The Veterans’ Home Care (VHC) program provides low level home care services to eligible veterans and war widows and widowers.
Use the navigational links above to go to information about the Veterans' Home Care program, including: region maps, program overview, program guidelines and other helpful information.
Contractors can use the relevant links to access a secure site for assessment and coordination, and service provider claims.
What's New
An independent review of the Veterans' Home Care (VHC) program was commissioned in early 2007 to identify what changes, if any, may be necessary to continue to meet the needs of veterans and war widows/widowers over the coming years. The final report, entitled Options for the Future of Veterans’ Home Care, was received in early March 2008. The report has been provided to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, who is currently considering an appropriate response.
Options for the Future of Veterans’ Home Care Volume 1
Options for the Future of Veterans’ Home Care Volume 2
Other Useful VHC Links
Information for veterans and war widows/widowers
VHC forms for assessment agencies and service providers now available online
VHC Annual Statistical Summary for 2006-07 (272Kb PDF)
VHC Annual Statistical Summary for 2005-06 (268Kb PDF)
VHC Annual Statistical Summary for 2004-05 (262Kb PDF)
Veterans' Home Care brochure (277Kb PDF)
Click here to go to the DVA Fact Sheet system. Once in the Fact Sheet system, you can get access to any of the fact sheets by choosing one of the options on the left of the screen: Topic Index, Keywords, or Numeric and searching for the title of the fact sheet listed below.
- About Veterans' Home Care: HCS 01
- Domestic Assistance: HCS 06
- Home and Garden Maintenance: HCS 07
- Personal Care: HCS 08
- Respite: HSV 06
- Waiver of Copayments for Veterans' Home Care Services: HCS 05
- Your Rights and Responsibilities: HCS 04
- Eligibility for Assessment for Veterans' Home Care Services - Information for Providers: HIP 120
DVA Community Nursing Guidelines