What is VIP?
VIP is a national home care program that Veterans Affairs Canada offers to qualified
clients to help them remain healthy and independent in their home or community
for as long as possible. Veterans and certain civilians who qualify for the program
may be entitled to many kinds of services. Surviving spouses and common-law
partners, or other primary caregivers, who need housekeeping and/or grounds
maintenance services, such as grass cutting or snow removal, may receive these services
if they were in place at the time their loved one died or was admitted to a health care
facility.
Who is a Survivor?
A survivor is someone who was legally married to, or the common-law partner of,
a qualified veteran or qualified civilian. The client may have been a veteran, a Special
Duty Area pensioner or a Military Service pensioner.
Who is a Primary Caregiver?
In many cases, the primary caregiver may be a family member (such as a child,
brother/sister or parent), or a close friend, of a qualified VAC client. You might qualify
as a primary caregiver if you can say "yes" to each of the following:
- I lived with, and was the main person providing care to, a qualified VAC client
who did not have a spouse or common-law partner at the time he or she died.
- I was 18 years of age or older at the time I cared for the VAC client.
- I supported, or was supported by, the VAC client.
- I was not paid any wages to take care of the VAC client.
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