Veterans Affairs Respite Program and a "Battle Buddy" Caregiver

The TBI Family

In this episode, we talk to Dayna Cooper, director of Home and Community Care at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, who talks about a program designed to give caregivers a break while still providing care for their care recipient. We also chat with Danny O'Neel, an Army veteran who continues to care for his fellow veterans. The TBI Family is produced by the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center. This podcast provides caregivers of service members and veterans with TBI with information on traumatic brain injury and highlights resources available to them. We also share caregiver stories. Link to the VA Respite Care program site: http://www.va.gov/GERIATRICS/Guide/LongTermCare/Respite_Care.asp Link to the DVBIC TBI Recovery Support Program (RSP) page: http://dvbic.dcoe.mil/tbi-recovery-support-program To subscribe or listen to the podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tbi-family/id1179020743?mt=2 For information on TBI or to get the DVBIC Family Caregiver Curriculum, go to dvbic.dcoe.mil or email us at [e-mail]. This podcast transcript is available online via the DVBIC website: http://dvbic.dcoe.mil/files/podcast/DVBIC_Podcast-Series_The-TBI-Family_Episode-3_Dec-20-2016_Transcript_v1.0_2017-02-15.pdf The views, opinions and/or findings contained in this podcast are those of the host, reporters and guests. They should not be construed as an official Department of Defense position, policy or decision unless so designated by other official documentation. All music in this podcast was used according to Creative Commons licensing. Our theme song is "I Dunno" by grapes and our credit music is "Esaelp Em Xim" by Pitx, both from CCmixter.org. Other songs used were "Change Your Name" by Steve Combs from the Free Music Archive and "Found Smoke" by Pitx from CCmixter.org. [DCoE Product Unique Identifier 3904]