Hospice News November 16, 2022
Holly Vossel

The nation’s veterans are aging along with the rest of the U.S. population, and hospices are developing more programs and resources to address their unique needs.

Veterans of the Vietnam conflict range in age from 62- to 104-years old, and they now represent the largest contingent of former military who are approaching the end of life, Chemed Corp (NYSE: CHE) subsidiary VITAS Healthcare reported. Overall, roughly 2.7 million veterans served in Vietnam, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA).

These patients have unique mental, physical and socioeconomic needs when they come to hospice, according to Dr. Faith Protsman, VITAS regional medical director in California.

“So often veterans and their special needs are overlooked. Particularly...

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