Veterans
End of Life Care for Veterans in San Diego
At LightBridge, we possess a passionate commitment to provide palliative care for veterans in San Diego as well as end of life care for veterans in San Diego. LightBridge Hospice provides care that seeks to understand veterans’ unique service experience, and reflect our gratitude and appreciation for their service to our nation. We demonstrate this commitment through a specially trained team of staff and volunteers which has achieved the prestigious Partner Level IV status of the nationally acclaimed We Honor Veterans program – one of the initial hospices in the nation to do so and the first in California.
Features of our end of life care for Veterans in San Diego include:
- At special ceremonies, veterans are honored and presented a We Honor Veterans pin, a certificate of appreciation by a fellow service member, and a remembrance keepsake.
- Hospice personnel and volunteers routinely participate in community-outreach events for veterans such as Stand Down and visit veterans’ homes and centers on significant occasions like Veterans Day and Memorial Day.
- End of life care for veterans in San Diego provided by LightBridge Hospice means no veteran will die alone. In our No Veteran Dies alone program we provide someone to sit with a veteran without family in his or her final hours.
- As needed we can provide military-specific information and assistance with VA benefits and a vast array of special veteran’s programs and services.
- Assessment of their military service allowing our team to prepare for potential issues related to their personal experience and palliative care for veterans in San Diego
- Counseling that deals with previously suppressed memories or issues
- Acknowledgment of the special circumstances of their life and service era
Why Choose a Veteran-Specific Hospice Program?
End of Life Care for Veterans in San Diego provided by LightBridge Hospice was founded out of our passion to care for and honor our veterans. We’ve adopted guidelines established by the Veteran’s Administration and were the first hospice in Southern California to be certified by We Honor Veterans as a 4-star Veteran’s hospice program. LightBridge Hospice also provides palliative care for veterans in San Diego, with the goal of providing veterans with comfort and peace of mind in their final years.
