Many veterans’ caregivers qualify for compensation with a little-known Veterans Affairs program. When Kathy Parker became the primary caregiver for her husband, an Army veteran with stage-four kidney failure, she felt confused, scared, and alone. She didn’t know exactly how to take care of him and felt she wasn’t getting the help they needed from […]
By Cathy Cassata
December 13, 2021
Programs help older vets with home care and long-term care costs As a member of the United States Navy, Roger Proffer of Grayslake served in the Vietnam War from 1956 to 1976. Following in his footsteps, his granddaughter, Kim Hauser, served in the Army during the early 2000s. They’re two of the more than 630,000 veterans […]Read More