Category 'Veterans Aid & Attendance'

Caregiving Back-Up Help

by Angela Roeber on January 09, 2012 3 Comments

Arrange qualified in-home care assistance as back-up to the primary caregiver for a Veteran who has Memory Loss. The goal is to be ready to call for a professional in-home caregiver when the circumstances arise.

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Veterans Benefits Talk Radio

by Angela Roeber on April 11, 2011 0 Comments

Brian Petranick, President and Chief Operations Officer of Right at Home, Inc., was recently interviewed about the perils of hiring a caregiver through a registry, and how to avoid them by working with an agency that follows industry and legal standards.

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Shorewood, Illinois Woman felt call of duty

by Kathy Wetters on December 01, 2010 0 Comments

As young men joined the war effort, Jean Greenwood-Bowen of Shorewood knew she wanted to help, too. Jean enlisted in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps in August 1942, after the United States entered World War II. “After seeing all of the guys being drafted, I felt that I had to help my country” she said. She served from Sept. 1, 1943, to March 11, 1946.

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Institute for Aging Research study finds indoor and outdoor fall are different for the elderly

by Kathy Wetters on October 13, 2010 0 Comments

The risk factors for indoor and outdoor falls for older adults are different, according to a new study by the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, a fact that is often missed when the two are combined and may affect how falls prevention programs are structured. "Indoor and outdoor falls are both important," says senior author Marian T. Hannan, D.Sc., a senior scientist at the Institute for Aging Research, "but people at high risk for indoor falls are different in many ways from those at high risk of outdoor falls. Failure to separate the two can mask important information on risk factors and may hamper the effectiveness of falls prevention programs."

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Millions of Dollars of Disability Benefits Held Back, Unnecessarily, Every Year

by Kathy Wetters on August 13, 2010 0 Comments

Disability Services Group reports that each year millions of dollars in Insurer, Social Security and Veterans Administration disability claims will continue to be denied, unnecessarily. Our new publication contains valuable information on how to correctly file a Long Term Disability claim, "doing it right" the first time, dramatically improving the likelihood of collecting benefits.

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A Veteran & Caregivers' Resource

by Kathy Wetters on August 07, 2010 0 Comments

Though Veterans Service Organizations and federal agencies vary on particular veteran priorities, there is unanimous consistency in support for the veterans' caregivers. It is clear that if the daily dedication of these caregivers did not exist, the VA system would struggle even more under the added burden needed to provide additional caregiver services to the veterans under their care. Sara Shaw, spouse and caregiver of Army Specialist/E4 Coban Shaw who was wounded in Iraq and suffers from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and periodic paralysis says, "VeteranCaregiver.com understands that the caregiver is the 'heartbeat of the family' and that so many of us struggle with few resources and geographic isolation. The immediacy of response available on the site is essential at that low moment."

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Veterans Aid & Attendance Benefits: No changes in 2010

by acarl on January 06, 2010 2 Comments

Right at Home has learned that there will be no changes to the Veterans Aid and Attendance benefit for 2010. So, information you have received from Right at Home through one of our franchisees or from this blog will remain current. As always we will let you know of any changes as we learn of them!...

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November is National Family Caregiver's Month

by acarl on November 02, 2009 0 Comments

National Family Caregiver’s Month is just around the corner (November)! The National Family Caregiver’s Association wants to invite all caregivers to participate in their FREE teleclass, entitled Safe & Sound: How to Prevent Medication Mishaps to learn what they can do to minimize t...

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How to Pay for Home Care Part III: Veterans Aid & Attendance Benefit

by acarl on October 14, 2009 5 Comments

Right at Home wants to make sure Veterans are aware of a little-known benefit that may help Veterans and their surviving spouses pay for home care (and other care services). If you or a loved one have any questions after reading this, please post your question in the comments area and we will make s...

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Government Program Pays Family Members for Taking Care of Mom and Dad

by acarl on May 22, 2009 1 Comment

Looking for a way to help Mom and Dad pay for Home care or assisted living? Perhaps you are their caregiver. Wouldn’t it be nice to receive some extra income to help you provide their care? There is financial help available for senior veterans and their spouses. Read more in the post below.

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