Veterans Aid and Attendance
Wartime veterans and their surviving spouses, 65 years and older, may be entitled to a tax-free benefit called Aid and Attendance provided by the Department of Veteran Affairs.
The Benefit is designed to provide financial aid to help offset the cost of long-term care for those who need assistance with the daily activities of living such as bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, and transferring.
Sanetiv staff are dedicated to helping war era veterans and their surviving spouses receive this benefit which they so deserve.
Receive up to $2,846 monthly with the Aid and Attendance Benefit
The Aid & Attendance Benefit provides benefits for war era veterans and their surviving spouses who require the regular attendance of another person to assist in at least two of the daily activities of living such as eating, bathing, dressing and undressing, transferring and the needs of nature.
Fill out the form to begin a conversation with a specialist to determine eligibility.
Determining Eligibility
If you are a veteran overwhelmed with the high cost of long-term elder care, such as paying for assisted living facilities, home care aids, adult daycare, or skilled nursing, the Veterans Aid and Attendance benefit could be the solution to help offset these rising care costs.
Wartime veterans or their surviving spouse with limited income may be eligible to receive a non-service connected pension. (This means that the need for care does not have to result from one’s military service.) There are three levels of VA Pensions:
- Basic Pension / Improved Income – for healthy veterans over the age of 65 with low incomes
- Aid & Attendance – for veterans over the age of 65 that require assistance with their activities of daily living
- Housebound – for veterans with a disability rating of 100% that prevents them from leaving their home, but does not have to be related to their military service.
The Aid & Attendance and Housebound pensions provide additional monthly income over and above the Basic Monthly pension. To be eligible for either of these pensions, one must also meet the requirements for the Basic Pension.
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2017 Basic / Housebound / Aid and Attendance Income Limits |
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| Veteran Family Status | Basic Pension Income Limit |
Housebound
Income Limit |
Aid & Attendance
Income Limit |
| Veteran with no dependents | $12,907 | $15,773 | $21,531 |
| Veteran with a spouse or child* | $16,902 | $19,770 | $25,525 |
| Surviving spouse / death pension | $8,656* | $10,580 | $13,836 |
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*Add $2,205 for each additional child |
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Our staff a qualified in helping you determine eligibility and walking you through the necessary forms/paperwork requirements and managing the process until you complete the process. Use the form below to begin the process. A Sanetiv representative will contact you within 2 hours. Or feel free to call us directly.
Paying Family Members as Caregivers
Many readers are unaware that VA Pensions can be used to pay a family member who is the caregiver of a veteran or survivor (with the exception of spouses). As mentioned, care expenses can be deducted from their income, including payments made to family members, such as children or grandchildren. Beneficiaries can then receive an increased pension benefit equal to the amount they have paid to their family member for care.
Unfortunately, this method does not work for the veteran’s spouse since joint income is calculated as household income, therefore any salary the spouse received would be included as part of their household income, and would not be considered a deductible care expense.