Professional Services and Resources : Veterans
Salt Lake City VA Fisher House
Quinn Kiger-GoodThe Salt Lake City VA Fisher House provides a home-away-from-home for families of veterans to stay, FREE of charge, while their loved one is receiving medical treatment. Because veterans often travel...
Are you a Veteran Are you a surviving spouse
Carole AutreyAre you in need of care? Are you living in your home and need a caregiver or loved one to provide care? Have you moved into an assisted living or Skilled Nursing facility and are...
Forty-Five Years Later, World War II Merchant Marines Receive Veteran Status
he Colorado State Veterans Home in RifleDuring World War II, the United States Merchant Marines and their ships lent their support by delivering cargo and providing logistical assistance while their ships were under enemy attacks. The...
Veterans Advocates
The rumors about VA benefits are flying left and right, but what is the truth. The Colorado Division of Veterans Affairs provides those answers. ...
Are you a Veteran Are You a Surviving Spouse
Carole AutreyAid & Attendance was established in 1952 to provide financial assistance to wartime Veterans and or their surviving spouses who lack the funds necessary to pay for the care they require with...
Aid and Attendance – An Excellent Source of Funding for Long-Term Care
Richard HughesOne of the VA’s best-kept secrets, called “Aid and Attendance,” is an excellent source of funds for long-term care (either at home or in an assisted living facility) for a non...
A Tribute to my Father, Carl “Dennis” Rohlfing, WWII POW
Carole AutreyMy squadron received orders to ship out to destination “PLUM”. We left Salt Lake City on October 21, 1941. We arrived in Manila noon November 20 on Thanksgiving Day. We...
Outreach to Women Veterans
Colorado State Veterans Home in RifleCurrently, women make up a larger percentage of the active force, are serving in all branches of the military, and are eligible for assignment in most military ...
Are You a War Time Veteran
Dennis AutreyAre you a war time Veteran? Are you a surviving spouse of a Veteran? If the answer to this is, "yes", then you may be eligible for a separate pension through the VA called Aid &...
Service Connected Disabled Veteran Benefit for Long-Term Care
Lisa Seley of the Bruce McCandless Colorado State Veterans Home in Florence, COThinking about long-term care placement is never easy. The move into an assisted living facility or nursing home almost always means a loss of at least some independence, and for many people the cost...