Elderly Veterans

VA supports older Veterans with care that encourages independence and increases access to services that support aging in place.

Dr. Colleen Becket-Davenport talks about using mental health apps and older adults with Dr. Christine Gould.

Learn more about VA programs designed to improve the health and quality of life of rural Veterans over the age of 65.

VA has seen an increase of fraudsters and pension poachers targeting the pension benefits of elderly Veterans, their dependents and survivors.

Yoga classes increase Veterans' range of motion, improve blood circulation and muscle strength, increase flexibility and improve balance.

Researchers working on interventions to reduce Veteran suicide, substance abuse, depression in elderly Veterans and other health care issues.

Because of misconceptions, many eligible Veterans don’t get their health care through VA. This blog helps Veterans understand VA health care.

Many eligible Veterans don’t get their health care through VA. This two-part blog dispels myths and helps Veterans understand the VA health care they deserve.

Caregivers are responsible for their loved one’s mobility. Here are important factors for caregivers when determining whether to move or transfer their loved one from one position to another.

Many Veterans in the Home-Based Primary Care program are elderly and extremely vulnerable to communicable diseases. Nurses and nurse practitioners volunteered to work the weekend to vaccinate them.

VA is utilizing numerous approaches to get vaccines to as many Veterans as possible on permitted schedules. Here are just a few of the many scenarios at VA medical centers across the country.

Their humble biographies all come together in the story of the defense of liberty and America. Here are the men and women who wore the uniforms of freedom before many of our parents were born.