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We Honor Veterans:Overview and Partner Commitment We Honor Veterans:Overview and Partner Commitment
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What is We Honor Veterans (WHV)?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
Our common goal: Our common goal:
• Providing the best possible care for Veterans in the best possible manner and setting.
While…..
• Honoring Veterans’ preferences
Why WHV?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 nation’s Veterans and be listed on the We Honor Veterans website
Why WHV?Why WHV?
• Creates a culture that includes Veteran-centric activities– Taps into a shared value of honoring our nation’s
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”?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 GoalsWe 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
What does We Honor Veterans mean?
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
In Support of the GoalsIn Support of the Goals
www.WeHonorVeterans.org
• Centralized Information
• Educational Resources
• Partnerships
Web ResourcesWeb 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
Web ResourcesWeb 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
PartnershipsBetter Prepared to: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
Levels of CommitmentLevels 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
Levels 1 – 4 Categories of ActivitiesLevels 1 – 4 Categories of Activities
1. Education– Staff and volunteer education and programs
– Community Education
2. Organizational policies and procedures– Integration
3. Hospice-Veteran Partnerships (HVP)– VA Medical Centers and community stakeholders
– Local, regional and statewide HVPs
Recruit:Committing to the Program
Recruit:Committing to the Program• Review We Honor Veterans Overview
PowerPoint presentation
• Sign and submit the Partner Commitment form (President/CEO/Executive Director)
Level 1 ActivitiesLevel 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
WHV: What’s in it for us?WHV: What’s 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
It’s 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
Join Us!Join Us!
• Review this presentation—Done!• 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!
Contact UsContact Us
We Honor Veterans
A program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Email: [email protected]
www.WeHonorVeterans.org