With the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency expiring on May 11, some of VA’s pandemic-related authorities will expire as well. VA has taken steps to make the transition as seamless as possible.
Charlie Kohler, 101, is a participant in the Program of Comprehensive for Family Caregivers. His son Keith tells their story.
VA Caregiver Support Program conducts CPR classes at local VA facilities, plans to develop national training video.
VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers will provide an additional year for eligibility and reassessment of certain participants.
103-year-old Army Veteran and former caregiver Ellis Allen was drafted into the Army on July 25, 1942. His Army service included 33 months as a POW.
Caregivers have been overlooked by VA over the years, but those days are over, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said Oct. 29. Speaking at the Elizabeth Dole Foundation’s Sixth Annual National Convening, McDonough said one of VA’s most important jobs is to support caregivers.
Bree Shields hopes her story encourages other military caregivers and Veterans to get the help they need through shared resources
A caregiver of a Vietnam-era Veteran says the newly expanded Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers makes in-home care sustainable. Eva and Stanley are part of new caregiver population.
VA and Vietnam Veterans of American hosted a Facebook Live event about the recent expansion of VA’s Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers to WWII, Korean and Vietnam Veterans.
Veteran Bill Schenker received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in his home. He is enrolled in VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s Home-Based Primary Care program. As caregiver, his wife qualified also.
The Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers will expand sometime in October, with a launch date to be announced in mid-September.
#CaregivingInCrisis. Being a caregiver is never an easy task. We’ve seen the strength, commitment and love our caregivers have for our Veterans. We thank them for all they do for our nation’s heroes.