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We Honor Veterans

Arizona veteran sitting on his shaded porch beside a folded flag in a display case

You served. Now let us.

We honor those who served by serving them at the end of life. Our clinicians are trained in what veterans carry, including memories and emotions that can resurface near the end for anyone who saw combat or trauma. Our goal for every veteran is peace, dignity, and self-forgiveness.We honor those who served by serving them at the end of life. Our goal for every veteran is peace, dignity, and self-forgiveness.

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Service recognized, benefits navigated, care coordinated.

  • A military history review

    We ask about service at admission, so the care plan starts with who the veteran is.

  • Recognition

    Pinning ceremonies, bedside salutes, memorial services, and Veterans Day observances.

  • Benefits and coverage

    We help with VA benefits, and we work with the VA, Medicare, TRICARE, Medicaid, and private insurance.

  • Coordinated with the VA

    We work with local VA staff, and our nurse can visit alongside a VA clinician.

  • A faster way in

    A streamlined referral and admission process, so care can start sooner.

  • Grief support for 13 months

    The people who loved the veteran keep our support for 13 months after the death.

Our partnership

Covenant Hospice Care is a partner in We Honor Veterans, a program of the National Alliance for Care at Home in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Partner status commits us to respectful inquiry about service, compassionate listening, and grateful acknowledgment for every veteran in our care. Through the program we also train community partners on what veterans need at the end of life.

About the We Honor Veterans program

What happens, in order

Three parts of veteran care that families ask about most, in the order they tend to arrive.

  1. 1

    Why the end of life can be different for a veteran

    A generation trained never to complain will under-report pain. A man who has answered "I am fine" for sixty years does not stop at the end.

    Memories that stayed quiet for decades can surface near the end. Some carry things they have never told anyone.

    Our clinicians are trained to recognize this and not to force it. We ask, we listen, and we let the veteran decide what gets said and when.

    A veteran in a service cap sitting at home while a family member rests a hand on his shoulder.
  2. 2

    What a pinning ceremony is like

    The family gathers in the living room, or around the bed. Someone reads out the branch, the years, and where he served. There is a certificate and a lapel pin, and the pin is put on by another veteran.

    Then the salute. One veteran to another, held a second longer than you expect.

    Families tell us afterwards that it is the moment they will never forget, and often the first time in years that anyone thanked him out loud.

    A family gathered close as a lapel pin is placed on an older veteran resting in his chair.
  3. 3

    Navigating benefits together

    We review what may be available through the VA, help with the paperwork, and coordinate with VA medical staff so nothing falls between two systems.

    Nobody should have to become a benefits expert in the middle of this. That part is our job, not yours.

    In practice that often means a joint visit: our nurse and a VA clinician agreeing on one plan instead of two. When something changes at nine on a Sunday night, nobody has to work out which system to call first.

    A veteran and a younger man going through paperwork together at a kitchen table.
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