Veterans, as employers, have the right to determine and establish hourly rates to pay their employees. There is a range of services that a Veteran may be paying an employee to assist them with including personal care (e.g., physical or verbal assistance with eating, bathing, dressing, grooming, transferring), homemaker (e.g., cleaning, laundry, meal planning and preparation, shopping), and environmental support (e.g., limited yard care and snow removal). The VDC Wage Workbook and Tool provides recommended Veteran employee wage range estimates for three VDC service categories (Personal Care, Homemaker, and Environmental Support) by geographic area and employee age range for years 2024 to 2026.