Facts & Numbers

• In the 2012 U.S. Census brief, there were an estimated 12.4 million Veterans age 65 or older.
• In California, Veterans age 55 or older represent about 69% (~1.18 million) of the Veteran population with approximately 25% age 75+.
• More than 39 million people in the U.S. are age 65 or older including 2.4 million who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT).

Federal Resources

• HealthCare.gov
  Learn how the health care law affects you at HealthCare.gov – the official site of the Health Insurance Marketplace. The Marketplace is a new way to find health coverage that fits your budget and meets your needs. With one application, you can see all your options and enroll.
• Medicaid.gov
  Provides health coverage to millions of Americans, including low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities. Medicaid is administered by states, according to federal requirements and is funded jointly by states and the federal government.
• Medicare.gov
  The federal health insurance program for people 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with end-stage renal disease.
• SSA.gov
  Social Security has provided financial protection for our nation’s people for over 80 years. Chances are, you either receive Social Security benefits or know someone who does. With retirement, disability, and survivors benefits, Social Security is one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in our nation’s history.

California Department of Veterans Affairs

• Veterans Homes of California
  CalVet offers long-term care to California veterans who are aged or disabled and, under certain circumstances, to spouses and domestic partners of veterans. These services are provided at eight Veterans Homes throughout the state, as far north as Redding and as far south as Chula Vista. CalVet’s oldest home, built in 1884, is in Yountville in the Napa Valley. Its newest homes opened in 2013 in Fresno and Redding.

Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits & Health Care

• Aid & Attendance (A&A)
  Increased monthly pension amount paid if you require help with daily functions, are bedridden; are a patient in a nursing home; or if your eyesight is limited to a corrected 5/200 visual acuity or less in both eyes or concentric contraction of the visual field to 5 degrees or less.
• Housebound
  An increased monthly pension amount paid if you are substantially confined to your immediate premises because of a permanent disability.
• Geriatrics & Extended Care Program
  • Long Term Care
  • Home Based and Community Services:
    Adult Day Health Care (ADHC), Home Based Primary Care (HBPC), Homemaker/Home Health Aid (H/HHA) Care, Hospice Care, Palliative Care, Respite Care, Skilled Home Health Care, Remote Monitoring Care, and Veteran-Directed Care.
  • Nursing Home and Residential Care: Assisted Living, Community Nursing Homes, Community Residential Care, Medical Foster Homes, State Veterans Homes, and VA Community Living Centers.
  • Geriatrics Research