More Bredesen comments:
"Finally, I'd like to talk this evening about a promise that I've made and not yet kept-expanding alternatives to nursing homes for our elderly and disabled residents, the so-called home and community based services. Tennessee usually ranks dead last among the states in alternatives to nursing homes.
This is the year I want to fix that, this is the year I want to fulfill my promise."
CONSUMER'S HOME DESTROYED
The storms that raged through the area on Tuesday took two swipes at the Halls home of Christy Davis before carrying it hundreds of feet from its foundation and splintering it into the gully beyond. more
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Governor Pledges Support of Community-based Services after seeing the need in his own family.
During his State of the State Address, Govenor Bredesen said, "I know my mother is watching this proceeding tonight, and she still hasn't stopped teaching me. I want to say to her, Mom, I've seen how much you want to be in your own home; I know how difficult that would have been a few times these past couple of years without some help; I know that not everyone has a granddaughter like you do who can give that help."
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