Welcome to the webpage of the Illinois Hospice-Veteran Partnership!
The purpose of the Illinois Hospice-Veteran Partnership is to form a statewide
coalition to provide leadership, technical assistance, and recommendations
for program development. HVP goals include:
Strengthening the relationships between community hospice agencies
and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities
- Improving veterans' access to hospice and palliative care across all sites
and levels of care and
- Educating veterans about end-of-life care.
Points of Contact
Hospice-Veteran
Partnership Taskforce Members
Did you know that more than 63% of the total male population ages
65 and over in Illinois are veterans?
Resources for Consumers
End-of-Life Care for
Veterans of Illinois
Resources for Healthcare Professionals
VHA
Directive – Palliative Care Consult Teams (released 2.4.03)
VA Home
Health & Hospice Care Reimbursement Handbook (released 8.16.04)
VA Community
Hospice Care: Referral & Purchase Procedures
(released 3.1.05)
Outreach Materials to use in your Community
Caring for
America’s Heroes: Veterans at the End of Life
(PowerPoint Presentation)
End-of-Life Care
for Veterans of Illinois
If you have questions regarding any of these materials, or the
HVP, please contact IL-HPCO at info@il-hpco.org
or 888-844-7706.
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