SALT LAKE CITY — Being a caregiver for a military veteran is a whole lot easier with the local Caregiver Support Program provided by Veterans Affairs. The support program was started by the United ...
Vietnam veteran Jerry King holds onto his wife, Pauline, as she lifts him into his wheel chair at their home in Anna, Illinois. (Stephen Lance Dennee/AP) Veterans Affairs officials on Thursday ...
The PCAFC provides health care and monthly stipends to designated caregivers of combat veterans with a severe service-connected injury or illness.
In the latest episode of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ weekly show The BLUF, Marine Corps veteran Sarah Kallassy discusses the department’s Caregiver Support Program. She explains the meanings ...
Advocates for family members and friends who support severely ill or injured veterans who need daily care are pushing the Biden administration for answers on the future of a Department of Veterans ...
WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) --On the eve of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Senate committees on aging and veterans' affairs examined vets' services and questioned the quality of U.S. Department of ...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced plans to extend eligibility for its Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) to include more so-called "legacy" ...
While you care for your loved one, the VA has programs to support you. Veterans with conditions related to service often rely on family and friends for care when they return. Whether you’re taking ...
Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough has named a longtime figure in the department's caregiver community as the VA's new chief of staff. Margaret "Meg" Kabat was sworn in Wednesday to the ...
The Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center will hold a Caregiver Appreciation Program on July 20 at the Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa to thank VA caregivers for their daily sacrifices to ...
Ron Anderson quit his job to become a caregiver for his father, Lee, a World War II veteran. He candidly shared that, after his mother, Lee’s wife, died, he had a very challenging, yet extremely ...
Veteran and military caregivers spend an average $11,500 of personal income each year on out-of-pocket expenses related to supporting their loved ones, 150% more than other family caregivers in the ...