Comments on: Home Health Care Benefits for Veterans

By: MWJ

MWJ — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:55:51 +0000

I am taking care of my father, a retired veteran with 20 years of service. I have begun the search for veterans benefits, in particular home health care.
I have found the system to be vague and convuluted. It is, in my opinion, a joke. You literally need an attorney to understand the system. I wonder if this form of health benefit/care is coming for all of us?
In conclusion, I will continue to try to piece together the necessary information, but am constantly amazed at how the government can create such a mess. The reality is, my father will probably die before I figure it out.

By: ashleigh

ashleigh — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:04:44 +0000

To both Doug and Robert, thanks so much for contacting us! I would recomment contacting Linda through Veteran Caregiver: http://veterancaregiver.com/ Or try Debbie with Veteran Aid: http://www.veteranaid.org/. They are far more familiar with the ins and outs of how you might go about getting the help you need.

By: Robert Bender

Robert Bender — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:49:01 +0000

Robert Bender has had a stroke and has lost physical ability to take care of himself. He has Medicare. What are the options for Nursing Home Facility or staying at home Help.

Thanks for any help.

By: Doug Dixon

Doug Dixon — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:07:50 +0000

My father is a WWII combat veteran . He is 90 years old and currently has been hospitalized for the past 6 weeks with multiple complications. He is currently insured by Kaiser, and has signed over Medicare coverage to Kaiser.
We were asked in a meeting recently if he has secondary coverage, which he does not.
Could you please inform me of what benefits he may be entitled to from the VA? What procedure must I follow if he is entitled? Given his current condition, time is of the essence. How long would it take for him to receive these benefits? Lastly, is home health care included in these benefit? Thanks for any assistance you may provide.

By: ashleigh

ashleigh — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:57:25 +0000

Thank you for getting in touch with us Paula. There are a few different organizations that I know of that you can contact. You can contact Linda with Veteran Care Giver at http://www.veterancaregiver.com/register.aspx. Also Veteran Aid is great organization. You can reach them at http://www.veteranaid.org/. We’ve done interviews with both of those organizations if you’d like to look into them further. You can also contact or locate a local VA office for help as well to see if your mom qualifies for VA benefits: http://www1.va.gov/health/

I hope this helps. Keep us posted!

By: Paula Casey

Paula Casey — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:29:43 +0000

Help Me please! I have my mom with beginning stage of Alzheimers and she is in a retirement home but needs someone to come twice a day to make sure she is taking her medicines. My dad was in WWII and served as a Flyer Tiger, Airforce. He has passed away. My mom should have some type of home health care coverage provided by the government since she is a widor of a verteran. What do I need to do to get this home health care service for her as soon as possible. Paula

By: NANCY SMITH

NANCY SMITH — Tue, 18 May 2010 06:44:41 +0000

correction from nancy smith. my husband can bathe,eat,dress himself and get around WITHOUT any assistance.

By: NANCY SMITH

NANCY SMITH — Tue, 18 May 2010 06:41:57 +0000

my husband is a 76 yoa vetran who served in korea and vietnam twice….he has alzheimers disease and has really deteriorated in th past few years. i have a full time job(because i have to) and do not like to leave him home alone. is there any assistance for us to have someone stay with him while i’m at work ? i work the night shift dispatching 911 from 6pm to 6am and my off days rotate to differant days of the week.please advise me if there is any assistance i can get to help with the cost of someone sitting with him while i’m at work. or if there is someone the va will send in to help me. he is able to take care himself but is getting worse…he can feed himself, bathe, and get around with assistance. i just worry that he will leave the house or get into something that will be harmful to himself. he did leave in the truck one time but we found him about 150 miles from home (and no longer has any keys to the truck). any information will be greatly appreciated for i have been taking care of him on my own for eight years and really need some help………thank you so much, nancy smith

By: ashleigh

ashleigh — Mon, 03 May 2010 15:10:49 +0000

I would start by contacting a VA hospital near him. Try this link to find a local hospital and hopefully they can begin to answer some of your questions: http://www2.va.gov/directory/guide/division_flsh.asp?dnum=1
Also this is a link with a phone number you can call to contact someone about his benefits: http://www4.va.gov/healtheligibility/ Good luck!

By: Corinne Grant

Corinne Grant — Sun, 02 May 2010 21:13:21 +0000

I have an 85 year old uncle who is a veteran and lives in Bronx, N.Y. He is blind and recently had a stroke. Upon being released from the hospital, he was provided home health care assistance but then was cut off because he is not eligible for Medicaid. I don’t believe he has ever accessed the VA Healthcare system or any other VA benefits. Where do I start? I live in California and I’m attempting to assist long distance.