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VA Pacific Islands Caregiver Support

VA Pacific Islands Health Care offers caregiver support coordinators for caregivers of Veterans in Hawaii and other Pacific islands, including support finding VA caregiver assistance, matching with services and benefits, and connecting with local resources and programs.

VA Pacific Islands caregiver support coordinators help caregivers of Veterans get caregiver assistance available through VA, match with services and benefits, and connect with local resources and programs. The VA Pacific Islands system serves Hawaii and other Pacific islands, with clinic locations in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and Saipan. National PGCSS and PCAFC services are connected through local VA caregiver support teams and the VA Caregiver Support Line.

Some details for this program are still being verified. Check the official source for the most current information.

Eligibility

  • Care recipient must be a veteran
  • Relationship: spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, 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 American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, or Northern Mariana Islands? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
  • Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, other relative, or non relative — count for this program?
  • Does the veteran’s service history and discharge status fit this program’s rules?
  • 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

  • current pacific islands caregiver support coordinator contacts
  • island specific referral routing
  • local respite provider availability
  • pcafc application processing variation
  • community resource directory mapping

Services

VA Pacific Islands caregiver support coordinators help caregivers of Veterans get caregiver assistance available through VA, match with services and benefits, and connect with local resources and programs. The VA Pacific Islands system serves Hawaii and other Pacific islands, with clinic locations in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and Saipan. National PGCSS and PCAFC services are connected through local VA caregiver support teams and the VA Caregiver Support Line.

How to apply

Use the official program page for application details: official program page.

  • va-caregiver (companion): VA Pacific Islands caregiver support coordinators help caregivers access national VA caregiver support programs, including PCAFC.
  • va-gec-respite (companion): VA respite is a national caregiver support pathway available through VA Geriatrics and Extended Care.