·State program
Virginia Lifespan Respite Voucher Program
Virginia Lifespan Respite Voucher Program provides reimbursement vouchers to Virginia caregivers for temporary, short-term respite care provided to individuals of any age with a documented severe disability or medical condition.
What you get
Services, as recorded:
- reimbursement voucher not to exceed $595.00 per family
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
- 01
Does the person receiving care live in Virginia?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, or other relative — count for this program?
- 03
What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
- 04
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 05
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 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.
- 07
What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- 08
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
“individuals, of any age, with a documented severe disability or medical condition”
dars.virginia.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“Spouse or Partner Adult Child Sibling Parent Court-Appointed Legal Guardian Grandparent”
dars.virginia.gov →State residency
“I reside in the Commonwealth of Virginia.”
dars.virginia.gov →
How to apply
- 01
Send the completed 5-page application and verification of disability or medical condition for the respite care recipient by email to vlrvp@dars.virginia.gov, by mail to DARS at 5620 Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060, or by fax to (804) 662-9354
Our record lists a decision timeline around 30 days — confirm the current timeline with the program.