Submitted by Kerry Onorato, Genesis Manager, Managed Care Business Development On September 12, 2021, Executive Director Teale Howe of Genesis Rochester Manor Center of New Hampshire accompanied WWII Veteran Constantin…
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Love At First Sail: Calvert Hospice Honors Navy Couple
Submitted by Amanda Peterson, Calvert Hospice located in Maryland Arvid “Ed” Forsman and his wife Ann met at the Naval Air Station in Whidbey Island, WA. They were both serving…
Level Five Hospice Partner Program: Updated materials
*Please note you must be a member of NHPCO to submit and start Level 5 activities Updated level five materials can be found under the Earn Your Stars section under…
Korean War Veteran Honored By His Hospice Care Team
Submitted by Carole Quackenbush RN, VITAS Veterans Liaison VITAS Healthcare in Cincinnati, Ohio, conducted a beautiful bedside salute for patient Mr. Burns. Carole Quackenbush, a Veterans Liaison for VITAS, wanted…
Front-Yard Recognition in Atlanta, GA
When social distancing measures are the rule of the day, a front porch will do just fine. Submitted by: Larry Robert, Bereavement Services Manager/Veteran Liaison. VITAS Healthcare, Atlanta That’s how…
Thanking Volunteer Rifle Squad
Story submitted by Steven SolmonsonMoments Hospice, Golden Valley, MN For 41 years, the Veteran volunteers of the Fort Snelling Memorial Rifle Squad in Minnesota have never missed a funeral –…
Oscar
When Oscar was 18, he had two choices: become a sharecropper or join the military. He enlisted in the Navy and became a Seaman First Class during WWII. Oscar rarely…
Charlie
Note: It is our pleasure to reprint this story about Charlie Heinl, a WWII vet currently receiving hospice services through State of the Heart Hospice. State of the Heart cares…
John
John Cornhoff, an 87-year-old World War II Veteran dying of end-stage dementia and pneumonia, is surrounded by several generations of his family, from children to a great-grandchild. Those not present…
“Sarge”
Delaware Hospice Patient Bill “Sarge” Tucker of New Castle attended his 75th Memorial Day Parade in Wilmington on Friday, May 30th. He served as a messenger as he sat in…
