Common question

Will the VA pay for a walk-in tub?

No. The VA home-safety grant (HISA) does not pay for walk-in tubs. It does pay for roll-in showers and for turning a tub into a seated shower.

Checked facts on this

• VA's HISA home-change grant hasn't gone up since 2010Money on the table, checked Nov 12
• Georgia's senior Medicaid waiver list has no home changes; the waiver that does is for ages 21 to 64Stack play, checked Nov 12
• VA HISA lifetime home-mod benefit remains $6,800Money on the table, checked Nov 12
• MSFH grants limited to homes built before 2008Rule change, checked Nov 12

Programs to look at

• VA home-safety grant (HISA)A VA grant for ramps, wider doors, roll-in showers and similar changes.
• VA grant to build or adapt a home (SAH)A large VA grant for veterans with certain serious service-connected disabilities to adapt or buy a…
• VA grant for smaller home adaptations (SHA)A VA grant for veterans with certain service-connected conditions, like loss of use of the hands or…