Wednesday, April 13, 2011
INFORMATION BULLETIN
We have launched a monthly On Line Information Bulletin. The Bulletin can be view on the Departments web site www.ohiovfw.org home page.
Monday, March 21, 2011
HOSPICE GRANTS
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Ohio, has completed its 2010 - 2011 Hospice grant process. Here are the Hospices receiving $5,000.00 Grants:
Hardin County Hospice
Hospice of Morrow County
Holzer Medical Ctr Hospice
Hospice of Wyandot County
Hospice of Fayette County
Hospice of Knox County
Incare Hospice Southern Ohio
ProMedica Hospice
Putnam County Hospice
State of the Heart Hospice
This years grants totaled $50,000.00.
These grants are made possible by VFW Posts, Auxiliaries and their Charities through the Robert Combs/Jim Comedy Cancer Fund and Hospice Fund.
If your looking for someplace to make a donation, these are the Funds that can make a big difference in the lives of your comrades and neighbors stricken by Cancer and related illnesses.
Hardin County Hospice
Hospice of Morrow County
Holzer Medical Ctr Hospice
Hospice of Wyandot County
Hospice of Fayette County
Hospice of Knox County
Incare Hospice Southern Ohio
ProMedica Hospice
Putnam County Hospice
State of the Heart Hospice
This years grants totaled $50,000.00.
These grants are made possible by VFW Posts, Auxiliaries and their Charities through the Robert Combs/Jim Comedy Cancer Fund and Hospice Fund.
If your looking for someplace to make a donation, these are the Funds that can make a big difference in the lives of your comrades and neighbors stricken by Cancer and related illnesses.
Friday, February 11, 2011
POST 9094 DONATES VAN
VFW Post 9094, Hillsboro and VFW Of Ohio Charities donated the money to the Highland County Veterans Service for the purchase of a van to transport local veterans'.
Post 9094 was also given a Humanitarian Award presented by the VFW of Ohio Charities for their charitable contributions to the communtiy, homeless veterans, and military assistance to support active duty troops and their families and support of the Southern Ohio Veterans Home.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Hospice Unit Opens
A new 22‐bed hospice unit opening on January 27 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown will give more Ohio Veterans access to quality, end‐of‐life care. The Georgetown home is the first Veterans Home in the country offering hospice services in a designated, in‐house unit.
This new program is a public ‐private partnership between the Ohio Department of Veterans Services and Stein Hospice, a not‐for‐profit organization based in Ohio with 30 years of experience caring for hospice patients and their families. Because of the unique nature of this partnership, additional state tax dollars will not be necessary to operate the hospice unit.
Initially the hospice will create 15 full‐time equivalent and four part‐time jobs. The workforce is slated to double as the number of hospice patients increases. “We are pleased to partner with Stein Hospice to provide a new level of specialized care to our veterans and to create quality, new jobs in the Georgetown area,” said Thomas N. Moe, Director of the Ohio Department of Veterans Services.
Stein Hospice was selected to enter into this unique public‐private partnership because of its well‐established hospice service to Veterans at the state’s other Veterans Home, in Sandusky. Rather than a designated area, Sandusky hospice patients are located throughout the home and are cared for by the on‐site Stein staff, who are available around the clock.
In addition to serving as a state model, Stein recently received national recognition for its service to Veterans. Stein is one of a dozen hospices in the United States to reach the first level of “We Honor Veterans,” a national campaign unveiled in September that focuses on quality veteran care.
“We have been privileged to work in partnership with the Sandusky Ohio Veterans Home to serve the men and women who so proudly served our country. The partnership with the Georgetown Ohio Veterans Home and Stein Hospice represents an innovative public‐private collaborative that was developed to benefit the Veterans in our state,” said Jan Bucholz, president and chief executive officer of Stein Hospice.
