Veterans Home Care
Priority Caregiving Service is proud to provide home care to all types of individuals, especially our war veterans. If you or your spouse is an honorably discharged veteran of the US military, you may qualify to receive a stipend for in-home care costs. Priority Caregiving Agency recognizes that home care can be costly, which is why we encourage you to explore the Veteran’s Aid and Attendance Program. If you or a loved one requires long-term care assistance, take a look at the services provided by our team. Priority Caregiving Agency provides assistance to the greater Philadelphia, PA area, including Montgomery County and Bucks County.
Veterans Home Care Benefits:
- Help with bathing
- Help with dressing
- Medication reminders
- Transportation (Where available)
- Personal care
- Respite care (If Provided By Agency)
- Light housekeeping
- Laundry
- Meal preparation
- Transferring to and from bed
- Companionship
- Medical alert system with Alexa technology
Monthly Benefit:
For a single veteran, the Aid and Attendance Program can offer up to $1,800. For a surviving spouse, $1,500 can be given. For a couple, up to $2,000 can be offered. Any amount of financial assistance is useful in the cost of home care services for veterans.
Do You Meet the “3-Ms” to Qualify?
To qualify for the VetAssist Program and the VA Pension with Aid and Attendance, a veteran or veteran’s surviving spouse will need to meet the following criteria:
1) Military: Are you a veteran or the surviving spouse of a veteran who served at least 90 days on active duty, at least one day during wartime, with an honorable or general discharge? (Persian Gulf War veterans must have two years of active duty or the full period for which they were called for active duty.)
2) Medical: Do you have a non-service-connected medical condition causing you to need assistance with activities of daily living?
3) Money: Do you have a net worth at or less than $130,773? (limit established by Congress 12.1.2020) A primary residence and auto are not counted as part of net worth. Ongoing non-reimbursable medical and long-term care expenses may reduce your countable income.
Did you serve during one of the VA Defined War Periods?
- World War II: December 7, 1941-December 31, 1946
- Korean Conflict: June 27, 1950-January 31, 1955
- Vietnam Era: August 5, 1964-May 7, 1975 Veterans who served February 28, 1961-August 5, 1964, must have served “in country” (Vietnam).
- Persian Gulf War: August 2, 1990- date to be prescribed by Presidential Proclamation or law. Must have served active duty for two years or the full period of which the veteran was called for active duty.