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I am currently taking care of her. Would she be eligible foe the Aid and Attendant program, or the Home Bound program. I stopped working in December 2014, and am her primary caregiver Her neurologist revoked her driving license due to peripheral vision loss in both eyes.

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Google VA facilities in Philly, contact their Eligibility Department and ask what you need to do to find out if she's eligible.

Or contact Philly city offices and ask if they have a Veteran's service that helps people get VA benefits. These facilities are free to Veterans and will prepare the necessary papers as well as offer advice on whether or not you might qualified.

Another alternative is to contact local VFW or American Legion offices and ask if they, or another of their offices locally, help Vets and spouses qualify for aid. They're knowledgeable and have staff who can help vets and their families.

But under no circumstances hire anyone, attorney or otherwise, to help you get qualified, as you can get the services for free from the organizations listed above. It's also illegal to charge for this service.
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When my mother passed away, we didn't know if Dad was a veteran. We knew he served in the military but didn't know if he qualified. So, older sis decided to just check - in case. She went to our local Veteran's Affairs office. They already had my dad's name listed as a veteran. Therefore, mom was buried in the Veteran's cemetery for free. When dad passes, he will be buried with her.

Are you able to look in the phone book - either federal or local listing - for Veteran's Affairs office (or something similar.) By the way, Dad was in the Korean War. He told stories of how he got out of the swimming test. He can't swim. If I recall, when it came to the swimming exercises, he was in the kitchen doing 'something' duty. I just realized that I never really paid attention to his stories. Too late, with his senility, he now confabulates his life story.
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Check the VA website, www.benefits.va.gov/pension/spousepen.asp spousal benefits-if her cost of care exceeds her monthly income/ investments she should receive aid and attendance if home bound, and yes you can get paid for taking care of her-reasonably- or hire outside help but she must be home bound and-need help with activities of daily living.Make sure you have a contract or the care provider does showing the amounts you pay.Do you live in her home?The website will have the forms, explain them and often go over many things you may have forgotten....rx's, insurance, incontinent care, food, rent, deductibles,transportation, etc..... good place to start to see if she qualifies! DO NOT go on the straight answer-as I was told for many years-if she make over $2,000 a month or has assets of $2,000 she will not qualify...not true! I paid the difference of several thousand dollars a month for years because the VA rep kept telling me no, there our good ones and bad ones.. You will need all her monthly/annual expenses, costs etc...to prove the costs.Good luck!
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How old is your mother? There may be an age requirement, and there may be other qualifications that could get help earlier, such as blindness, or legally blind.
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Pearla, it's because there are so many variables in applying for and getting VA assistance that I eventually decided to enlist the assistance of someone who knew the requirements more than I ever could. And I'm glad I did. It was so much easier than downloading forms, muddling through, filing, waiting, calling, waiting....

It's isn't just someone's age; it's the service of the veteran, when, whether there were injuries and potential service connected disabilities, and a lot of other issues.
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Hi,
Thank you for your help. My mother will be 82 on this coming Friday, October 18th.
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Garden Artist,
Who and where did you find the person that you enlisted to assist you in helping you?
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One requirement would be that the veteran would have served at least one day in active duty during an officially declared war. Even if the veteran saw no combat, they would still qualify, as well as their spouse.

Your father was a Korean War veteran, that must qualify him. Gather up some documents, such as the DD214 Discharge paper, their marriage license. Start there.
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K.P. duty.
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Sounds like she should be eligible, unless she has significant assets. Yes, visit the VA website www.va.org and search for your local veteran services office. Get there as soon as you can and file a letter of intent, because if she is approved, the payments will be retroactive to the date you filed the letter. I had a great rep, and because of his help and my penchant for gathering paperwork, we had my mom approved in 4 months, and getting paid in 6 months. You don't have to have all of the papers in at once, but if you don't, there's a better chance they will lose something, and if you do there's a better chance you'll get a rapid approval. Best of luck.
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