VetAssist & Veterans In-Home Care Blog
Looking for a caregiver blog? A VA claims blog? A veterans blog? Our VetAssist team at Veterans Home Care has valuable information and consumer tips for elder care. Whether you’re a family caregiver, home care provider or social worker, we invite you to follow our blog. We share timely articles and expert advice to help older veterans and their surviving spouses get the support they need to live their best life.
From how to access a little-known VA benefit known as Aid and Attendance to pay for in-home care to the latest senior technology, our blog is a must read.
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Does Every Veteran Qualify for Aid and Attendance for Home Care?
When a veteran needs some type of extra care and support at home, they may lean on family members and friends. That’s certainly the easiest option, but it may not be the best.
Three Things Home Care Offers Veterans in Need
Veterans Home Care Services: Here are three particular things home care can offer veterans of all ages when they need some type of extra support in their life.
Can Dad Reapply for Aid and Attendance if He Was Already Denied?
Your father thought he would qualify for the Aid and Attendance Benefit, and when he needed home care support services, he decided to apply. However, he recently received a letter stating that he did not qualify for this particular pension.
Veterans, Hearing Loss, and Home Care: What You Should Know
Veteran’s Elderly Care: There are plenty of things that people can end up dealing with as they get older. Hearing loss is one of them. For a veteran, hearing loss can be unsettling, to say the least.
Why Don’t More Veterans Know About the Aid and Attendance Benefit?
Aging Veteran Care: The Aid and Attendance Benefit is a pension program made available through the VA that can help qualifying veterans pay for home care services, when it is needed. Unfortunately, not many veterans know about this particular pension. So why is that? It could be due to several factors.
The Aid and Attendance Benefit Is a Great Asset for Some Veterans in Need of Home Care Services
Caregivers for Aging Veterans: For veterans who may be limited in their income and don’t have many assets, it may seem like a pipe dream to even consider home care. The Aid and Attendance Benefit is a pension program specifically designed to provide financial assistance for veterans who qualify.
Three Things You Can Do If Your Veteran Father Refuses Home Care
Your father is a veteran. For most of your life he always seemed strong, independent, and even larger-than-life at times.
When Aging Veterans Feel Abandoned, They May Not Think About Home Care Support
Home Care for Veterans: Just because a veteran may have felt abandoned in the past doesn’t mean he or she should give up. The Aid and Attendance Benefit may be the perfect solution that can get them the home care support they need.
The First Days Veterans Rely on Home Care Can Be Challenging
As they get older, it may become difficult for some veterans to rely on home care support and they are dealing with injuries, recovering from major surgery or another health issue, or simply contending with the natural process of aging.
6 Reasons You Should Look into Financial Assistance for Veterans
Veterans Home Care Visits: Your father is a veteran. Maybe he served a little bit of time during World War II, the Korean War, or maybe even the Vietnam War. Maybe he served during the Gulf War and is having difficulty maintaining his own basic care right now.
Three Questions Some Veterans Might Have When Home Care Support Is Needed
Veterans Aid and Attendance Pension: Here are three questions some veterans might ask when they reach a point of realization regarding home care services.
Aging Veterans Can Benefit from Family Get Togethers and Home Care
Veterans in Home Care: May is Family Reunion Month and for elderly veterans, especially those who may be living alone and could be feeling a bit isolated lately, planning a family get-together, whether as a surprise or not, can be a wonderful way to help improve their emotional state of mind.
