WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published the interim final rule for implementing the Family Caregiver Program of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs will extend benefits through 2025 for veterans who joined its family caregiver program under the original eligibility criteria, it announced Thursday. The extension ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs will open eligibility for one of its caregiver programs to veterans starting Saturday. The Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers program is one ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Veterans Administration is calling this the Year of the Caregiver. The VA has had recent program expansions to ensure veterans - and those who care for them - are getting the ...

Veterans Affairs officials on Thursday unveiled plans to expand caregiver support services to thousands more families in coming years, while also easing program rules to minimize disruptions for ...

Ron Anderson quit his job to become a caregiver for his father, Lee, a World War II veteran. He candidly shared that, after his mother, Lee’s wife, died, he had a very challenging, yet extremely ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has published the interim final rule for implementing the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act 2010, which provides additional support to ...

Two survivors of veterans who died from military-related illnesses are challenging the Department of Veterans Affairs' practice of dropping family caregiver application appeals once a veteran passes ...

They are the unsung heroes in the vast network of people who take care of the men and women who bravely defended our country. The VA offers a caregiver support group for people who give of themselves ...

Seventy-five percent to 80 percent of care received by community-dwelling older adults comes from family members or friends, most of whom are unpaid. On average, family caregivers provide 17 hours of ...

Beginning Saturday, caregivers of combat veterans who served from the mid-1970s to late 2001 can apply for health care and benefits under the Department of Veterans Affairs program for families. The ...

Tuesday, staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs published the interim final rule for implementing the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act 2010. This new rule will provide ...