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Understanding the VA Home Care Program
The VA’s Homemaker and Home Health Aide program provides home care for veterans, which includes assistance with personal care and daily activities.
28 CommentsApplying for Veterans Benefits: 5 Tips for Caregivers and Spouses
Whether you’re looking to help an aging loved one apply for veterans benefits and/or manage their payments and VA health care, the following tips are crucial to successfully navigating the VA system.
72 CommentsNeeds-Based VA Benefits Get New Eligibility Rules
2018 updates to VA eligibility rules use net worth limits, spend-down restrictions and a lookback period to determine eligibility for benefits like the basic veterans pension, aid & attendance pension and survivors pension.
82 Comments10 Important Facts About VA Burial Benefits
U.S. veterans are entitled to VA burial benefits that can help their surviving family members defray funeral costs. Learn how the VA can give veterans the memorial services they deserve.
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Veterans Benefits Questions
Can I be my dad's caregiver? I live with him and I do all those chores taking care of him already, he has Medicare insurance.
2 Answersfreqflyer Answered Mar 18, 202686-year-old father (almost blind, diabetes) has no money left. He is in a VA assisted living and keeps saying he hates it there because room is smaller. What can I do?
28 AnswersPeggySue2020 Replied Mar 2, 2026What are my rights as a caregiver for my elderly husband after being reported to DSS?
11 Answersliz1906 Answered Mar 1, 2026My dad is 84 and needs a walk-in shower, he is blind and is veteran, is there any assistance available for his walk-in shower?
7 AnswersJoAnn29 Answered Feb 18, 2026
Veterans Benefits Discussions
Is your loved one a veteran?
3 CommentsCaregiveronce Commented Oct 30, 2025How can I find a voluteer group to help an 80 year old disabled Vietnam Veteran?
4 CommentsAlvaDeer Commented Aug 23, 2025If your spouse is your caregiver, does she get VA benefits?
2 CommentsGeaton777 Commented Jun 21, 2025Not a question, but there may be VA service of which you are unaware, as we were for years.
2 CommentsPandaKing Commented Feb 2025
Veterans Benefits Related Topics
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- Violent Behavior
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- Cognitive Decline
- Memory Loss
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- Mild Dementia
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