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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE

64.008: Veterans Domiciliary Care

Objectives: To provide the least intensive level of inpatient care for ambulatory veterans disabled by age or illness who are not in need of more acute hospitalization and who do not need the skilled nursing services provided in nursing homes. To rehabilitate the veteran in anticipation of his/her return to the community in a self-sustaining and independent or semi-independent living situation, or to assist the veteran to reach his/her optimal level of functioning in a protective environment.

PROGRAM AND AWARD FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS INFORMATION CONTACTS

RELATED PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

64.008 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Veterans of the various military services who were discharged for a disability or are in receipt of disability compensation and suffering from a permanent disability, have no adequate means of support, are incapacitated from earning a living and meet certain other requirements. Veterans with nonservice-connected disabilities that incapacitate them from earning a living, but which are not so severe as to require hospitalization, are also eligible if they are unable to defray the expense of domiciliary care and if they meet certain other requirements for care in a domiciliary. An income limitation criterion is applied to all applicants.

Beneficiary Eligibility: Disabled veterans meeting the above requirements.

Credentials/Documentation: Military discharge papers.

64.008 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure: Submit Application for Medical Benefits, VA Form 10-10, to nearest VA medical facility.

Award Procedure: Not applicable.

Deadlines: None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: None.

Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects: Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.

64.008 RELATED PROGRAMS:

64.014 Veterans State Domiciliary Care.

64.008 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

In fiscal year 1999, 49,987 patients were provided care in this program with an average daily census of 10,662. In fiscal years 2000 and 2001, it is estimated that 60,307 and 65,295 patients, respectively, will be provided care with an average daily census of 11,360 in 1999, and 11,586 in 2000.

64.008 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency: VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Type of Assistance: Provision of Specialized Services.

Obligations: (Salaries and Expenses) FY 99 $325,526,000; FY 00 est $372,275,000; and FY 01 est $398,613,000.

Budget Account Number: 36-0160-0-1-703.

Authorization: Public Laws 89-358, 94-581, and 100-322, Section 136, 38 U.S.C. 601 and 610; Executive Order 5398, July 21, 1930.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: VA Manual M-5, Part IV "Domiciliary Program, Extended Care"; VA IS-1 Fact Sheet "Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents," available from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.

64.008 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: See Appendix IV, of the Catalog under Veterans Health Administration for Veterans Hospital Facilities.

Headquarters Office: Chief Consultant, Geriatrics and Extended Care Strategic Healthcare Group (114A), Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC 20420. VA Domiciliary Care Program Chief. Phone: (202) 273-8543/8545.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

64.008 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula or matching requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions: VA and State Home Domiciliary care provides necessary inpatient medical care and physical, social and psychological support services in a therapeutic environment. It also includes a program to prepare veterans who have the potential to function more independently to return to community living.

64.008 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: None.

Audits: None.

Records: None.