Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs program United States federal program veterans caregiver support program

The Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs initiative that provides financial support, training, and resources to family members who serve as primary caregivers for eligible veterans with serious service-connected disabilities.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers canonical	2
VA Caregiver Support Program	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs program ⓘ United States federal program ⓘ veterans caregiver support program ⓘ
administeredBy	United States Department of Veterans Affairs ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	PCAFC ⓘ
appliesTo	eligible veterans ⓘ family caregivers of eligible veterans ⓘ
authorizedBy	Public Law 111-163 ⓘ
benefitType	caregiver training ⓘ health insurance ⓘ mental health services ⓘ monthly stipend ⓘ respite care ⓘ travel benefits ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
eligibilityCriterion	care must be needed for at least 6 months ⓘ caregiver must be a family member or live with the veteran full-time ⓘ caregiver must be at least 18 years old ⓘ veteran must have a serious service-connected disability ⓘ veteran must need in-person personal care services ⓘ
expandedEligibility	veterans who served between May 8, 1975 and September 10, 2001 ⓘ veterans who served on or before May 7, 1975 ⓘ
focus	long-term care support for veterans at home ⓘ
goal	enable veterans with serious disabilities to remain in their homes ⓘ support family members who provide in-home care to disabled veterans ⓘ
hasComponent	primary family caregiver designation ⓘ secondary family caregiver designation ⓘ
hasContactPoint	VA Caregiver Support Coordinators ⓘ
implementedBy	United States Department of Veterans Affairs ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
initialEligibility	post-9/11 veterans ⓘ
legalBasis	Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ⓘ
operatedBy	Veterans Health Administration ⓘ surface form: VA medical centers
partOf	Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: VA Caregiver Support Program
provides	caregiver support resources and education ⓘ financial support to family caregivers ⓘ health insurance coverage for eligible caregivers through CHAMPVA ⓘ mental health services for caregivers ⓘ monthly stipend to primary family caregivers ⓘ respite care for veterans and caregivers ⓘ training for family caregivers ⓘ travel and lodging benefits related to veterans’ care ⓘ
relatedProgram	Program of General Caregiver Support Services ⓘ
requires	caregiver application and assessment ⓘ clinical evaluation of veteran’s needs ⓘ
sector	public health care ⓘ
startDate	2011 ⓘ
targetPopulation	veterans with serious service-connected disabilities ⓘ
website	https://www.caregiver.va.gov ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

VA MISSION Act of 2018 → expands → Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers ⓘ

Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers → partOf → Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: VA Caregiver Support Program

VA to implement an information technology system for caregiver program management → appliesToProgram → Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers ⓘ