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Veterans Directed Home and Community Based Services Program

The Veterans Directed Home and Community Based Services Program provides personal care services and help with activities of daily living to veterans of all ages who need support. The program allows veterans to direct their own care and live at home or in their community, with hired workers that may include family members. Contact a VA social worker to learn about eligibility and availability in your area.

Eligibility

  • Care recipient must have a qualifying disability
  • Relationship: other relative, non 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 New York? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
  • Does your relationship to the person — other relative or non relative — count for this program?
  • What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
  • 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
  • eligibility criteria

How to apply

  • Talk with a VA social worker to find out what specific help you may be able to receive, and whether Veteran-Directed Care is available in your location.