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Senior Care Costs and Government Funding

There are government programs that can help if you have a loved one who needs more care than you can provide. Perhaps she needs rehabilitative care after back surgery, or maybe you're pondering nursing home care. When researching senior care costs, it's essential to learn about government resources. The four main sources of government health-related aid-Medicare, Medicaid, PACE, and VA benefits-can help cover some of the senior care costs for your loved one, but usually only under very specific circumstances, and the rules can be dauntingly complex. So we'd like to help you better understand the system by providing this handy guide to how the government programs can help qualified persons pay for their housing and care.

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The article stated: A&A (Aid and Attendance Special Pension) Veterans and surviving spouses who need the regular attendance of another person to eat, bath, dress, undress, or use the bathroom may qualify for the Aid and Attendance Special Pension (A&A). Other individuals who qualify include: blind persons,nursing home patients who are mentally or physically incapacitated, andpeople receiving assisted care in an assisted living facility. A&A can help pay for senior care costs in the home, nursing home, or assisted living facility. Eligible veterans can receive up to $1519 per month and an eligible surviving spouse can receive up to $976 per month; eligible couples can receive up to $1801 per month. Any wartime Veteran with 90 days of active duty, with one day beginning or ending during a period of War, may apply for A&A. An applicant must also have less than $80,000 in assets, excluding homes and vehicles.***************************************************************************************************************************************************************

 This is a limited statement of the VA Disability Pension Program. VA DISABILITY PENSION HAS 3 LEVELS. level 1. Being over 65 is an automatic qualification for 100% disability. But there arent really any dollars here. Level 2. 100% disabled (see #1) AND HOMEBOUND. This usually means that the vet or spouse of deceased vet cant drive. At this level, a Non-medical home care giver is a deductable medical expense. It can even be a family member or loved one living in the home, as long as the are actually charging and being paid. This Pension is a couple of hundred dollars less than A&A each month Level 3. 100% disabled and in need of Aid & Attendance. This Pension can be recieved regaurdless of where the Vet lives. It is NOT an assisted living facility pension only. I have several vets recieving A&A Disability Pension at home, and at Independent Living.