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Your dad is a veteran which has nothing to do with medicare. The medicare rules in your state will be the same for someone who is a veteran and someone who is not. The home assistance from the VA is called Aid and Attendance. Go on the VA website and look at the requirements. They have to do with the condition of your dad and with when he served, during war time, etc. Medicare provides home health which is a bit different state by state. My mother had home health for years. Hers consisted of a nurse coming once a week to take her vitals, set up her medication, monitor her blood thinner medication and her Congestive Heart Failure. She also had an aid who helped with baths and shampoos. It's not enough service for someone who has a need for 24/7 supervision or nursing. It is great for someone who just needs to be checked on weekly. Your dads doctor would need to order the home health care. If you want to see if your dad is eligible, contact a home health agency in your area. You can find a list online on the medicare website where they are rated. You can call and discuss your dads issues with them and if they can get paid by medicare they will help you get it started. If your dad qualifies for medicaid, your state may have a program that would provide him more assistance at home. You could also call your Area On Aging and discuss your dads situation. They can send a social worker out to do a needs assessment and help you find services in your area. There is a lot of information on this subject on this site. Explore the site and other posts, If you give more information about what type of care your dad needs and the state he lives in, you might get more specific answers for his situation. Good luck.
Roelicch, another way to find out what might be available from the VA is to start by asking them what your father is eligible for.
is your father getting any health care from the VA now? If so, contact the primary care physician's team and ask to speak with the social worker on that team. I've found this to be a good way to get advice on what else might be available.
If he's not getting VA health care, you might consider getting him qualified for that. If you're not familiar with how to start, just say so in a follow-up post here.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
The home assistance from the VA is called Aid and Attendance. Go on the VA website and look at the requirements. They have to do with the condition of your dad and with when he served, during war time, etc.
Medicare provides home health which is a bit different state by state. My mother had home health for years. Hers consisted of a nurse coming once a week to take her vitals, set up her medication, monitor her blood thinner medication and her Congestive Heart Failure. She also had an aid who helped with baths and shampoos.
It's not enough service for someone who has a need for 24/7 supervision or nursing. It is great for someone who just needs to be checked on weekly. Your dads doctor would need to order the home health care. If you want to see if your dad is eligible, contact a home health agency in your area. You can find a list online on the medicare website where they are rated. You can call and discuss your dads issues with them and if they can get paid by medicare they will help you get it started.
If your dad qualifies for medicaid, your state may have a program that would provide him more assistance at home.
You could also call your Area On Aging and discuss your dads situation. They can send a social worker out to do a needs assessment and help you find services in your area.
There is a lot of information on this subject on this site. Explore the site and other posts, If you give more information about what type of care your dad needs and the state he lives in, you might get more specific answers for his situation. Good luck.
is your father getting any health care from the VA now? If so, contact the primary care physician's team and ask to speak with the social worker on that team. I've found this to be a good way to get advice on what else might be available.
If he's not getting VA health care, you might consider getting him qualified for that. If you're not familiar with how to start, just say so in a follow-up post here.