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Caregiver programs, Aid and Attendance

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  1. If caring for a veteran parent, check the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC).
  2. The General Caregiver Support Program is open to all eras; includes counseling and training.
  3. If your parent is low-income with in-home care needs, apply for Aid and Attendance.

Benefits that apply here

Category: Healthcare
HEALTHCARE

Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC)

Provides monthly stipends, health insurance, mental health services, respite care, and caregiver training to primary family caregivers of eligible veterans with serious injuries or illnesses.

Available to caregivers of veterans with serious injury/illness incurred or aggravated on or after 5/7/1975
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Category: Healthcare
HEALTHCARE

Program of General Caregiver Support Services (PGCSS)

Peer support mentoring, skills training, and coaching for caregivers who provide personal care to a veteran enrolled in VA health care, from any era, including the REACH VA program, with a caregiver support team at every VA facility.

Available to caregivers who provide personal care services to a veteran enrolled in VA health care
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Category: Family
FAMILY

Aid and Attendance / Housebound Allowance

Increased pension rate for veterans who need the regular aid of another person for daily activities, or who are substantially confined to the home due to a permanent disability.

Available to veterans getting or applying for VA pension who need personal care assistance or are substantially houseboundUp to $29,093/yrVeteran pension with A&A, no dependents
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