The Ohio Veterans Homes in Sandusky and Georgetown are state‐operated nursing homes open to honorably discharged Veterans who have been Ohio residents for at least one year during his or her lifetime. The Veteran must be infirm or disabled and incapable of earning a living. The new hospice in Georgetown will accept any eligible Veteran in Ohio who qualifies for hospice care, not just residents of the Ohio Veterans Home. Both homes offer standard nursing home care as well as special care for Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia.
The Sandusky home provides 427 nursing home beds and an additional 293 independent living beds, while Georgetown offers 168 nursing home beds. Both homes were recognized in 2010 by the Ohio Department of Health for higher‐than‐average family member satisfaction, and by the US Department of Veterans Affairs for their consistently high level of care.
For more information, contact:
Mike McKinney, Ohio Department of Veterans Affairs – Michael.McKinney@dvs.ohio.gov , (614) 728‐0235 or
(614) 795‐8153
Molly Kavanaugh, Stein Hospice – (419) 625‐5269, or (419) 515‐7209
Veterans with questions about benefits should call 1‐877‐OHIO‐VET (1‐877‐644‐6838).
This new program is a public ‐private partnership between the Ohio Department of Veterans Services and Stein Hospice, a not‐for‐profit organization based in Ohio with 30 years of experience caring for hospice patients and their families. Because of the unique nature of this partnership, additional state tax dollars will not be necessary to operate the hospice unit.
Initially the hospice will create 15 full‐time equivalent and four part‐time jobs. The workforce is slated to double as the number of hospice patients increases. “We are pleased to partner with Stein Hospice to provide a new level of specialized care to our veterans and to create quality, new jobs in the Georgetown area,” said Thomas N. Moe, Director of the Ohio Department of Veterans Services.
Stein Hospice was selected to enter into this unique public‐private partnership because of its well‐established hospice service to Veterans at the state’s other Veterans Home, in Sandusky. Rather than a designated area, Sandusky hospice patients are located throughout the home and are cared for by the on‐site Stein staff, who are available around the clock.
In addition to serving as a state model, Stein recently received national recognition for its service to Veterans. Stein is one of a dozen hospices in the United States to reach the first level of “We Honor Veterans,” a national campaign unveiled in September that focuses on quality veteran care.
“We have been privileged to work in partnership with the Sandusky Ohio Veterans Home to serve the men and women who so proudly served our country. The partnership with the Georgetown Ohio Veterans Home and Stein Hospice represents an innovative public‐private collaborative that was developed to benefit the Veterans in our state,” said Jan Bucholz, president and chief executive officer of Stein Hospice.
The Ohio Veterans Homes in Sandusky and Georgetown are state‐operated nursing homes open to honorably discharged Veterans who have been Ohio residents for at least one year during his or her lifetime. The Veteran must be infirm or disabled and incapable of earning a living. The new hospice in Georgetown will accept any eligible Veteran in Ohio who qualifies for hospice care, not just residents of the Ohio Veterans Home. Both homes offer standard nursing home care as well as special care for Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia.
The Sandusky home provides 427 nursing home beds and an additional 293 independent living beds, while Georgetown offers 168 nursing home beds. Both homes were recognized in 2010 by the Ohio Department of Health for higher‐than‐average family member satisfaction, and by the US Department of Veterans Affairs for their consistently high level of care.
For more information, contact:
Mike McKinney, Ohio Department of Veterans Affairs – Michael.McKinney@dvs.ohio.gov , (614) 728‐0235 or
(614) 795‐8153
Molly Kavanaugh, Stein Hospice – (419) 625‐5269, or (419) 515‐7209
Veterans with questions about benefits should call 1‐877‐OHIO‐VET (1‐877‐644‐6838).
Monday, January 31, 2011
MEL STOLLARD
Melva L. Stollard, age 83, of Buckeye Lake passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center.
