Requirements for Veteran Home Care Benefits
In order to qualify for the Veterans Administration Aid and Attendance Pension: You must be a veteran or the surviving spouse of a veteran. And you must need non-medical daily assistance, and be living on a limited income.
Our Home Care Services for Veterans
One in three seniors may be eligible for aid and attendance, but very few know about the VA Benefit. Veteran home care services include:
- Bathing, grooming, meal preparation, and housekeeping
- Home safety evaluations
- Recommendation for and placement of assistive devices in the home
- Fall risk assessments and individualized fall prevention plans
- Care Coordination with all members of the clients healthcare team
- Transportation and accompaniment to doctor’s visits, appointments and more
- Specialized care for those with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other chronic health issues
- Compassionate, one-on-one end of life care for clients on Hospice
DID YOU OR YOUR SPOUSE SERVE YOUR COUNTRY?
Veterans and their Surviving Spouses can receive up to $2,100 per month from the Veteran Administration via little understood Aid and Attendance Pension Benefit. Our team of Accredited VA Benefits Agents can assist you in applying for this pension benefit. This benefit can provide funds to help offset the cost of your care services for the rest of your life. Contact us today to find out more information on how we can help you pay for your care services.
VETERAN CARE
Long term care can be the greatest crisis seniors will face.
All elderly people, regardless of current health, should plan for this crisis in their lives. And indeed, long term care can be the greatest crisis an older person ever faces. With the need for care, the elder loses his or her grasp on the three most important lifestyle concerns in old age:
- Remaining independent
- Having enough money
- Maintaining good health
They all disappear with the need for care. And the cost of care can wipe out a lifetime of savings and destroy equity in a home.
Most veterans are not aware of the eldercare benefits available through the veterans health care program. The Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefit can provide funds to help offset the cost of personal care services for veterans and their spouses.
How do I qualify for Aid and Attendance benefits?
The Veteran’s home care pension is for any veteran, age 65 and older, who served during a period of war. The Veteran must have an honorable discharge, meet income requirements and need assistance with daily living on a regular basis to stay independent in their chosen place of residence. A lesser Pension Benefit is also available to the single surviving spouse of a veteran who served during a period of war.
Applying for VA Benefits? Here is a List of Required Information You Will Need
Applying for VA Benefits in KentuckyIn order to qualify for the Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefit, you will need to provide the following information during the application process.
We Provide Professional Assistance With:
Discharge/separation papers (DD-214)
If you need to request military records, please visit www.vetrecs.archives.gov and find a copy of your records.
Copy of Marriage Certificate.
This is required if you are a surviving spouse, or if you are a veteran and both you and your spouse are applying for VA benefits.
Copy of current Social Security Award letter.
This is the letter that the Social Security Administration sends to you at the beginning of the year. It states what your monthly amount will be for the following year.
Net worth information.
This includes bank accounts, CDs, trusts, stocks, bonds, annuities, and all other applicable net worth information.
Proof of all income.
This includes income from pensions, retirement, interest income from investments, annuities, etc.
Insurance and medical information.
Proof of insurance premiums, medications, medical bills and any other medical expenses that are not reimbursed by insurance or Medicare.
Statement from your physician.
In order to qualify, your physician needs to establish that you require assistance with activities of daily living. This statement should include: current diagnosis, medical status, prognosis, name and address, ability to care for self, etc. If you are in a nursing home, you can use the Nursing Home Status Form as certification of this status.
Banking information
for direct deposit of monthly payments, and include a voided check.
Doctor/Hospital information.
You will also need to provide a list of all doctors and hospitals you have visited in the last year.