Expert guides about caregiving in Vermont from Brevy Care.
Vermont has no single senior-transportation program, so when an older adult stops driving, the real question is which of several separate systems covers the trip.
Can you get paid to care for your spouse in Vermont? Unlike states where the answer is a flat yes or a flat no, Vermont sits in between, and the honest answer depends on which door you go through.
More than 13,000 Vermonters age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's, and dementia care in Vermont leans on a small-state safety net of free help, Medicaid coverage, and a state respite grant.
Vermont funds in-home care through Choices for Care, the state Medicaid long-term-care program, and its self-directed option can pay a family member to provide that care.
Knowing how to get paid as a family caregiver in Vermont comes down to two main routes: Vermont's Choices for Care Medicaid waiver and VA programs for veteran families.
Vermont family caregivers can get funded respite through four doors: Choices for Care Medicaid, free federal caregiver grants, dementia respite grants, and VA respite for veterans.