Melva was very active in the Buckeye Lake VFW Post # 1388, a lifetime member of the VFW ladies auxiliary; she served five times as past president of the VFW ladies auxiliary and past district president of the ladies auxiliary. She served on numerous committees in the VFW, a volunteer at the Veterans Cancer Clinic in Columbus. Melva enjoyed visiting the local schools to teach the children flag etiquette a member
Friends may call on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 from 2-4 and 6-8pm at the Boring-Sheridan Schoedinger Funeral Home, 108 North 7th Street, Hebron. There will be a VFW Ladies Auxiliary service at 7:30pm.
Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 11am at the First Community Church, 4341 Walnut Road, Buckeye Lake, with Pastor David Moody. Burial will follow at Newark Memorial Garden.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Hospice of Central Ohio. Memorial donations can be made in Melva's name to Hospice of Central Ohio, Cherry Valley Road, Newark, Ohio 43055.
Cards can be sent to here husband Pete at the address listed below:
Pete Stollard
P.O. Box 1851
Buckeye Lake, Ohio 43008
Melva was very active in the Buckeye Lake VFW Post # 1388, a lifetime member of the VFW ladies auxiliary; she served five times as past president of the VFW ladies auxiliary and past district president of the ladies auxiliary. She served on numerous committees in the VFW, a volunteer at the Veterans Cancer Clinic in Columbus. Melva enjoyed visiting the local schools to teach the children flag etiquette a member
Friends may call on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 from 2-4 and 6-8pm at the Boring-Sheridan Schoedinger Funeral Home, 108 North 7th Street, Hebron. There will be a VFW Ladies Auxiliary service at 7:30pm.
Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 11am at the First Community Church, 4341 Walnut Road, Buckeye Lake, with Pastor David Moody. Burial will follow at Newark Memorial Garden.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Hospice of Central Ohio. Memorial donations can be made in Melva's name to Hospice of Central Ohio, Cherry Valley Road, Newark, Ohio 43055.
Cards can be sent to here husband Pete at the address listed below:
Pete Stollard
P.O. Box 1851
Buckeye Lake, Ohio 43008
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Veterans Compensation and Pension Benefits in 2011
WASHINGTON – The Social Security Administration has announced that no cost-of-living adjustments will be made to Social Security benefits in 2011 because the consumer price index has not risen since 2008 when the last Social Security increase occurred.
Like recipients of Social Security and other federal benefits, Veterans, their families and survivors will also not see a cost-of-living adjustment in 2011 to their compensation and pension benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Under federal law, the cost-of-living adjustments to VA’s compensation and pension rates are the same percentage as for Social Security benefits.
VA provides compensation and pension benefits to about four million Veterans and beneficiaries. For more information about VA benefits, go to www.va.gov or call 1-800-827-1000.
Like recipients of Social Security and other federal benefits, Veterans, their families and survivors will also not see a cost-of-living adjustment in 2011 to their compensation and pension benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Under federal law, the cost-of-living adjustments to VA’s compensation and pension rates are the same percentage as for Social Security benefits.
VA provides compensation and pension benefits to about four million Veterans and beneficiaries. For more information about VA benefits, go to www.va.gov or call 1-800-827-1000.
Have You Heard
On March 1, 2013, VA will stop issuing paper checks to comply with Department of Treasury policy. Veterans and other beneficiaries who do not have electronic payments for their federal benefits by that time will receive their funds via a pre-paid debit card. Called the Direct Express card, it is issued by Commercial Bank as the financial agent of the U.S. Treasury. As a prelude to going to totally paperless payments, those receiving VA compensation or pension benefits for the first time after May 1, 2011 will automatically receive the benefits electronically. Anyone already receiving federal benefit payments electronically will be unaffected by the changes. To learn more about the federal government’s switch to direct deposit – or to change VA benefits to direct deposit -- visit www.GoDirect.org. Information about the federal government’s “Go Direct” campaign is also available at 1-800-333-1795. Along with payments for VA benefit, the change will also affect recipients of payments from Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Railroad Retirement Board, and Office of Personnel Management.
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