Hospice Veteran Partnership of Indiana
Improving end-of-life care for Veterans and their families living in and around Indiana.
Thank you for joining us for our Q3 meeting last week! Meeting Review: 2025 Holiday Drive HVPI is excited to launch our 3rd Annual United We Stand Holiday Drive. This year we'll be supporting Homeless and newly housed Veterans as well as Marion's Palliative Care Unit. We're excited to see how much our Partners can gather this year! Please see our sign up genius to see our Virtual Giving Tree as well as details on drop off/pick up options. Wreaths Across America During the meeting we heard from Annie Brooks from Wreaths Across America. On December 13th, cemeteries across the country will be laying wreaths on Veterans' gravesites. To sponsor wreaths or participate in this great event, please visit their website, Wreaths Across America . If you have any questions, Annie Brooks (Location & Group Liaison) can be reached at 207-618-5322 or region5@wreathsacrossamerica.org . Suicide Prevention Nate Moore, VA Suicide Prevention Coordinator from Northern Indiana Healthcare Systems, shared with us VA's S.A.V.E. Training. See recording of presentation above and slide deck HERE Training resource: Psych Armor Free gun locks: VA can provides free gun locks for Veterans! Send the Veteran's name and address and # of gun locks needed to INDPsychSPTeam@va.gov and they will mail the gun locks directly to the Veteran. For more info or pictures of the gun locks we provide see this website : https://www.va.gov/reach/lethal-means/ Next meeting: December 3, 2025 @ 10-11:30 am EST via Teams
Thank you for joining us for our 2025 Quarter 2 meeting on 6/4/25. Meeting PowerPoint: DOWNLOAD HERE Navigating Difficult Conversations with Dr. Lyle Fettig (Chief of Palliative Care at Roudebush VA Medical Center) Recording above Handouts: IU Talk Skills Sheet & Values Mnemonic for Exploring Values and Goals VA Service Connected Conditions & Death Certificates – Liz Davis, LCSW (Roudebush VA Medical Center) See handout on summary of what is a service connected condition, how to confirm a Veterans SC condition, and the importance of including it on death certificates, when appropriate. Recording below
Find resources on VA Caregiver Support Program and end of life benefits including burial, memorial, survivor, VA healthcare (ex: home health and prosthetics) and National Cemetery Administration.
Our goal is that Indiana Veterans and their families receive the specialized end-of-life care they deserve.
Veterans are faced with unique challenges and deserve compassionate care that honors their sacrifice. HVPI provides resources to those caring for the Veterans of Indiana that addresses those challenges. Join our network of local hospice agencies, VA professionals, volunteers, and others that are working together to provide excellent care for Indiana Veterans and those in surrounding areas.
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The end-of-life care of Veterans is complex and requires specific care. Our community helps educate and promote care for our community's Veterans.
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