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Vietnam veteran Jerry King holds onto his wife, Pauline, as she lifts him into his wheel chair at their home in Anna, Illinois. (Stephen Lance Dennee/AP) Veterans Affairs officials on Thursday ...

Advocates for family members and friends who support severely ill or injured veterans who need daily care are pushing the Biden administration for answers on the future of a Department of Veterans ...

In the latest episode of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ weekly show The BLUF, Marine Corps veteran Sarah Kallassy discusses the department’s Caregiver Support Program. She explains the meanings ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced plans to extend eligibility for its Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) to include more so-called "legacy" ...

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough has named a longtime figure in the department's caregiver community as the VA's new chief of staff. Margaret "Meg" Kabat was sworn in Wednesday to the ...

According to a press release from the Davidson County Office of Veterans Services, the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is expanding to all eras. This program is also ...

While you care for your loved one, the VA has programs to support you. Veterans with conditions related to service often rely on family and friends for care when they return. Whether you’re taking ...

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 ...

Veteran and military caregivers spend an average $11,500 of personal income each year on out-of-pocket expenses related to supporting their loved ones, 150% more than other family caregivers in the ...

For a growing number of family members and friends acting as caregivers for military veterans, the burden of war lasts long after a loved one returns home. According to 2023 data from RAND, a ...

The Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center will hold a Caregiver Appreciation Program on July 20 at the Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa to thank VA caregivers for their daily sacrifices to ...