The VA Aid and Attendance Benefit is an important benefit and is often overlooked by many veterans and their spouses. The VA does not normally contact veterans to inform them of a benefit. Sadly, very few people are aware that this benefit exists. Amazing Hearts Homecare and Staffing LLC works diligently to provide our families and community the information needed to obtain this widely under-used benefit.
The Aid and Attendance Pension provides benefits for veterans and surviving spouses who require the regular attendance of another person to assist in eating, bathing, dressing and undressing or taking care of the needs of nature. It also includes individuals who are blind or a patient in a nursing home because of mental or physical incapacity. Assisted care in an assisting living facility and private duty or home care are included.
Here are the 2014 Maximum Monthly Pension Rates for Aid and Attendance
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To qualify for Aid & Attendance:
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- At least 90 days of active duty, but need not have served in combat
- One day of active duty during a period of war
- Discharged from service under conditions other than dishonorable
- It needs to be established by your physician that you require daily assistance by others to dress, undress, bathing, cooking, eating, taking on or off of prosthetics, leave home etc. You DO NOT have to require assistance with all of these. There simply needs to be adequate medical evidence that you cannot function completely on your own.
- Financial qualifications must be met. Contact us for more information.
To download our VA Aid and Attendance AHHAS VADocumentsNeeded
To request military records online, click here
- For More Information on VA Healthcare Benefits: http://www.va.gov/GERIATRICS/Guide/LongTermCare/Home_and_Community_Based_Services.asp
- At Amazing Hearts Homecare and Staffing LLC, we understand that long-term care services can be costly. We offer the following services for veterans:
- Assistance With Daily Activities
- Bathing
- Feeding
- Dressing
- Meal Preparation
- Transportation
- Personal Care
- Respite Care
- Light Housekeeping
- Companionship
If you want to meet with us, please Set an Appointment online so we can accommodate you. For questions and inquiries, please give us a call at 817-385-7111.