Using a Home Care Agency for Veterans
Home care agencies are ideal for home care for
veterans. Home care agencies screen and provide training to caregivers for home
care needs. Such an agency will also handle payroll and taxes-related issues for
their employees. In addition, they will provide you with a replacement, in case
the home caregiver falls sick or takes a break from work.
Apart from meeting the caregiver before starting the
service, check whether –
- the caregiver is bonded and insured?
- there are a minimum number of hours per shift?
- there is backup coverage if the caregiver is unable to work?
- you can call the agency at any time, including evenings and weekends?
- the agency will write a care plan?
Paying for Home Care
Home care is often paid for out-of-pocket but
veterans can pay for it through VA benefits. Another way to pay for care
include government programs like Medicaid. Medicare does not pay for personal or
home care services.
Veteran home care benefits include various VA health
care system services, and a long-term care pension called Aid & Attendance.
Aid & Attendance is a benefit (tax-free) for veterans and their surviving
spouses. It helps veterans pay for a professional home caregiver or care
facility. Veterans in the VA health care system may be eligible for home care,
such as personal aide or home health aide. To qualify, the veteran must have a
medical need and need for help with some of the activities of daily living.
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