Paying for Care

Who is eligible for social security benefits?
Learn about Social Security Benefits and Eligibility. Find out if you or your parent are eligible for social security benefits and how much you should get.

Veteran financial assistance for long-term care and home healthcare
How veterans can get financial assistance for long-term care and home health care.

Can a veteran get a pension to pay for long-term care?
This guidebook helps wartime veterans and their surviving spouses receive VA pensions to pay for long-term care.

Vet Assistance for Alzheimer's and Dementia Care
Are veterans and their spouses eligilble for financial assistance for Alzheimer's and dementia care?

Struggling to Pay for Brand Name Meds, You Don't Need To
Prescription assistance programs (also called patient assistance programs) are valuable resources for those who meet income requirements and who do not have prescription insurance.

VA Benefits for Veterans and Their Caregivers
An overview of VA benefits provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, for vets and their family caregivers.

VA Financial Assistance for Caregivers
Caregivers of veterans may be missing out on financial aid that is available. Aid and Attendance is an "Improved Pension" benefit for vets that is largely unknown.

How Can I Get Paid for Taking Care of My Elderly Parents?
How to get paid for being a caregiver. Learn how caregivers can get paid for caring for their elderly mom or dad. Financial help is available for taking care of elderly parents.

10 Government Programs Caregivers Can Access for Their Elderly Parents
Financial aid for caregivers. Government programs are availlable to help caregivers with elder care.

Cost of Caring for Elderly Parents Could Be Next Financial Crisis
AgingCare survey finds that 63% of caregivers don’t have a plan to pay for their elderly parent’s care.

Special Pension for Care of Veterans is Often Overlooked
VA Improved Pension is a relatively unknown, but beneficial program for vets who served during times of war.

Medicaid's 'Cash and Counseling' Allows Pay for Family Caregivers
Medicaid program enables elders in 18 states to pay family and friends for care.

Caregiver Survey
Which candidate in the 2008 presidential election do caregivers say will represent them and their aging parents best?

Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Issues That Affect Caregivers Most
A side-by-side comparison of John McCain and Barack Obama on topics that affect people caring for elderly parents.

My mother has Alzheimer's and her Long Term Health Care benefits have run out. Can they kick her out of the Assisted Living facility she lives in?
K. Gabriel Heiser answered: A nursing home or assisted living can evict an elderly parent who doesn't pay.
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Mom has Alzheimer’s and lives in a facility. My sister has power of attorney. Mom wants to gift $150,000 to grandkids rather than using it to pay for care. She worked all her life paying for Medicare. Shouldn't she be able to use it instead of her savings
Jon P. Beyrer answered: This is a difficult dilemma, and one that many families are facing. The dilemma can often be avoided or mitigated with advance planning, but that doesn’t help in your case.
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What do I need to know to best manage the cost of care?
Jon P. Beyrer answered: If the time, energy, and medical necessities of care make doing it yourself difficult or impossible, you will need to get help -- and help in this area can be expensive. Click to read Jon's full answer.
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