Call your local VA and find your social worker who can help. Dad had a private doctor so we had to get him “vested” in our county system then seen by a VA doctor to evaluate. She is trying to get 13 hours of VA care for dad and 13 hours respite care for me so 26 total a week. We had 13 in CA but he moved in with me in Texas and is now on hospice.
The program that my Husband was on was not Aid and Attendance. It was another, I think it was called VIP (for Veterans In Place) He was assessed and I was assigned a budget and I had to select a minimum of 3 "programs" that would be paid for from that budget. I chose Caregving, Housecleaning and Yard service. Pretty sure the maximum amount on the budget went as high as $3000 a month. The organization that evaluated him for the program was Catholic Charities. Check with your local Veterans Assistance Commission and see what other services the Veteran might qualify for. They keep changing the criteria and adding more conditions that might increase his level of "service connected disability"
JR, you really should be contacting the VA for questions like this. Terms change periodically, and the VA is the most knowledgeable authority on its policies and services.
Also "do nothing for himself" encompasses a broad range of activities and limitations. If I recall correctly (but it's been some time since I reviewed VA policies on situations like this), there are levels of disability including those identified for basic VA qualification.
If your Veteran is already getting services from the VA, and if their policies haven't changed on this since we were getting VA help, the Veteran would be assigned to a team (Green Team, Red Team, etc.) and a social worker for that team would be available to answer questions. This would be a good starting point.
A few or more years ago, the VA also expanded information services for caregivers. You might also want to check that out.
Pretty sure the maximum amount on the budget went as high as $3000 a month.
The organization that evaluated him for the program was Catholic Charities.
Check with your local Veterans Assistance Commission and see what other services the Veteran might qualify for. They keep changing the criteria and adding more conditions that might increase his level of "service connected disability"
Also "do nothing for himself" encompasses a broad range of activities and limitations. If I recall correctly (but it's been some time since I reviewed VA policies on situations like this), there are levels of disability including those identified for basic VA qualification.
If your Veteran is already getting services from the VA, and if their policies haven't changed on this since we were getting VA help, the Veteran would be assigned to a team (Green Team, Red Team, etc.) and a social worker for that team would be available to answer questions. This would be a good starting point.
A few or more years ago, the VA also expanded information services for caregivers. You might also want to check that out.