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DEMOCRATIC PRESS
RELEASE
December 6, 2007
AKAKA APPLAUDS NEW PROGRAM FOR VETERANS’
CAREGIVERS ON NEIGHBOR ISLANDS AND RURAL OAHU
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the
Veterans' Affairs Committee, today applauded recently announced Department
of Veterans Affairs pilot programs to improve support for families and
other caregivers of veterans. These programs, which will receive nearly $5
million in grant monies this year, stem from legislation championed by
Senator Akaka, included in the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and
Information Technology Act of 2006. The new caregiver programs include a
pilot program in Hawaii targeting veterans on the Neighbor Islands and
rural Oahu.
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Senator Akaka stated: "Families and other
caregivers are on the front lines of our fight to care for veterans who
have served this nation bravely. I applaud the development of these pilot
programs to provide caregivers with better education, training, and other
resources.
"Neighbor Island and rural Oahu veterans, and their caregivers, face
access issues that compound other challenges. I appreciate VA's
recognition of their situation, as well as the VA Hawaii staff's efforts
in developing the Hawaii pilot program."
The Hawaii pilot program, which has been awarded a $507,000 grant, will
provide caregivers and veterans with services that include adult-day
health care; coordination of readjustment and rehabilitation services;
transportation; caregiver education, training and certification; home
care; respite care; hospice care; and other forms of non-institutional
long-term care. In addition, the pilot will use a "medical foster home"
model of care, in which veterans are welcomed into the homes of caregivers
who provide around-the-clock care.
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