How Can You Care For An Aging Veteran?
– Recognize Veterans as individuals
– Keep a routine/structured schedule
– Listen to their stories
– Reconnect them to a group or community
(Nelson, 2022)
– Help support mental and emotional health: the VA offers mental health care for veterans, mentalhealth.va.gov
– Identify how they can pay for care: the VA can provide housebound care, mortgage life insurance, adapted housing grants, monthly compensation, extended/long term/geriatric care, and aid and attendance, benefits.vs.gov
– Provide the right care for the veteran – they may need care for post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, wound injury, etc.
(Caregivers, In Home Care, 2015)
Resources Utilized:
1. Nelson, B. (2022, January 17). How to care for aging veterans. Anodyne. Retrieved September 12, 2022, from https://www.anodyne-services.com/2022/01/17/how-to-care-for-aging-veterans/
2. Caregivers, In Home Care. (2015, August 21). 4 tips for caring for aging veterans. Wisdom, Senior Care. Retrieved September 12, 2022, from https://wisdomseniorcare.com/4-tips-for-caring-for-aging-veterans/
