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Veterans Aid & Attendance

TO ALL WHO HAVE SERVED, PAST AND PRESENT,

WE THANK YOU!

DID YOU KNOW? Funds are available to Veterans and surviving spouses of Veterans to assist them with paying for a caregiver to come to their home.

INTRODUCTION
Millions of America’s senior citizens are veterans or surviving spouses of veterans. As these heroes age, home is where they want to spend their senior years, surrounded by their favorite people and familiar things.

A little-known benefit from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Pension with Aid & Attendance, can help pay for this care at home. From December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2026, the most VA pays with Aid and Attendance is $29,093 a year for a veteran with no spouse or dependents, $34,488 for a veteran with a spouse or one dependent, and $18,697 for a surviving spouse with no dependents. VA pays the difference between that limit and countable income, and the cost of paid care at home can count as a medical expense that lowers countable income. See VA’s current pension rates.

Qualifications for the Pension with Aid & Attendance

This pension is available to wartime veterans and surviving spouses of veterans who meet VA’s rules for service, income, net worth, and care needs.

  • The veteran does not need to have served in combat or overseas.
  • The veteran must not have a dishonorable discharge. An other than honorable or bad conduct discharge may also block a claim, so check with VA or an accredited representative.
THE BASIC RULES
  • Wartime service, or the surviving spouse of a wartime veteran who has not remarried
  • Active duty that started before September 8, 1980: at least 90 days, with at least 1 day during a wartime period
  • Active duty that started later: in most cases at least 24 months, or the full period called to active duty, with at least 1 day during a wartime period
  • No dishonorable discharge
  • For a veteran: age 65 or older, a permanent and total disability, long-term nursing home care for a disability, or Social Security disability or SSI
  • Yearly income and net worth within limits set by Congress (the net worth limit is $163,699 through November 30, 2026)
  • For the Aid and Attendance amount: needing another person’s help with daily activities like bathing and dressing, being in bed most of the day because of illness, living in a nursing home because of a disability, or severely limited eyesight

CALL US TODAY at (210) 405-4059 if you meet these requirements and would like to talk about our home care services.
We will help you remain Happy and at Home.