LitGal
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My mom finally has accepted the advice of her dr., that she needs to either hire in-home care on a daily basis, or move to an assisted living facility. She's 86 and currently in a rehab. hospital recovering from a fall before Christmas (broken wrist and 1 broken vertebrae).
DB and I have hired a close friend who is an elder law atty, to help set up a plan for protecting her modest assets while also funding a monthly budget of at least $3700/mo. for a local facility.* He has sent us the form to apply for the veterans' aid/assistance program, since my dad was in the Nat'l Guard during the Korean War (though he never saw active duty, so who knows if she will qualify for the help of ~$1,000/mo.).
I plan to meet with a person at my SIL's hospital (SIL on my husband's side, not related to my mom) who helps people go through the VA aid/assistance application process; so, hopefully, he can provide some guidance.
In the meantime, has anyone here on the forum gone through this kind of application process, either for themselves or for a loved one?
If so, can you offer advice, insight, or prepare me for any potential glitches to anticipate?
Will this be anything like applying for SS disability, where people are usually denied 2-3 times before they finally are accepted and do get the coverage?
Thanks a lot, in advance.
*(Many of her affairs are already in order: current will, powers of atty. for DB and me, prepaid funeral, and she's been giving away prized possessions (in a very fair manner) to family members, in an effort to start down-sizing.)
DB and I have hired a close friend who is an elder law atty, to help set up a plan for protecting her modest assets while also funding a monthly budget of at least $3700/mo. for a local facility.* He has sent us the form to apply for the veterans' aid/assistance program, since my dad was in the Nat'l Guard during the Korean War (though he never saw active duty, so who knows if she will qualify for the help of ~$1,000/mo.).
I plan to meet with a person at my SIL's hospital (SIL on my husband's side, not related to my mom) who helps people go through the VA aid/assistance application process; so, hopefully, he can provide some guidance.
In the meantime, has anyone here on the forum gone through this kind of application process, either for themselves or for a loved one?
If so, can you offer advice, insight, or prepare me for any potential glitches to anticipate?
Will this be anything like applying for SS disability, where people are usually denied 2-3 times before they finally are accepted and do get the coverage?
Thanks a lot, in advance.
*(Many of her affairs are already in order: current will, powers of atty. for DB and me, prepaid funeral, and she's been giving away prized possessions (in a very fair manner) to family members, in an effort to start down-sizing.)