence, individual dignity, self-determination,\ndiversity, and social responsibility will be most highly valued.\n  As 1996 draws to a close, there are 5,000 full members of the AAHSA,\n39 State association partners, and 800 affiliate members. Its\nmembership includes not only nursing homes and continuing care\nretirement communities, but also subsidized and market-rate housing for\nlow- and moderate-income elderly as well as home and community-based\nservice organizations. The association sponsors a nationally recognized\naccreditation program for continuing care retirement communities and\ninitiated the International Association of Homes and Services for the\nAging to share the knowledge of aging services across international\nborders.\n  From October 28 to 31, the AAHSA will hold its annual meeting in\nPhiladelphia. In light of this organization's commitment to continuing\nimprovement in the care of our Nation's elderly we are honored to host\nthis event which will draw over 5,000 people to our city. Mr. Speaker,\nI ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating this association on\n35 years of service to the Nation's elderly.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgE1943"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.4417260643094778, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}