Veterans Care Coordination
Millions of America's senior citizens are veterans or surviving spouses of veterans. As these heroes age, they are often desperate to remain living independently in their own home, yet they require help with activities of daily living.
A little known Veterans
Administration benefit, called Pension with Aid and Attendance, can help to
fund this care. This benefit assists qualified veterans and spouses with
funding for bathing, dressing, grooming, meal preparation, and other activities
that make it possible to continue to live at home independently.
Veterans Care Coordination
helps veterans and their families understand and apply for this benefit, and
works to coordinate the care through home care companies that are our partners.
We partner with you to identify and screen candidates and help to build your
hours by subcontracting all the in-home care back to you for these clients.
Your office need only send us names. We do everything else, including:
● Gathering
all necessary documentation from doctors, courthouses and the National Military Records
Center
● Assisting families with the
process of preparing the initial application
● Monitoring the state of the
application through regular contact with the VA
● Performing all the billing
● Assisting with maintaining
eligibility on a month-by-month basis
● Assist with monitoring medical
expenses to ensure eligibility
Our proven process ensures
timely communication and provides a framework which holds us accountable to you
our partners and ultimately to the families of veterans and spouses. We are
privileged to serve all clients with the same honor and integrity with which
they served our country.
Pension
with Aid and Attendance is available to veterans and surviving spouses of
veterans who meet certain criteria.
● The
veteran must have served at least 90 days or more of active duty, with at least
one of those days during a wartime period. It is not necessary for the veteran
to have served in a field of battle or overseas. The veteran must have been
honorably discharged. War dates include the following:
World War
II Dec. 7, 1941 thru Dec. 31, 1946
Korean
Conflict June
27, 1950 thru Jan. 31, 1955
Vietnam
Era Aug.
5, 1964 thru May 7, 1975
(period
starts Feb. 28, 1961 for those in-country)
Persian
Gulf Aug.
2, 1990 thru present day
● The
veteran or spouse must have a medical condition which requires assistance with
activities of daily living. This condition may not be related to their military
service.
● The
veteran or spouse must meet an income-to-medical expense ratio.
● The
veteran or spouse must meet certain asset requirements.
As part of Veterans Care
Coordination's proven process, our intake coordinators work with families to
screen veterans and surviving spouses to determine eligibility and answer
questions about the qualification criteria. In certain circumstances, both a
veteran and spouse may qualify for the benefit.
Applying for the Pension
with Aid and Attendance can be an arduous process. Veterans Care Coordination
cuts through the red tape for veterans, surviving spouses and their families.
Our friendly and compassionate staff has years of experience in obtaining this
benefit and utilizing our proven process:
● Screen applicants for
eligibility
● Obtain original military
paperwork
● Collect supporting
documentation
● Review completed VA
application
● Provide care services
● Provide updates throughout the
process
● Assist with any additional VA
documentation requirements until final VA approval
● Assist with medical expenses to
ensure eligibility
This proven process
provides an easy-to-follow and easy-to-understand framework and takes the
burden out of the hands of our heroes and their families. Utilizing this
benefit increases the individual's level of independence while maintaining
their dignity and most importantly, enabling them to stay at home.
At
Veterans Care Coordination, helping America's heroes stay at home in their
golden years isn't just our job; it's a passion that comes from long experience
and family tradition.
Company
President Kyle Laramie has assisted thousands of veterans and spouses in
obtaining the Pension with Aid and Attendance. Kyle's training in Occupational
Therapy and his extensive background in home and facility care has taught him
that seniors who can stay in their homes are often happier and healthier as a
result. His grandfather, World War II veteran Norbert Laramie, occupies a
special place in Kyle's heart as a true American hero.
The dual
passions of service to seniors and honoring veterans drive all the staff of
Veterans Care Coordination. Each client as a story to tell of a family member
who served in the armed forces and each has first-hand experience in what it
means to care for seniors, either as a dedicated family member or in a clinical
environment. These experiences are put to use every day as we strive to serve
veterans and spouses with the same honor and dignity as they served our
country.
"Veterans Care Coordination works with our home care
franchises across the United States and is an outstanding resource to both our
franchisees and clients. Having a partner that specializes in the complex area
of veterans benefits is of extraordinary value as it frees up our time and
resources to focus on the core of our business - Excellent client care. It also
allows clients to receive the home care they need without an excessive amount
of wait time. Veterans Care Coordination is a partner that we are confident
referring our clients to, as they have proven their dedication to serving
seniors and our franchisees time and time again. We've worked with other
providers out there, but none that provide the customer service that we have
received from Veterans Care Coordination."
● Amy
Petersen-Smith, VP of Operations for Senior Helpers
"Our
experiences with Veterans Care Coordination have been only positive. Any
referrals sent to VCC are handled by personable and friendly staff, who are
knowledgeable and very pleasant to work with. Eligibility of benefits are
determined quickly and efficiently and the client's need for services are
expedited. We look forward to working with VCC in years to come."
● Gary and
Susanne Chippendale, Owners, All Family Care, St. Louis, MO
"Through
the efforts of the caring, hard working people at Veterans Care Coordination,
we at Sheridan Care are able to enrich the lives of the senior veterans in our
community by providing the home caregiver assistance they deserve that they
otherwise would have a difficult time trying to obtain on their own."
● Susan
Dost, President & CEO, Sheridan In-Home Health Care, Los Angeles, CA
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