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Veteran-Directed Care Program

Generated from the gc-benefits catalog. It lists what the owner record states. It is not an eligibility decision; confirm current rules with the program.

As a part of this program, Veterans or their representatives receive help developing a spending plan and hiring workers (which might include their own family member or neighbor) to help Veterans live independently in the community.

  • Owner record: us/veteran-directed-care-program
  • Jurisdiction code: US
  • Frame: care_recipient
  • Review by: 2026-11-11
  • Authority: va-vdc
  • Also called: Veteran-Directed Care; VDC; Veteran-Directed Home and Community Based Services

Offering 1: self_directed_home_care

Veterans in this program are given a budget for services that is managed by the Veteran or the Veteran’s representative. With the help of a counselor, Veterans hire their own workers to meet their daily needs to help them live at home or in their community.

  • Availability (owner codes): {"checked": null, "intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}

Conditions:

  • All of these:
  • Fact rule: recipient.veteran is true
  • Fact rule: recipient.enrolled_va_health_care is true
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "eligible for community care"
  • Any one of these:
    • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "need personal care services and help with activities of daily living"
    • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "isolated"
    • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "their caregiver is experiencing burden"
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "meet the clinical criteria for the service"
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "it is available"

Access route 1.1

  • Where: US
  • How: If Veteran-Directed Care seems right for you, talk with your VA social worker and find out if it is available in your location.
  • Url: https://www.va.gov/geriatrics/pages/Veteran-Directed_Care.asp
  • Phone: null

Owner confirmations

  • /offerings/0/access: sha256:ecf8d8e8db3dd2d7f9668d3d312226b1bed78423a025440e4810aa44a491a6f7

Evidence

  • /name: "# Veteran-Directed Care Program" (source, capture e072c7a76b531bf09c41ad937b2272a7408f095c0e73ae2e72b35a643308e1ef)
  • /caregiving_effect: "As a part of this program, Veterans or their representatives receive help developing a spending plan and hiring workers (which might include their own family member or neighbor) to help Veterans live independently in the community." (source, capture 327671607e24f5d565f5f64b90d9697197935e16ad95b9d4b355972d8f062385)
  • /offerings/0/summary: "Veterans in this program are given a budget for services that is managed by the Veteran or the Veteran’s representative. With the help of a counselor, Veterans hire their own workers to meet their daily needs to help them live at home or in their community." (source, capture 327671607e24f5d565f5f64b90d9697197935e16ad95b9d4b355972d8f062385)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "All enrolled Veterans are eligible for Veteran Directed Care if they are eligible for community care, meet the clinical criteria for the service, and it is available. Services may vary by location." (source, capture 327671607e24f5d565f5f64b90d9697197935e16ad95b9d4b355972d8f062385)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "This program is for Veterans who need personal care services and help with activities of daily living. Examples include help with bathing, dressing, or fixing meals. This program is also for Veterans who are isolated, or their caregiver is experiencing burden." (source, capture 327671607e24f5d565f5f64b90d9697197935e16ad95b9d4b355972d8f062385)
  • /offerings/0/access: "If Veteran-Directed Care seems right for you, talk with your VA social worker and find out if it is available in your location." (source, capture 327671607e24f5d565f5f64b90d9697197935e16ad95b9d4b355972d8f062385)