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	<description>Aid &#38; Attendance Benefit for War Era Veterans</description>
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		<title>Veterans Home Care Program</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cory Walsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Aging former US service members can remain at home longer with the help of a special veterans home care program. This program, called Aid and Attendance, provides financial assistance to cover the cost of a caregiver. To qualify for this special program, the veteran must need help with at least two daily living tasks: There [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>In-Home Care for Veterans</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cory Walsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Most senior veterans will want to live at home as long as possible. Eventually many of them will need help with personal care like bathing and dressing. In-home care for veterans can be expensive, but the cost can be offset with a special type of VA benefit called Aid and Attendance. Very few people know [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Activities of Daily Living</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cory Walsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Aid and Attendance is a Veteran’s Administration long-term care benefit. It is a reimbursement for care, including home care, residential care, and assisted living. A veteran or spouse applying for the VA Aid and Attendance benefit must need help with some of the activities of daily living (ADLs). These activities are essential tasks that are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Home Care for Veteran’s Surviving Spouse</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cory Walsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Are you the surviving spouse of a U.S. military veteran?&#160; Do you need help at home with personal care like bathing and dressing? The Veteran Administration has a special benefit to help pay for home care for a veteran’s surviving spouse. It’s called Aid and Attendance. The benefit is for surviving spouses who need assistance [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Home Care Benefits for Veterans &#038; Surviving Spouses</title>
		<link>https://americanveteransaid.com/newblog/home-care-benefits-for-veterans-and-surviving-spouses/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Monica Grannis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Elderly war era veterans, and their surviving spouses, could be eligible for a VA tax-free financial benefit to help offset the cost of care.&#160; Some people have the idea that this benefit is only for those residing in a care facility.&#160; Yet the benefit equally applies to home care – assuming that care is set [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>VA Aid &#038; Attendance Pension: 5 Things to Know</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Monica Grannis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 14:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Aid &#38; Attendance Pension can bring considerable financial relief to elderly wartime veterans and surviving spouses who require care in the home or in a care facility. Families pursuing this for a loved one can, however, encounter a plethora of confusing and misleading information. This too often prevents a successful outcome or causes them [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Veterans Benefits for Seniors</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cory Walsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 18:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The VA has several veterans benefits for seniors, including health care, disability compensation, pensions, and special monthly compensation. To receive VA health care, the veteran must be enrolled in the VA health care system. Types of VA health care (Basic Medical Benefits Package) include preventative care, diagnostics, specialty care, inpatient, and outpatient care. The VA [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Aid and Attendance Qualifications</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cory Walsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Aid and Attendance is a VA benefit for veterans and spouses who need home or facility care. To receive the pension benefit, you must meet various Aid and Attendance qualifications regarding military service, marital status, care needs, income and assets. The history of veterans benefits dates back to 1636, when the pilgrims of Plymouth Colony [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>VA Benefit for Surviving Spouses that Many Are Missing Out On</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Monica Grannis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 20:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’m astounded to encounter so many families who are unaware of a VA benefit for a mother or relative who is a surviving spouse of a wartime veteran.&#160; It’s called the “Aid &#38; Attendance Benefit”. It’s also referred to as the “Special Monthly Pension”.&#160; Eligible surviving spouses can receive up to $1,318 a month ($15,816 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>VA Benefits for Spouses of Deceased Veterans</title>
		<link>https://americanveteransaid.com/newblog/va-benefits-for-spouses-of-deceased-veterans-2/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cory Walsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2022 15:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Veterans Administration is a federal government agency that provides benefits to both U.S. military veterans and their spouses. Veterans benefits include healthcare, disability compensation and pensions. There are also VA benefits for spouses of deceased veterans such as a widows (survivors) pension, Disability Indemnity Compensation (DIC) and Aid and Attendance. Widows Pension A Survivors [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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