VNA Porter County Offers Veterans Program

logoThe VNA Hospice We Honor Veterans program focuses on respectful inquiry, compassionate listening and grateful acknowledgement of a veteran’s service and sacrifice. Understanding that patients might have needs related to their military service, combat experience or other traumatic events, Hospice works to find the tools to help support our veteran patients and their families. Our goal is to give veterans an opportunity to tell their stories, to thank them for their service and to show appreciation to their families.

It is an honor to provide service to those who have served in our name.

VNA Hospice is proud to be a national partner of We Honor Veterans, a campaign developed by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

When a Veteran Enrolls in Hospice Care...
The veteran’s specific needs related to military service are identified, so that optimal end of life care can be provided. By providing care specifically tailored to veterans and their families and meeting the veteran’s goals for care in their preferred setting, Hospice is better able to accompany them toward a more peaceful end of life.

As a We Honor Veterans partner, the VNA provides ongoing Veteran-centered education for hospice staff and volunteers to help enhance the care Veterans receive to better meet their needs, as well as providing important resource information to Veterans about the tools and benefits available to them.

Allowing the Veteran and their family to lead the conversation, VNA hospice staff and volunteers listen with compassion, often learning about specific concerns or needs the patient or family faces. If the Veteran is willing, the VNA Hospice program gratefully acknowledges the Veteran and his or her service through a special ceremony, which includes presentation of a flag pin, certificate and handmade-made red, white, and blue afghan in honor of their service.

Learn more about the National We Honor Veterans program at: www.wehonorveterans.org/