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We Honor Veterans

Caring Professionals on a Mission to Serve

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We Honor Veterans empowers end-of-life care partners to meet the unique needs of America’s Veterans and their families.

Our guidance and resources are focused on respectful inquiry, compassionate listening and grateful acknowledgment so that veterans can be guided through their life stories toward a more peaceful ending.

We provide help and educational resources that teach respectful inquiry, compassionate listening, and grateful acknowledgment as you work for America’s Veterans.

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The Latest from We Honor Veterans

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News

NHPCO calls for applicants for the 2023 We Honor Veterans Outstanding Program Award

Nominations for the 2023 We Honor Veterans Outstanding Program Award are now open! If you are an NHPCO member that is a Level 4 or Level 5 hospice partner, apply today. Learn more about the award and who is eligible.
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ELNEC – For Veterans Updated Curriculum

The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) – For Veterans Project is a national educational initiative to improve palliative care and we have created a curriculum for it.
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Trauma-Informed Care for Vietnam-era and Combat Veterans

We Honor Veterans and the the Veterans Health Administration have created information to engage hospices in delivering quality end of life care for Vietnam-era and combat Veterans and those that have been impacted by trauma.

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Get the resources you need to learn how to serve Veterans

Our resources are designed to empower hospice professionals to meet the unique needs of dying Veterans.

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Recent Resources for Care Professionals

Caring for Veterans

Moral Injury in Vietnam Veterans
Education

Understanding Veterans’ Benefits Webinar
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Building a Veteran-Centric Culture
Partners

Hospice and VA Working Together: Relationship Building Suggestions

WHV Partners work in the community to ensure that excellent care at end-of-life is available for our nation’s Veterans and their families.

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Mr. Allen being awarded the Korean War Peace Medal at Caris Healthcare in Cookeville, TN

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Stories

Embracing Growth: My Journey as a Summer Intern with We Honor Veterans

This summer, Abby Sauer interned with We Honor Veterans. In this blog, she shares her experience interning at NHPCO and what she learned from hospice professionals.

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Stories

Heroic Gardens and Angelic Health’s Women’s Vet-to-Vet Café Partner to Demonstrate Healing Powers of Plants to Veterans

from Angelic Health, West Atlantic City, NJ

Heroic Gardens and Angelic Health’s Women’s Vet-to-Vet Café partnered to educate and reduce stress for Veterans struggling with PTSD, anxiety, and depression through an activity about sowing plants.
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Caring Circle Hospice Honors Local Veterans on Memorial Day

from Angelic Health, West Atlantic City, NJ

The South Haven Tribune reports that Memorial Day 2023 was a special day for five U.S. Military Veterans at Laurel Oaks of South Haven Assisted Living/Memory Care thanks to Caring Circle and Laurel Oaks.

Looking for an end-of-life care partner that understands Veterans’ needs?

Our network of over 5,000 partners – made up of hospices and community organizations – means that the community can find a partner that is able to recognize the unique needs of America’s Veterans and their families.

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Thank you to our community partners

Interested in being a Partner?

The goal of the Earn Your Stars program is simple – to care for and honor those who have served when they reach the end of life.

We Honor Veterans provides tiered recognition to organizations, known as Partners, that demonstrate a systematic commitment to improving care for Veterans both within their organizations and the communities they serve.

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