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Connecticut Veterans Directed Care Program

Connecticut Veterans Directed Care Program allows eligible Connecticut veterans to receive home and community-based services and to direct and employ their own personal care assistants, including family members.

Eligibility

  • Relationship: other relative

Questions to ask the program

These are questions to ask the program, not a verdict on your eligibility. Confirm the current rules directly with the program.

  • Does the person receiving care live in Connecticut? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
  • Does your relationship to the person — other relative — count for this program?
  • Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name. — Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
  • What documents do you need from us to start an application?
  • Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?

What this record does not yet say

  • a direct application link

How to apply

  • All clients must first be referred by and then pre-screened by the Veteran's Medical Center (VAMC), which refers appropriate veterans to the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) for further assessment and service coordination. Veterans not yet connected must first register with the Veterans CT Healthcare System.