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Understanding the VA Home Care Program
The VA’s Homemaker and Home Health Aide program provides home care for veterans, which includes assistance with personal care and daily activities.
27 CommentsApplying for Veterans Benefits: 5 Tips for Caregivers and Spouses
Whether you’re looking to help an aging loved one apply for veterans benefits and/or manage their payments and VA health care, the following tips are crucial to successfully navigating the VA system.
69 CommentsNeeds-Based VA Benefits Get New Eligibility Rules
2018 updates to VA eligibility rules use net worth limits, spend-down restrictions and a lookback period to determine eligibility for benefits like the basic veterans pension, aid & attendance pension and survivors pension.
82 Comments10 Important Facts About VA Burial Benefits
U.S. veterans are entitled to VA burial benefits that can help their surviving family members defray funeral costs. Learn how the VA can give veterans the memorial services they deserve.
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Veterans Benefits Questions
I don’t even know where to start to find short or long term care for my father, nor do I even know what level of care he needs.
11 AnswersStarEri Replied Nov 8, 2023Getting caregiver financial assistance.
2 AnswersGrandma1954 Answered Nov 1, 2023My husband is on Medicaid at a skilled nursing facility. Question: does Medicaid offer at home care?
4 AnswersCover909 Replied Oct 28, 2023When applying for VA benefits, how should I answer the question about household income when we have been living together but are not married?
19 Answersjanicemeyer18 Answered Oct 24, 2023
Veterans Benefits Discussions
Hi everyone
4 CommentsMargaretMcKen Commented Jun 13, 2023I took care of my father for 2 years prior to becoming his caregiver, recently things have changed. What can I do?
8 CommentsCaldinea Commented Dec 7, 2022My Mom who is 93 is in assistant living for just over a year now. She has bank accounts with both my brother and I on them for years. Any advice?
7 Commentsgladimhere Commented Sep 2022Light at the end of the tunnel.
4 CommentsMarkMoore Commented Apr 2022
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