Elizabeth Dole Foundation Applauds VA Action to Remove Cap on In-Home Care for Veterans with Complex Conditions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 3, 2026
Media Contact:
Matt Simeon — media@elizabethdolefoundation.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Elizabeth Dole Foundation today applauded an announcement by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to lift the expenditure cap on in-home and community-based care for veterans with complex medical conditions, reducing financial, physical, and emotional strain on families and expanding access to care at home, a change for which the Foundation strongly advocated through passage of the Dole Act.
"We’re especially proud to see the VA implement a key provision of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act that increases the expenditure cap for in-home and community-based services,” said Steve Schwab, CEO of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation. “We heard from families caring for veterans with ALS, spinal cord injuries, and other complex conditions and fought hard for this much needed support. The enactment of this provision helps our most vulnerable veterans and their caregivers and removes a long-standing barrier to keeping loved ones at home.”
With the cap lifted, eligible services can now be covered at the full comparable cost of care provided in a VA Community Living Center. “This action reflects caregiver-centered policy in action and honors the intent of the law,” said Bob McDonald, Chairman of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation Board of Directors, and the 8th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. “By aligning care delivery with the realities facing families today, VA is helping ensure Veterans with complex conditions can remain at home with the support their caregivers need.”
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About the Elizabeth Dole Foundation
The Elizabeth Dole Foundation is the preeminent organization empowering, supporting, and honoring our nation’s 14.3 million military and veteran caregivers—the spouses, parents, family members, and friends who care for America’s wounded, ill, or injured service members and veterans. Established by Senator Elizabeth Dole in 2012, the Foundation works to empower military and veteran caregivers, their families, and their communities through programs, partnerships, and advocacy that drive innovative, impactful, and sustainable solutions. The Foundation’s Hidden Heroes public awareness campaign brings vital attention to the untold stories of military and veteran caregivers, galvanizing action to strengthen support for them in communities across the nation. Visit elizabethdolefoundation.org for more information.