Home Care Benefits for Veterans with Health Needs
Benefits from the Veterans Health Administration
There are many seniors’ services and care funding available once enrolled in a VA Health Plan. Such include standard medical benefits, Service-Connected Disability care, and VA Long Term Care Services. These long term care services include Respite Care, Homemaker and Home Health Aide Care, Home Based Primary Care, Adult Day Health, Hospice and Palliative Care, Skilled Home Health Care, and Nursing Home and Residential Care Settings.
Someone who served in the active military, reserve or National Guard may qualify for VA health care benefits from a variety of providers, including Right at Home.
Among the possible benefits are home care and funding for home care which could include important services that allow a veteran to remain at home as long as possible and enjoy the company of a Right at Home caregiver. This helps reduce a sense of isolation.
"Being a proud Navy Veteran, I find great joy in taking care of my fellow Veterans. I believe they deserve so much more than what they are authorized. We do our best to help them receive everything for which they are qualified and help them in any way we can,"
Right at Home owner, Jim Ryan.Respite Care
The VA pays for Right at Home to come to the veteran’s home.
There is a limit to the visit duration and number of visits, but this service can provide relief to a caregiver knowing there is a trusted Right at Home team member taking care of their loved one in their absence.
Homemaker & Home Health Aide Care
This benefit pays for Right at Home to come to the veteran’s residence to provide assistance with dressing, bathing, personal care, meal preparation, laundry and feeding, regardless if a family caregiver is in the home. Keep in mind, the VA does not allow Right at Home to transport the veteran in any vehicle.
The veteran’s health care provider at the local Veteran Affairs Medical Center will determine how many home care visits a veteran can receive. Veterans can ask their provider for more care and can request Right at Home to be their provider. This service has to be initiated by the veteran or their VA medical professional.
Right at Home Rock Hill is an approved and contracted provider of these home care services from Optum. We look forward to providing assistance with the process.
War-time Veterans Pension Benefits for Home Care
If you need assistance with applying, contact us to learn about vendors that can help with the application. In some cases, you may be eligible for a zero interest loan to begin home care services immediately.
Your county veterans service officers are also familiar with these programs and can assist veterans in obtaining the benefits they’ve earned. Click here to locate a County Service Officer that can assist you with the application.
Veterans Pension
The Veterans Pension program provides monthly payments to wartime Veterans that can be used to purchase home care services.
Eligible veterans are those who meet certain age or disability requirements, and who have income and net worth within certain limits.
To learn how to determine if you’re eligible for this benefit, click the link below.
Aid and Attendance or Housebound Benefits
VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits provide additional monthly payments added to the amount of a monthly VA pension for qualified Veterans and survivors. This benefit is for those Veterans and surviving spouses who require the regular attendance of another person or caregiver in at least two of the daily activities of living such as bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, and transferring. If you need help with daily activities, or you’re housebound, click the link below to learn how to determine if you’re eligible for this benefit.
Survivors Pension
A VA Survivors Pension offers monthly payments to qualified surviving spouses and unmarried dependent children of wartime Veterans who meet certain income and net worth limits.
Click below to learn how to determine if you’re eligible for this benefit.
Supporting Veterans, Service Members and First Responders
Right at Home Rock Hill, SC is owned by Navy veteran Jim Ryan. Supporting veterans, service members and first responders is a cause close to Jim’s heart.
Jim joined the United States Navy in 1984 and was immediately shipped off to Great Lakes, Illinois for boot-camp. He was trained in Dam Neck, Virginia and then joined the crew of the USS Lawrence DDG-4 on a UNITAS cruise around South America. His time on the Lawrence as a Fire Control Technician ended when the ship was decommissioned on March 30, 1990. At this time Jim was shipped off to the USS Iowa BB-61. His duties on board this ship while working in the Fox Division was to prepare her for decommissioning. This decommissioning ceremony took place on October 26, 1990 the same day Jim was discharged from the Navy.
Today, Jim and his Right at Home office work with several veteran associations including the Veterans Bridge Home organization, Eagle Rock Camp, and the Veterans Affairs of Rock Hill.
A new VA clinic is due to open in Rock Hill in 2024.
Proud to Serve Our Veteran Community
As our beloved veterans age, they deserve to receive the care and support that they need in the comfort of their own homes. These men and women have dedicated their lives to serving our country, and it's only right that we repay them with the care and attention that they deserve.
Brew and Chew with Vets
Brew & Chew with Veterans, is helping veterans connect with other veterans in the Rock Hill area. Our main goal is to provide a place for veterans to meet, share stories and socialize. We want this to be a place where veterans can have some fun and learn about valuable resources.
Meets the first Tuesday of every month, 9:30 - 10:30 am at Golden Corral Buffet & Grill, 2370 Cherry Rd, Rock Hill, SC
VETERANS OF ALL AGES AND MILITARY BRANCHES WELCOME
FREE COFFEE & DONUTS - GOOD CONVERSATION
Right at Home Rock Hill Honored to Serve 9/11 Hero
After working an overnight shift at the New York City Police Department (NYPD) Emergency Service Unit (ESU), Paul Johnson was sleeping when his sister pounded on his door the morning of September 11, 2001. The father of nine responded to the 9/11 attack immediately by heading out to the World Trade Center.
*Disclaimer: The information and links above are only for informational purposes about benefits you may be eligible for and is not legal advice or a benefit determination. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs nor affiliated in any way with the VA. We do not review applications, approve or deny services. VA retains sole authority for benefit determinations. If you wish to contact the VA directly, you can do so by calling 800-827-1000 or visiting them at www.va.gov.