An Over View Of Non-Skilled Help By Veteran Homecare Services

Taking care of veterans who have served the country by laying their lives online, is a noble act and Veterans Homecare service is what it is all about. It is a free service offered by non-skilled home care agencies to veterans and their spouses. If a veteran is qualified for VA benefit the service will cost nothing.

It is nowhere near the "skilled care" services that are offered by certain agencies to care of medical requirements such as wound care, vitals, medication management etc. The veterans home care service is not meant for this and they do not get any kind of A&A benefit from authorities. The services offered by the non-skilled agency mainly consist of light natured services like companionship, laundry, linen change, meal preparation, trips to the doctor, medication reminding etc.

One of the benefits awarded to home coming veterans under VA (Department of Veteran Affairs) is Aid & Attendance which in short is known as A&A. This benefit is designed to pay for non-skilled and non medical care at home. VA has laid out certain eligibility criteria that a veteran has to fulfill in order to make the claim for the benefit. Documentation and application is needed to get the benefit processed and the agencies that offer home care also ensure that the documentations are gather and application is filed for process.

Some of the eligibility criteria include the 65+ years for the veterans and their surviving spouses. 90 days of activity duty and one day at least during wartime is the necessarily for the veteran to get benefit for self and the surviving spouse. A veteran or his spouse under serious medical condition and needs help in daily living activities, honorable discharge, and a veteran or spouse with limited income and assets.

The A&A is applicable to war veterans who were actively served the country in World War II, Korean Conflict, Vietnam War and Gulf War. The veteran homecare while offering the service also provide assistance to veterans to gather the necessary documents for claiming A&A, get them verified and file them to start the benefit claim process.