Veteran Directed Care gives Veterans of all ages the opportunity to receive the Home and Community Based Services they need in a consumer-directed way.
This program is for Veterans who need personal care services and help with activities of daily living. Examples include help with bathing, dressing, or fixing meals. This program is also for Veterans who are isolated, or their caregiver is experiencing burden.
Veterans in this program are given a budget for services that is managed by the Veteran or the Veteran’s representative. With the help of a counselor, Veterans hire their own workers to meet their daily needs to help them live at home or in their community.
Services are based on your assessed needs. Talk with a VA social worker to find out what specific help you may be able to receive.
As a part of this program, Veterans or their representatives receive help developing a spending plan and hiring workers (which might include their own family member or neighbor) to help Veterans live independently in the community. Other programs include Skilled Home Health Care & Primary Care, Adult Day Care, Respite Care, Telehealth, Palliative Care and Hospice Care.
