{"id":1542,"date":"2022-04-05T10:09:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T14:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happier-at-home.mysites.io\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2022-04-05T10:09:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T14:09:59","slug":"helping-senior-veterans-remain-independent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happierathome.com\/dev_staging\/helping-senior-veterans-remain-independent\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran&#8217;s Benefits You Should Know About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Veterans Benefits Administration offers an Aid and Attendance benefit that is a monthly monetary payment to veterans and their surviving spouse. It is available for those who need the \u201caid and attendance\u201d of another person for their activities of daily living and helps pay for their care. (Eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility, and grooming). The payments can help pay for home care, assisted living or nursing home care and can be upwards of $2,000 per month<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qualifications include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do <strong>not<\/strong> have a <strong>service-connected disability <\/strong>causing the need for assistance with ADLs<\/li><li>Must have one day of service during wartime, and 90 days of services<\/li><li>Net worth at or less than&nbsp;<strong>$138,439<\/strong><ul><li>Home and auto are not counted as part of net worth.<\/li><li>Yours and your spouse\u2019s annual income is counted toward net worth (Job, retirement or annuity payments)<\/li><li>Ongoing non-reimbursable medical and long-term care expenses may reduce your countable income).&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Income is within certain limits<\/li><li>You didn\u2019t receive a dishonorable discharge<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact you local Veteran\u2019s Administration to discuss your eligibility and request an application<strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefits You Should Know About | Happier at Home\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YUTH1fCN9VA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Watch the Segment on<a href=\"https:\/\/foxrochester.com\/news\/good-day-rochester\/happier-at-home-veterans-aid-and-attendance-benefits\"> FOX Rochester<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Veterans Benefits Administration offers an Aid and Attendance benefit that is a monthly monetary payment to veterans and their surviving spouse. It is available for those who need the \u201caid and attendance\u201d of another person for their activities of daily living and helps pay for their care. (Eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility, and grooming). 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