Long Term Care for Veterans
Benefits are available but often they are not enough.
There are literally millions of veterans who served during WWII, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War, the first Gulf War, or the Iraq War who fall into the category of needing help. Here are a few websites with information for Veterans.
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Of the 25 million veterans currently alive, nearly three of every four served during a war or an official period of hostility. About a quarter of the nation's population -- approximately 70 million people -- are potentially eligible for VA benefits and services because they are veterans, family members or survivors of veterans.
The VA Aid and Attendance program is designed to provide monetary assistance to those veterans who served our country during a time of war and are now in need of aid or assistance with activities of daily living. This aid or assistance can be provided at home, in an assisted living facility, or a nursing home and can be provided by friends, family, or healthcare professionals.
The veteran does not have to have seen combat or been stationed in the war zone and the need for care does not have to be service related; they merely needed to have served in the military for one day during the period of war, served a total of 90 days of active duty and received an honorable or general discharge.
This program is a little known and under-utilized benefit that provides up to $22,104 per year to help a veteran or the surviving spouse of a veteran pay for long term health care costs including home health care, assisted living or even nursing home expenses. The benefit is paid regardless of the need for care, provided the veteran or spouse is older than the age of 65.
National Veterans Legal Services Program
NVLSP is an independent, nonprofit, veterans service organization dedicated to ensuring that the U.S. government honors its commitment to our veterans by providing them the federal benefits they have earned through their service to our country.
Providing veterans organizations, service officers and attorneys
with training and educational publications to enable them to help veterans and their dependents obtain all of the benefits that they deserve.
Veterans Assistance Foundation
It was established January 1994 to operate transitional housing programs for military veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
The Aid and Attendance (A&A) Special Pension provides benefits for veterans and surviving spouses who require the regular attendance of another person to assist in eating, bathing, dressing and undressing or taking care of the needs of nature. It also includes individuals who are blind or a patient in a nursing home because of mental or physical incapacity. Assisted care in an assisting living facility also qualifies.
Since its founding more than 80 years ago, the Disabled American Veterans has been dedicated to a single purpose: building better lives for America's disabled veterans and their families.
The VFW Foundation's mission is simple: support programs to increase awareness of the sacrifices of America’s veterans; promote citizenship education, volunteerism and positive youth programs; and facilitate medical, rehabilitative, educational and employment services and needs for veterans and their families.
VVA's goals are to promote and support the full range of issues important to Vietnam veterans, to create a new identity for this generation of veterans, and to change public perception of Vietnam veterans.
Military Spouse Resource Center
The Military Spouse Resource Center (MilSpouse.org) is designed to assist the spouses of U.S. total force military personnel. The MilSpouse.org web site is jointly sponsored by the Department of Defense and the Department of Labor.
Whether its help with child care, personal finances, emotional support during deployments, relocation information, or resources needed for special circumstances, Military OneSource is there for military personnel and their families.
You can email us any Veteran information you think should be included.
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Any veteran wanting long term care insurance can call or email us with any questions. We donate 15% of all commissions from veterans to veteran non-profit organizations.
