Some veterans in North Texas who rely on federal funding for in-home care are seeing their hours scaled back — a change that, in some cases, has forced them to give up the independence of living at home or left them without the care their families say they need.
The CBS News Texas I-Team first reported in April that many veterans were receiving fewer approved hours through the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Homemaker Home Health Aide (H/HHA) Program. Since that report, more veterans and their families have come forward with concerns about reductions in their approved hours.
The program is designed to help veterans live independently by sending aides to assist with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing and housekeeping…