We Honor Veterans: Overview and Partner Commitment

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We Honor VeteransOverview and Partner
Commitment

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What is We Honor Veterans (WHV)?

• National awareness and action campaign
• Developed by National Hospice and Palliative Care
  Organization (NHPCO)
• In collaboration with Department of Veterans
  Affairs (VA)
• Encourage partnerships between community
  hospices, state hospice organizations and VA
  facilities

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Our common goal

• Providing the best possible care for Veterans in
  the best possible manner and setting.
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• Honoring Veterans preferences

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Why WHV?

• Approximately 680,000 Veterans die in the US
  every year 25 of all deaths!
• A vast majority of Veterans are not enrolled in
  VA and may not be aware of end-of-life services
  and benefits available to them
• Community hospices can join in better serving and
  honoring our nations Veterans and be listed on
  the We Honor Veterans website

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Why WHV?

• Creates a culture that includes Veteran-centric
  activities
• Taps into a shared value of honoring our nations
  Veterans
• Moves from organizations needs and goals to
  Veterans needs and goals
• Moves the focus from individual organizations to
  partnerships

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What is Veteran-centric?

• Focuses on the needs, desires and treatment of
  our Veterans
• Requires Veteran responsibility and
  accountability
• Depends on communication, coordination and
  collaboration among healthcare providers

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We Honor Veterans Campaign Goals

• Promote Veteran-centric educational activities
• Increase organizational capacity to serve
  Veterans
• Support development of strategic partnerships
• Increase access and improve quality

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What does We Honor Veterans mean?

• Asking about military history and knowing what to
  do with the answer
• Partnering to improve care
• Extending VA and community reach to improve care
  and access
• Improving quality by measuring the impact of VA
  and community interventions

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In Support of the Goals

• www.WeHonorVeterans.org
• Centralized Information
• Educational Resources
• Partnerships

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Web Resources

• Presentations
• WHV Overview and Partner Commitment
• Basic Training for Understanding the VA
• Building a Veteran-centric culture
• Service-Related Diseases, Illnesses and
  Conditions
• Hospice-Veteran Partnership
• Veteran Benefits
• Memorials and Salutes for Veterans and Caregivers

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Web Resources

• Military History Checklist
• Hospice-Veteran Partnership Toolkit
• Tip Sheets
• Building Relationships with VA
• Relationships with Provider groups
• Engaging Veterans
• Veteran Appreciation/Recognition Certificates
• Links to VA and other websites

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PartnershipsBetter Prepared to

• Build professional and organizational capacity to
  provide quality care for Veterans
• Develop and/or strengthen partnerships with
  Veteran organizations
• Increase access for Veterans in your community,
  region and state
• Network with other hospices across the country to
  learn about best practice models

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Levels of Commitment

• Recruit Get oriented and commit
• Level 1 Provide Veteran-centric education
• Level 2 Build organizational capacity
• Level 3 Develop and strengthen relationships
• Level 4 Increase access and improve quality

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Levels 1 4 Categories of Activities

• Education
• Staff and volunteer education and programs
• Community Education
• Organizational policies and procedures
• Integration
• Hospice-Veteran Partnerships (HVP)
• VA Medical Centers and community stakeholders
• Local, regional and statewide HVPs

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RecruitCommitting to the Program

• Review We Honor Veterans Overview PowerPoint
  presentation
• Sign and submit the Partner Commitment form
  (President/CEO/Executive Director)

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Level 1 Activities

• Education
• Conduct minimum of 3 Veteran-specific
  presentations for staff, volunteers
• Organizational policies and procedures
• Review Military History Checklist
• Integrate into admission process
• Hospice-Veteran Partnerships (HVP)
• Identify designated Hospice and Palliative Care
  contact person
• Review HVP PowerPoint presentation

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WHV Whats in it for us?

• Community Hospices
• Extension of commitment to community
• Privilege to honor those who have served our
  country
• Provide quality EOL care to Veterans
• Expand business relationship with VA
• Its just the right thing to do!

• VA
• Increased confidence in making referrals to
  community providers
• Enhanced ability to identify providers that have
  Veteran-specific skills and knowledge
• Heightened satisfaction in being able to honor
  Veterans preferences to go home

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Join Us!

• Review this presentationDone!
• Complete and submit the Partner Commitment to WHV
• Receive acknowledgement of your Partner
  Commitment
• Check the website for your listing as a Recruit
• Start working on Level One Activities!

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Contact Us

• We Honor Veterans
• A program of the National Hospice and Palliative
  Care Organization
• Email veterans_at_nhpco.org
• www.WeHonorVeterans.org