NHPCO, VA Partner to Extend Trauma-Informed Hospice for Veterans

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have expanded the scope of their We Honor Veterans partnership to enhance mental health services for traumatized veterans receiving hospice or palliative care. The program is making grants to hospice and palliative care care providers to develop their capabilities […]

Hospices Design Programs for Unique Needs of Military Veterans

As U.S. veterans age with the general population, hospices nationwide are designing programs and engaging in partnerships designed to meet the unique medical, psychological and emotional needs of veterans during the end of life. Roughly 18.2 million military veterans live in the United States, according to the most recent numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau, […]

VA to Expand Hospice, Palliative Care for Veterans

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is working to expand hospice and palliative care utilization among veterans, both in its own facilities and through collaborations with private health care providers. Historically, hospice utilization among veterans has been lower than that of the general population. In 2000, 21.6 percent of all Medicare decedents enrolled in […]