Senior Citizens To Help Keep Older Veterans In Their Homes, The VA Is Pairing Them With Volunteer Companions By Carson Frame • Dec 30, 2019 Carson Frame / American Homefront The VA pilot program places federally-backed volunteers in the homes of veterans to help with cooking, cleaning and other low-skill tasks. As America's Veterans Grow Older, The VA Faces A Long-Term Care Crisis By Libby Denkmann • Aug 21, 2018 Libby Denkmann / American Homefront The number of veterans in the VA healthcare system who are 70 or older is expected to grow 30 percent in the next eight years.