Posted on Jul 20, 2020
Are veterans with 0% service connected disability (who are recovering from Covid-19) eligible for home caregiver service & how do they apply?
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Veteran was on a ventilator for a month and had double pneumonia.
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If the Veteran Directed Care program is available in your area you may qualify for caregiver services
Here are links to the Veteran Direct Care Program, if it is not available in your area contact your social worker, dr, patient advocate and/or state representative
Here are some other links from the Washington DC Administration for Community Living that will help give insight into the program:
https://nwd.acl.gov/vdc.html
http://www.advancingstates.org/sites/nasuad/files/hcbs/files/181/9030/ParticipantGuidebook.pdf
https://nwd.acl.gov/pdf/VD-HCBS_Veteran_Experience_Analysis_and_Recommended_Satisfaction_Survey_Tool.pdf
https://www.va.gov/geriatrics/pages/Veteran-Directed_Care.asp
http://www.appliedselfdirection.com/resources/veteran-directed-care-program-federal-policy-updates
https://acl.gov/programs/veteran-directed-home-and-community-based-services/veteran-directed-home-community-based
https://acl.gov/news-and-events/acl-blog/better-way-care-our-veterans
https://nwd.acl.gov/find-vdc-program.html
https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/schools/gssw_sites/nrcpds/4%20-%20VD-HCBS%20Getting%20Started%20Frequently%20Asked%20Questions.pdf
https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/programs/2016-11/FY2012_FOA_ATT_H.pdf
Here are links to the Veteran Direct Care Program, if it is not available in your area contact your social worker, dr, patient advocate and/or state representative
Here are some other links from the Washington DC Administration for Community Living that will help give insight into the program:
https://nwd.acl.gov/vdc.html
http://www.advancingstates.org/sites/nasuad/files/hcbs/files/181/9030/ParticipantGuidebook.pdf
https://nwd.acl.gov/pdf/VD-HCBS_Veteran_Experience_Analysis_and_Recommended_Satisfaction_Survey_Tool.pdf
https://www.va.gov/geriatrics/pages/Veteran-Directed_Care.asp
http://www.appliedselfdirection.com/resources/veteran-directed-care-program-federal-policy-updates
https://acl.gov/programs/veteran-directed-home-and-community-based-services/veteran-directed-home-community-based
https://acl.gov/news-and-events/acl-blog/better-way-care-our-veterans
https://nwd.acl.gov/find-vdc-program.html
https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/schools/gssw_sites/nrcpds/4%20-%20VD-HCBS%20Getting%20Started%20Frequently%20Asked%20Questions.pdf
https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/programs/2016-11/FY2012_FOA_ATT_H.pdf
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SP5 Dennis Umade
Thanks so much, my nieces husband just came home. Nice to have thoughtful fellow veterans.
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