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PAYING FOR LONG-TERM CARE
eligibility and admission criteria are unique to
each type of care. Under the Millennium Act
of 1999, VA must pay for nursing home care
for veterans who require nursing home care
and meet the following criteria:
• A Veteran who has a service-connected
disability rating of 70 percent or more
• A Veteran who needs nursing home care for
a service connected disability
• A Veteran who is rated 60 percent serviceconnected
and is either unemployable or
has an official rating of “permanent and total
disabled”
• Non-service connected Veterans and those
officially referred to as “zero percent, noncompensable,
service-connected”
• Veterans who require nursing home care for
any non-service connected disability and who
meet income and asset criteria are eligible for
VA CLC care on a resource available basis
Several benefit/compensations programs
are administered by the VA, but one of the
most popular benefits used for long-term
care services is the Aid and Attendance and
Housebound increased monthly pension. Aid
and Attendance provides funds for care at
home, in assisted living, independent living,
or a nursing home to veterans who require
assistance with activities of daily living (bathing,
toileting, dressing, etc.), are bedridden, residing
in a nursing home due to physical or mental
incapacity, are blind, or permanently and
substantially confined to home due to a
disability. Applying for benefits can be lengthy
and confusing, so it is best to seek assistance
from a Veterans Service Office or an accredited
VA attorney.
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