{"id":1583,"date":"2018-02-25T21:02:46","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T21:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/?p=1583"},"modified":"2018-02-25T21:02:46","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T21:02:46","slug":"aging-veteran-taking-advantage-aid-attendance-benefit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/2018\/02\/25\/aging-veteran-taking-advantage-aid-attendance-benefit\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Aging Veteran Taking Advantage of their Aid and Attendance Benefit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2018\/02\/Veterans-Group-Shot-Salute-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"197\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1584\" \/>Are you a military veteran \u2013 or the child of an aging veteran \u2013 who is in need of home care services in Olympia? The Aid &amp; Attendance benefit may help reduce the cost of care.<\/p>\n<p>Many military veterans and their family are unaware of the Aid &amp; Attendance benefits program for which they could be eligible. The Veterans Aid &amp; Attendance Pension is a little-known existing benefit which helps reduce the cost of care for older veterans and their surviving spouses.<\/p>\n<p>Aid &amp; Attendance is available to eligible veterans and spouses who require home care \u2013 including assistance with eating, bathing, and medication reminders \u2013 even if the assistance is not a direct result of a service-related injury.<\/p>\n<p>The Aid &amp; Attendance (A&amp;A) increased monthly pension amount may be added to your monthly pension if only one of the following conditions is met:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The aid of another person is needed to perform personal functions required in everyday living, such as bathing, feeding, dressing and transferring; or you need help protecting yourself from the hazards of your daily environment \u2013 for example, if you have an increased risk for falls.<\/li>\n<li>You are bedridden, in that your disability or disabilities requires that you remain in bed apart from any prescribed course of convalescence or treatment.<\/li>\n<li>You are a patient in a nursing home due to mental or physical incapacity.<\/li>\n<li>Your eyesight is limited to a corrected 5\/200 visual acuity or less in both eyes, or concentric contraction of the visual field to 5 degrees or less.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Veterans or the veteran\u2019s surviving spouse could be eligible if the veteran:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Was discharged from a branch of the United States Armed Forces under conditions that were not dishonorable<\/li>\n<li>Served 90 days of continuous military service (active duty), with at least one day during the following wartime periods (did not have to serve in combat):\n<ul>\n<li>World War I: April 6, 1917, through November 11, 1918<\/li>\n<li>World War II: December 7, 1941, through December 31, 1946<\/li>\n<li>Korean War: June 27, 1950, through January 31, 1955<\/li>\n<li>Vietnam War: August 5, 1964 (February 28, 1961, for veterans who served \u201cin country\u201d before August 5, 1964), through May 7, 1975<\/li>\n<li>Persian Gulf War: August 2, 1990, through a date to be set by Presidential Proclamation or Law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If the veteran entered active duty after September 7, 1980, generally he\/she must have served at least 24 months or the full period for which called or ordered to active duty. However, there are exceptions to this rule.<\/p>\n<p>Washington residents may apply for Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits by writing to the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefits.va.gov\/PENSION\/resources-contact.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pension Management Center (PMC)<\/a> St. Paul VA Regional Office:<br \/>\nDepartment of Veterans Affairs<br \/>\nClaims Intake Center<br \/>\nAttention: St. Paul Pension Center<br \/>\nPO BOX 5365<br \/>\nJanesville, WI 53547-5365<br \/>\nFax: 1-844-655-1604.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>FirstLight Home Care \u2013 South Sound<\/span><\/a> we are proud to serve many veteran families with personal and customized care. If you are a family caregiver and need assistance with your aging veteran or their spouse, such as getting them to and from medical appointments,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/helping-seniors\/personal-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">personal care<\/a>, or<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/helping-seniors\/companion-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">care around the home<\/a>, we can help. FirstLight of Olympia offers many<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/services\/veteran-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veteran Care Services<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>to support you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Sources:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.veteransaidbenefit.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">www.veteransaidbenefit.org<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.benefits.va.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">www.benefits.va.gov<\/a>; and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.veteranaid.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">www.veteranaid.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a military veteran \u2013 or the child of an aging veteran \u2013 who is in need of home care services in Olympia? The Aid &amp; Attendance benefit may help reduce the cost of care. 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