·State program
Veterans Directed Home and Community Based Services Program
The Veterans Directed Home and Community Based Services Program provides personal care services and help with activities of daily living to veterans of all ages who need support. The program allows veterans to direct their own care and live at home or in their community, with hired workers that may include family members. Contact a VA social worker to learn about eligibility and availability in your area.
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
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Does the person receiving care live in New York?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
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Does your relationship to the person — other relative or non relative — count for this program?
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What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
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Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
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Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
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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.
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What documents do you need from us to start an application?
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Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
Who qualifies, in the source’s words
Where our record has a direct quote from the official source, here it is — otherwise, this is our best reading of the rule.
Disability of the person receiving care
“This program is for Veterans who need personal care services and help with activities of daily living”
va.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“which might include their own family member or neighbor”
va.gov →
How to apply
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Talk with a VA social worker to find out what specific help you may be able to receive, and whether Veteran-Directed Care is available in your location.