In-Home Care Benefits for Veterans
Serving Those Who Served Us All
Right at Home is committed to helping veterans learn about VA home care. There are many services and care funding programs available. This includes standard medical benefits, service-connected disability home 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. These important services allow veterans to continue living where they want to be—at home. Let’s start talking about living with the compassion, dignity and respect our veterans deserve.
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 must be initiated by the veteran or their VA medical professional.
As a VA Community Care Network Provider, we look forward to assisting with the process.
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 assist with dressing, bathing, personal care, meal preparation, laundry and feeding, regardless of whether a family caregiver is in the home. Keep in mind that the VA does not allow Right at Home to transport the veteran in any vehicle.
Wartime Veterans Pension Benefits for Home Care
If you need assistance with applying for this benefit, contact us to learn about accredited 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 while awaiting a decision on your application.
County Veterans Service Officers are also familiar with these programs and can assist veterans in obtaining the benefits they’ve earned. Click here to find a County Service Officer near you.
Veterans Pension and Aid and Attendance or Housebound Benefits
VA Pension and 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.
With locations across the U.S.,
you can count on us for help.
Resources:
Here are direct links to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website to find out more information:
- VA Geriatrics and Extended Care
- VA Respite Care
- VA Homemaker and Home Health Aide Care
- VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound Benefits
- Survivors Pension Benefits
*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.