VA's Aid and Attendance Benefit

( http://www.vawatchdog.org ) From the NBC Nightly News, Friday February 23, 2007.

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[lilacecrip123]

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[DiDiSayDat]

"It pays for a quarter of her care. The other $3,000 comes out of savings" Longterm assisted living/nursing home care should not cost this much!

[Timothy Mobley]

Many times the veteran has been in and

out of assisted living or nursing facilities, and had some kind of in home

care which they did not know all count as cost of care when applying for the

pension. Since I deal mostly with families transitioning

into an assisted living facility where the average stay is about 28 months,

I have found the pension to be extremely helpful and sometimes being the

difference in a veteran being able to afford the care or not.

[Jay Shor]

va-veterans-benefits(dot)com - here you will find a free guide on aid an attendance! Very handy.

[Medihelper]

For FREE assistance in applying for this very valuable VA benefit with no hidden agendas, Call toll FREE (877) 225-6202 CALMA California Advocates for Long term care Medical Assistance if a not for profit California Corporation. CALMA assists veterans & their widows FREE of charge. No financial or other products or services are promoted or sold.

[reneauf]

Grab it quick; this is one of those programs that the republicans are targeting for reduction.

[Georgia Shaffer]

I am 69 y.o disabled vet - 1959 to 1971 and never knew ths.

[TheBeezer2002]

DAV folks are ALWAYS helpful. Even with a law degree I found it difficult cutting through the red tape.

100% Korean War Vet

[RightWingCon81]

OK, that make's sense. Thanks for answering my question.

[Marty Burbank]

This information is false for those living in California.

Marty Burbank, Esq. California Elder Law and Veterans Benefits Attorney.

800 220-4205

the reason it is false is the medicaid will not pay for assisted living in CA only for skilled nursing homes.