text: my parents both are sickley ma father is a vet where can they get assistance?   go to the local va hoispital or clinic in your town. you will need your fathers dd214 to prove his time in service. if you do not have this you can have hime order one off the web just search under dd214. if he need care now he can go to any hospital and the are required to stabilize his health. also try and hae them apply for medicad in your state. many hospitals ( not for profit) have clinics that work on a sliding scale as do many counties