All step-by-step guides
Start with the task.
Not the agency.
Each guide explains what the program may provide, what it does not guarantee, who decides, what to gather, and the first calls to make.
Help at home
Care needs, VA services, payment sources, Florida Medicaid, and a first-week plan.
Open guide →02PermissionsSpeak to VA for a loved one
Benefits disclosure, health records, representation, advance directives, and fiduciaries.
Open guide →03PlacementConsidering a care home
Assisted living, memory care, nursing care, payment, facility comparison, and placement.
Open guide →04BenefitsApply for Pension and Aid and Attendance
Veteran and survivor paths, intent to file, evidence, forms, and follow-up.
Open guide →05FloridaFlorida State Veterans’ Homes
Eligibility, all nine homes, applications, payment questions, and local contacts.
Open guide →06SurvivorsBenefits for a surviving spouse
DIC, Survivors Pension, accrued benefits, burial assistance, CHAMPVA, and evidence.
Open guide →07PlanningPlan before a care crisis
Service records, care wishes, permissions, payment scenarios, and the annual family checkup.
Open guide →Not sure where to begin?
Start with what changed.
If care is breaking down, begin with Help at Home. If you are preparing before a crisis, use Planning Ahead. If the Veteran has died, begin with the surviving-spouse guide.