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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING SAINT ANTOINE RESIDENCE ON THE OCCASION OF ITS

CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY

     Introduced By: Representatives Newberry, Phillips, Casey, and Baldelli-Hunt

     Date Introduced: January 22, 2013

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, L’Hospice Saint Antoine is a nonprofit organization founded in 1913, by

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Monsignor Charles Dauray and originally located on Hamlet Avenue in Woonsocket; and

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     WHEREAS, Over the past ten decades L’Hospice has been relocated, rebuilt, and

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renamed Saint Antoine Residence and has become the largest, oldest, and, arguably, one of the

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very best long-term care facilities in Rhode Island; and

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     WHEREAS, Currently located on Rhodes Avenue, Saint Antoine Residence is a state-of-

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the-art facility which now encompasses The Villa at Saint Antoine, an assisted living residence

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located on the Saint Antoine campus; and

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     WHEREAS, Saint Antoine Residence employs more than 400 staff persons who care for

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its 260 residents. In addition, The Villa at Saint Antoine provides apartments for an additional 76

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seniors; and

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     WHEREAS, Not only has the physical campus at Saint Antoine Residence grown over

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the years, but its purpose has also been expanded and amended in order to respond to the needs of

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the people in the community. Originally a “home for the aged poor,” Saint Antoine’s now

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provides a full range of care and cutting edge services to its residents as well as “maintaining a

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home for the elderly, the sick, or the impaired”; and

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     WHEREAS, The decision to move into an assisted living facility or to put a loved one

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into a nursing home is often difficult. The hope is to find a tranquil place, operated by caring and

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well-trained staff members, who will assist residents in receiving the type of extra care that they

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require at that point in their lives; and

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     WHEREAS, Saint Antoine Residence has been providing residents and their families

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with security and quality service for the past century and has worked to provide a brighter

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tomorrow for generations of elderly Rhode Islanders; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby congratulates Saint Antoine Residence for 100 years of munificent

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care and commends the dedicated and compassionate staff for their efforts to ensure dignity and

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security to those we love; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Wendy Fargnoli, Executive Director of Saint

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Antoine Residence.

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