Robin Stitt

[Robin Stitt @robin_stitt]

Veteran-caregivers offer support inside the home. This support can make the difference in whether a veteran is stable or in crisis. I believe that stable veterans are less likely to complete suicide.

However, the program meant to support these veteran-caregivers has been threatened since 2018 by arbitrary discharges from the program. The PCAFC needs deregulation for future participation and the current PCAFC participants need a permanent designation in the program.

The current practice seems to be enrolling veterans into home health care programs after being discharged or denied the PCAFC. Then, random personal care attendants visit the home to perform the same services the family caregiver had been providing. By hiring strangers instead of a trusted family caregiver, the mental/emotion stability portion of the PCAFC program has essentially been removed.

The fixes are all within Congressional and VA Agency reach and I agree that more needs to be done. Deregulate the PCAFC, follow the Congressional Law and the subsequent amendments under the MISSIONS Act when implementing the PCAFC, and for the love of our country......... grandfather the current PCAFC participants so they don't have to worry if they will lose their support despite their veteran not improving clinically.

Thanks for reading!

[Robin Stitt @robin_stitt]

Caregivers offer support inside the home. This support can make the difference in whether a veteran is stable or in crisis. I believe that stable veterans are less likely to complete suicide.

However, the program meant to support these veteran-caregivers has been threatened since 2018 by arbitrary discharges from the program. The PCAFC needs deregulation for future participation and the current PCAFC participants need a permanent designation in the program.

The current practice seems to be enrolling veterans who have been discharged or denied the PCAFC in home health care programs where random personal care attendants visit the home to perform the same services the family caregiver had been providing. By hiring strangers instead of a trusted family caregiver, the mental/emotion stability portion of the PCAFC program has essentially been removed.

The fixes are all within Congressional and VA Agency reach and I agree that more needs to be done. Deregulate the PCAFC, follow the Congressional Law and the subsequent amendments under the MISSIONS Act, and for the love of our country, grandfather the current PCAFC participants so they don't have to worry if they will lose their support despite their veteran not improving clinically.

Thanks for reading!

[Carla @mama2kodiak]

@RepLuttrell @RepLuttrell This is a concern I have had. Caregivers give years, sometimes decades, of their lives to make sure their Vet is getting the care they need. Many don't have independent income. At some point the weight becomes to much. When we loose our Vet we often loose everything.

[Robin Stitt @robin_stitt]

Caregivers offer support inside the home. This support can make the difference in whether a veteran is stable or in crisis. I believe that stable veterans are less likely to complete suicide.

However, the program meant to support these veteran-caregivers has been threatened since 2018 by arbitrary discharges from the program. The PCAFC needs deregulation for future participation and the current PCAFC participants need a permanent designation in the program.

The current practice seems to be enrolling veterans who have been discharged or denied the PCAFC in home health care programs where random personal care attendants visit the home to perform the same services the family caregiver had been providing. By hiring strangers instead of a trusted family caregiver, the mental/emotion stability portion of the PCAFC program has essentially been removed.

The fixes are all within Congressional and VA Agency reach and I agree that more needs to be done. Deregulate the PCAFC, follow the Congressional Law and the subsequent amendments under the MISSIONS Act, and for the love of our country, grandfather the current PCAFC participants so they don't have to worry if they will lose their support despite their veteran not improving clinically.

Thanks for reading!

[Kristie Sheets @kristiesheets]

@SecVetAffairs Fed reg comments for #PCAFC

https://t.co/BAJphfdyYh

[Kristie Sheets @kristiesheets]

@SecVetAffairs Thank you for hearing us.

Now it’s time to act on the failed proposed rules for #PCAFC
And protect LEGACY caregivers.

https://t.co/3RCuBiuDbn…

[Kristie Sheets @kristiesheets]

Um, is this real?? How is this not ripping off @VetWarriors which was ESTABLISHED in 2017???

[Robin Stitt @robin_stitt]

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[Kristie Sheets @kristiesheets]

The MISSION Act was meant to expand the caregiver program to veterans of all eras. Instead, the VA used it to tighten regulations and purge nearly 90% of families already receiving support.

We shouldn’t have to sue to enforce the original intent of a law meant to help.

Honor the MISSION Act’s promise—expand support, don’t restrict it.

#grandfatherlegacycaregivers #PCAFC

[MillyMelly @MelMillyMelly]

@SecVetAffairs Save PCAFC Legacy Caregivers. Do the right thing & Grandfather us. 4+ yrs of uncertainty has created additional stress, anxiety, & depression for both Caregivers & our Veterans. Just cruel. My 100% P&T veterans aren't improving.

[Kristie Sheets @kristiesheets]

CAREGIVERS are restless and the VA has always prayed on the fact we can’t organize due to our caregiving commitments. VSO’s are sounding the alarm to prepare for the axe in September.

Is this the plan @SecVetAffairs ?

#PCAFC

[Robin Stitt @robin_stitt]

Take the time to fill out this form. Your voice matters! The #PCAFC Legacy extension expires in less than 90 days!

[Kristie Sheets @kristiesheets]

🚨CALL TO ACTION 🚨

#PCAFC Caregivers:

What are your thoughts on the looming September 30, 2025 deadline for legacy participants?

Let’s let @SecVetAffairs know.

@VetWarriors #caregivers

https://t.co/RQaaSXLkbL

[Robin Stitt @robin_stitt]

@winebomb58 @VetWarriors1 @kristiesheets I'm not sure when it was published, but it's still on their official website.

[Robin Stitt @robin_stitt]

At the end of September, Legacy veterans will lose their protections afforded to them under the #PCAFC 2022 interim rule. @SecVetAffairs and @POTUS must act swiftly to ensure that severely injured and ill veterans don't lose access to their caregivers, interrupting their continuity of care.

[Robin Stitt @robin_stitt]

@MelMillyMelly @kristiesheets @davidmedic81 @burrito_capital @SecVetAffairs @POTUS Isn't it so silly that the VA routes complaints to VA employees who don't have the authority necessary to remedy the issue?

[Melissa @Melissa96078550]

@SecVetAffairs Do you see us yet??
We are real people affected by the previous failed leadership. Grandfather legacy please.

[ProudBoomer2 @Proud_Boomer2]

@kristiesheets Add the fact the second your Vet dies you lose 3/4 of your income

[Kristie Sheets @kristiesheets]

This has been discussed in congress yet NOTHING has been done. @HouseVetAffairs @VetAffairsDems

Caregivers need representation & action. #PCAFC

[Robin Stitt @robin_stitt]

@winebomb58 @VetWarriors1 @kristiesheets Yes. https://t.co/2zd7oUPt9y

[TXWarriorwife @ir53166]

Mr. Secretary, I ask you please to grandfather VA Legacy Caregivers. We are the touchstone and lifelines to our veterans. We are 14K plus lifelines to our OIF/OEF veterans. We need your help, September is approaching. Please hear us. Thank you 🙏🏼🇺🇲 @kristiesheets @robin_stitt @RealAmVoice @DeptVetAffairs