To qualify for Aid and Attendance, ones total net worth needs to be less than around 130K
But other things to be aware of: If he ever goes on hospice he can go to a veterans home, or more importantly a private SNF with a contract with VA for free
Also, if he were to do this, all expenses after passing are passed onto VA like transportation from SNF to mortuary to cemetary
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Your husband will be assigned to a team; in the past, teams had social workers, who can be of immense help. My father's team's social worker clued me in to caregiver programs of which I was unaware.
We registered for care through the local county VA office; our state has one as well, and the rep with whom I spoke was not only a Veteran himself, but he was very, very helpful in providing insights for what might be available.
I hope you're successful in getting help, and please thank your husband for his service.
the best way to find out what he is entitled to is to contact your local Veterans Assistance Commission. They can check his records and help determine what benefits he is entitled to. Their service is FREE. It does help if you can provide them with as much information as you can. I am guessing he is WW11 Veteran. And because of recent changes there is a good possibility that YOU can get paid to care for him as well.
If he served during wartime, then yes, he should be entitled to Aid & Attendance benefits as my dad was. When my dad needed Assisted Living, I went to see an Elder Care attorney for advice & guidance. He let me know about a State Veteran's Service Officer at the Department of Military & Veteran's Affairs who would help me fill out the paperwork to get him Aid & Attendance benefits of $2300+ a month (at the time, with my mother alive too in 2014). At that time, he had to have less than $50K in assets (combined with my mother) and need assistance with ADLs, activities of daily living, which he did. The Service Officer filled out the application for me; I just brought all the required documents with me! He was approved, got the A&A benefits for a little over a year until he passed away, and now my mother is still receiving the survivor benefits of about $1433 a month since she lives in Memory Care AL & needs a lot of help.
I suggest you see an Elder Care attorney for guidance; that was the best thing I ever did!
But other things to be aware of: If he ever goes on hospice he can go to a veterans home, or more importantly a private SNF with a contract with VA for free
Also, if he were to do this, all expenses after passing are passed onto VA like transportation from SNF to mortuary to cemetary
https://www.va.gov/VetResources/
Your husband will be assigned to a team; in the past, teams had social workers, who can be of immense help. My father's team's social worker clued me in to caregiver programs of which I was unaware.
We registered for care through the local county VA office; our state has one as well, and the rep with whom I spoke was not only a Veteran himself, but he was very, very helpful in providing insights for what might be available.
I hope you're successful in getting help, and please thank your husband for his service.
He may qualify for Aid and Attendance.
If he served during wartime. My dad got
benefits that helped to pay for his caregivers.
VA can also approve cemetery and burial benefits at a National Cemetery near you.
I am guessing he is WW11 Veteran.
And because of recent changes there is a good possibility that YOU can get paid to care for him as well.
I suggest you see an Elder Care attorney for guidance; that was the best thing I ever did!
Good luck!
Start here:
https://www.va.gov/pension/eligibility/
https://www.va.gov/pension/aid-attendance-housebound/