articles using aid & attendance to pay any person for care in the home
Most people who have heard about Pension know that it will cover the costs of assisted living and, in some cases, cover nursing home costs as well. But the majority of those receiving long term care in this country are in their homes. Estimates are that approximately 70% to 80% of all long term care is being provided in the home. All of the information available about Pension overlooks the fact that this benefit should be used to pay for home care. Maybe if more people knew this fact, more people would be applying for the benefit.
It also comes as a surprise to most people that VA will allow veterans' households to deduct the annual cost of paying any person such as family members, friends or hired help for care when calculating the Pension benefit. This annual cost is then used to calculate the benefit based on a new "countable income" and allows families earning more than the pension benefit to receive a disability income from VA...
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What is the Veterans Aid & Attendance pension benefit?
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 To determine whether you or your loved one can receive money to help pay for Assisted Living care, please click here and fill out the following form to the best of your ability. Our office will then call you to review and let you know if they can take advantage of this benefit, and how much they can receive. Submitting it this way will expedite the process, however if you would prefer to go through this over the phone, please call 714-447-8564.
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