VA Home Care in San Antonio
Help at home with bathing, meals, housework and rides, paid privately or through VA programs. We'll help you ask for it.
- We know the VA referral steps
- Caregivers trained to work with veterans
- Same caregiver, week after week
Help At Home, The Way Veterans Want It
Non-medical care in the home, from a few hours a week to every day.
Ways The VA Can Help Pay For Care
Every veteran's eligibility is different. Ask your VA primary care team or social worker, and check the details with the VA.
Homemaker And Home Health Aide Care
The VA can authorize hours of help at home from an approved local agency, through a referral from your VA care team.
Veteran-Directed Care
In some areas, veterans get a monthly budget and choose who to hire, including an agency like ours.
Aid And Attendance
An extra monthly amount added to a VA pension for veterans or surviving spouses who need daily help. It can pay for care like ours.
VA Respite Care
Enrolled veterans may get up to 30 days of respite a year, so a family caregiver can rest.
Started By A Military Family
Elena Ybarra grew up on Fort Sam Houston and spent twenty years as an Army spouse. When her own father needed help at home, the hardest part was finding someone who understood him and could find a way through the VA paperwork. So she built the agency she wished they'd had.
- ✓Many of our caregivers served or come from military families
- ✓A care manager who knows the VA referral steps
- ✓The same caregiver on every visit
- ✓Private pay or VA, the care is the same
How VA-Paid Care Usually Starts
Call Us First
We talk through the help needed and which VA program might fit.
Ask Your VA Care Team
Your VA primary care team or social worker decides on a referral for home care.
A Visit At Home
Once hours are approved, a care manager visits to plan the days and times.
Care Begins
Your caregiver starts. If you pay privately, care can start this week while you wait.
We'll Help With The VA Paperwork
Bring your questions and your DD-214. We'll go through the forms with you at no charge.
Care From People Who Get It
Caregivers Who Understand Service
Many served or grew up in military families, and we match on interests too.
Care Managers Who Know The VA
We know the referral steps and what each office asks for.
One Steady Caregiver
The same face each visit, with a backup your family has met.
Respect For Routines
Up at six, coffee black, the news at noon. We keep the day the way he likes it.
Walks, Errands And Old Friends
Staying home shouldn't mean staying in. Our caregivers drive to the barber, the grocery store and the Thursday night post meeting, and keep pace on the evening walk.
- ✓Rides in our cars, or yours
- ✓Errands and prescription pickups
- ✓Company at events and appointments
What Families Say
Dad flew helicopters for twenty years and hates asking for help. Ray served too, and the two of them talk like old friends. Dad lets him help with the shower now.
They sat with me through the VA forms, told me who to call and what to ask for. Three weeks later the hours were approved and the same caregiver was still coming.
I care for my husband full time. Every Wednesday someone comes so I can go to church and the store. I didn't know the VA could help pay for that.
Veterans Home Care Questions
Does the VA pay for home care?
Often, yes. The VA can authorize homemaker and home health aide hours, and some veterans qualify for Veteran-Directed Care or Aid and Attendance. Eligibility depends on the veteran's needs and enrollment, so ask your VA care team and check the details with the VA.
Do you work with the VA?
We provide care for veterans through VA referrals as well as private pay. Call us and we'll explain how the referral works in Bexar County.
Can we start before the VA approves hours?
Yes. Many families pay privately for the first weeks. Our rate starts at $32 an hour, with a three-hour minimum.
Do you care for surviving spouses?
Yes. Spouses and surviving spouses get the same care, and some qualify for VA help in their own right.
Are you a medical provider?
No. We're a licensed non-medical home care agency. We help with daily living and work alongside the veteran's VA doctors and nurses.
Is your agency licensed?
Yes. Our Texas license number is on this page. Every caregiver is background-checked and trained before their first visit. Check your local rules if you're outside Texas.
Ask About Care At Home
Tell us a little about the veteran you're calling for. A care manager will call you back the same business day, or call (210) 555-0163.