New York VA Caregiver Support

What it offers

New York caregivers can connect with VA caregiver support through VA caregiver support teams across the state. VA Bronx says caregiver support coordinators help caregivers access VA caregiver assistance, match with services and benefits, and connect with local resources and programs. VA Bronx health services describe caregiver support, training, counseling, respite, progressive needs planning, services and benefits matching, local resource connections, and listening support. VA Western New York lists a caregiver support team phone number and email, describes PGCSS and PCAFC, and lists caregiver services such as Annie, Building Better Caregivers, REACH VA, Caregivers FIRST, and caregiver health and wellbeing coaching. VA New York Harbor, VA Bronx, and VA Albany describe New York service areas and facilities. National VA caregiver support pages describe PGCSS, PCAFC, the Caregiver Support Line, and local CSP team routing.

Questions that decide eligibility

GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:

1. 01

   Does the person receiving care live in New York?

   Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.

2. 02

   Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, other relative, or non relative — count for this program?

3. 03

   Does the veteran’s service history and discharge status fit this program’s rules?

4. 04

   Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?

5. 05

   Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?

6. 06

   Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.

   Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.

7. 07

   What documents do you need from us to start an application?

8. 08

   Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?