Care for the Veteran Caregiver Act
The bill provides transitional and permanent eligibility protections for family caregivers after a veteran’s death.
The bill provides transitional and permanent eligibility protections for family caregivers after a veteran’s death.
This bill amends the Older Americans Act (OAA) to strengthen caregiver assessment practices and establish a technical assistance center.
This bill promotes quality and best practices to support family caregivers and older related caregivers through the Older Americans Act’s (OAA) National Caregiver Support Program.
This bill creates a voluntary federal income tax write-off allowing taxpayers to contribute to a new “Alzheimer’s Research and Caregiving Trust Fund.” The Trust Fund supports caregiver services and biomedical research.
This bill protects veterans and caregivers from losing benefits due to regulatory eligibility changes.
This bill improves the appeals and review process for the VA Caregiver Support Program (CSP). It permits independent external review of denied caregiver applications.
The bill requires the Department of Defense to provide information about caregiver supports to service members during pre-separation counseling.