Congratulations CFP and VAC!

As a disabled Veteran of World War II and a retired family physician, I wish to congratulate Canadian Family Physician, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), and Sloan and colleagues for the excellent May 2009 article, “Overgrown lawn. Military Veteran no longer able to maintain the yard.”1 Sloan et al provide an informative summary of the assistance available to eligible Veterans of our armed forces who have served our country in times of war and peace.

The Royal Canadian Legion, in conjunction with VAC, has developed a Long Term Care Surveyor Program, which reviews the degree of satisfaction or dissatisfaction resident Veterans experience while living in long-term care facilities. Trained surveyors describe their findings in confidential reports, which are sent to The Royal Canadian Legion Dominion Headquarters and VAC.

As a surveyor, I find most Veteran family members have very little understanding of the assistance offered by VAC. If I were permitted to give all the Veterans I interviewed a copy of the Sloan et al article, I know that Veterans and their families would be most grateful.

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